Vivendi

Vivendi SE
Formerly
  • Compagnie générale des eaux (1853–1997)
  • Vivendi SARL (1997–2001)
  • Vivendi Universal SA (2001–2006)
  • Vivendi SA (2006–2021)
Company typePublic (Societas Europaea)
ISINFR0000127771 Edit this on Wikidata
IndustryMedia
Founded14 December 1853 (1853-12-14)
FounderNapoleon III[1]
Headquarters,
France
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
RevenueIncrease 10.5 billion[2] (2023)
Increase €0.93 billion[2] (2023)
Decrease €0.72 billion[2] (2023)
Total assetsIncrease €38.3 billion[2] (2023)
Total equityDecrease €17.1 billion[2] (2023)
OwnerBolloré (27% equity, 30% voting power)
Number of employees
Increase 73,000[2] (2023)
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.vivendi.com

Vivendi SE[4] is a French mass-media holding company headquartered in Paris. It owns Gameloft, Groupe Canal+, Havas, Prisma Media, Vivendi Village, and Dailymotion, and is a majority owner of the Lagardère Group. The company has activities in television, film, video game, book publishing, print press, communication, tickets, and video hosting services.

Vivendi's chairman Yannick Bolloré is also CEO of Havas, which was spun off from Vivendi in 2000 but has since become a subsidiary.[5] Bolloré is the largest shareholder at approximately 30% of the company. The company is known for its stake in Universal Music Group, which it partially spun off in 2021.

  1. ^ "The group's origins". Vivendi. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Financial Report and Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2023" (PDF). Vivendi. 8 March 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  3. ^ Kostov, Nick. "Vivendi names Stephane Roussel CEO of Gameloft". MarketWatch. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Terms of Use". Vivendi. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Financial Report and Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2022". Vivendi. 8 March 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2022.