# StubHub

> StubHub connects buyers with sellers of live-event tickets through its namesake marketplace and viagogo. The New York-based public company earns transaction fees and is expanding into distribution of primary tickets through Direct Issuance.

- **Founded:** 2000
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Eric Baker (Co-founder of original StubHub; founder of viagogo; current Chairman and CEO), Jeff Fluhr (Co-founder and former CEO of original StubHub)
- **Products:** StubHub marketplace, viagogo, FanProtect Guarantee, Direct Issuance, StubHub app in ChatGPT
- **Notable:** Original StubHub launched in 2000., eBay agreed to acquire StubHub for approximately $310 million in 2007., viagogo completed the $4.05 billion cash acquisition in February 2020.

## Products & services

- **StubHub marketplace** — Website and mobile apps for buying and selling tickets to sports, concerts, theater and other live events.
- **viagogo** — International ticket marketplace founded by Eric Baker; acquired StubHub in 2020.
- **FanProtect Guarantee** — Buyer protection covering timely delivery, validity and qualifying replacement or refund remedies, subject to terms.
- **Direct Issuance** — Technology distributing primary ticket inventory through StubHub and other authorized marketplaces; MLB agreement announced in 2025.
- **StubHub app in ChatGPT** — Conversational discovery of live-event ticket inventory and prices.

## Achievements

- Original StubHub launched in 2000.
- eBay agreed to acquire StubHub for approximately $310 million in 2007.
- viagogo completed the $4.05 billion cash acquisition in February 2020.
- Listed on the NYSE as STUB in September 2025.
- Reported approximately $9.2 billion GMS in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Expanded the Capital Showcase partnership for the November Virginia-Arkansas matchup.
- **2026-08** — Q2 revenue reached $573.1 million and GMS $3.1 billion; net income was $14.6 million.
- **2026-03** — Reported fiscal 2025 revenue of $1.745 billion and net loss of approximately $1.906 billion, including substantial non-cash charges.
- **2025-12** — Launched ticket discovery through a StubHub app in ChatGPT.

## Links

- Website: https://www.stubhub.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stubhub/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/StubHub
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stubhub/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Stubhub/

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