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Fandom acquires Metacritic, Gamespot, TV Guide, and other entertainment brands

Fandom acquires Metacritic, Gamespot, TV Guide, and other entertainment brands
In brief

Entertainment “fan platform” Fandom has acquired numerous leading entertainment and gaming brands including Metacritic, Gamespot, TV Guide, Giant Bomb, and GameFAQs, among others.

The websites combined are estimated to reach 46 million monthly active users. The deal was valued in the “mid-50s”, or around $55m, according to a report by TechCrunch.

Fandom owns over 250,000 Wiki communities that it says reach an estimated 300 million monthly active users. The company has expanded over the past few years, previously acquiring ScreenJunkies in 2018, Curse Media in 2019, and Fanatical in 2021.

 

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