Key Stats Stock trades on Nasdaq under symbol DKNG at approximately $34 per share as of December 2025 Market capitalization reached $17 billion with operations spanning 28 states plus Ontario Third quarter 2025 revenue hit $1.14 billion representing 4% annual growth Full-year 2025 revenue guidance projects $6.3 to $6.6 billion showing 35% growth from 2024[1] DraftKings operates as a publicly traded sports entertainment and gaming company with institutional investors controlling roughly 96% of outstanding shares. Vanguard Group and BlackRock represent the two largest institutional stakeholders managing approximately 13% combined ownership. The remaining equity belongs to retail shareholders and company insiders…
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Darius
I've spent over a decade researching and documenting the stories behind the world's most influential companies. What started as a personal fascination with how businesses evolve from small startups to global giants turned into CompaniesHistory.com—a platform dedicated to making corporate history accessible to everyone.
Key Stats Roark Capital acquired Dave’s Hot Chicken in June 2025 for approximately $1 billion. The company operates over 310 locations worldwide with franchise agreements for more than 1,000 units. Annual system-wide revenue exceeded $600 million in 2024, representing 57% year-over-year growth. Plans include opening 155 new restaurants in 2025, reaching approximately 400 total locations by year-end. Roark Capital Group acquired approximately 75% of Dave’s Hot Chicken in June 2025 through a transaction valued at $1 billion. The founding team retains 10% collective equity, while CEO Bill Phelps holds 5% ownership. Celebrity investors including Drake and Samuel L. Jackson maintain…
Key Stats E.l.f. Beauty reported $1.31 billion in net sales for fiscal year 2025, marking a 28% year-over-year increase.1 The company achieved 27 consecutive quarters of net sales growth as of Q2 fiscal 2026.2 Institutional investors control approximately 95% of E.l.f. Beauty’s outstanding shares. E.l.f. Beauty’s board composition includes 67% women directors, making it one of only five publicly traded companies achieving this milestone. E.l.f. Beauty, Inc. owns E.l.f. Cosmetics and trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol ELF. The beauty company operates with a distributed ownership structure where institutional investment firms hold the majority stake,…
As global markets continue to adapt to inflationary pressures, evolving regulations, and rapid technological change, 2026 is shaping up to be a defining year for investors. From traditional equities to digital platforms and alternative assets, navigating investment opportunities now requires a clearer understanding of risk, regulation, and long-term trends. Rather than chasing hype, informed investors are focusing on data-driven decisions and trusted financial ecosystems. In the United States, financial activity increasingly intersects with regulated digital entertainment and transactional platforms. Developments tracked through sources such as MGCB Michigan reflect how oversight, transparency, and consumer protection have become central themes across multiple…
Key Stats Embassy Suites operates 271 properties with approximately 62,000 rooms globally as of November 2025. Approximately 92% of Embassy Suites properties in the United States are franchised rather than company-owned. Hilton Worldwide Holdings trades on NYSE under ticker symbol HLT with a market capitalization of approximately $61.2 billion. Vanguard Group holds 10.46% of Hilton shares, making it the largest institutional shareholder. Embassy Suites is owned by Hilton Worldwide Holdings, a publicly traded hospitality company headquartered in Tysons, Virginia. The brand operates under a franchise model where independent owners manage most properties while Hilton maintains brand standards and intellectual property…
Key Stats Mozilla DeepSpeech represents a significant milestone in open-source speech recognition technology. The project transformed automatic speech recognition by making powerful models accessible to developers worldwide through an open-source framework built on TensorFlow. Launched in 2017 and officially archived in June 2025, DeepSpeech achieved remarkable adoption with over 26,700 GitHub stars. The technology demonstrated competitive performance with 7.06% word error rates on clean audio benchmarks. DeepSpeech’s impact extends beyond its codebase through contributions to the Mozilla Common Voice dataset, which now contains over 33,150 hours of multilingual speech data. The project established foundational benchmarks for edge deployment and lightweight…
Why Your First Location Is a 10‑Year Decision? Picture two nearly identical auto repair startups. Same equipment, same technician skill, similar marketing budget. Yet one crucial factor separates their long-term success: choosing the right auto repair shop location, one that offers visibility, convenient access, and the kind of daily traffic that naturally drives business. One shop is tucked behind a strip center on a low-visibility side street; the other sits on a highly visible arterial, easy to access on the commute. Twelve months later, the front-door shop is booked out for weeks while the hidden one struggles to cover payroll.…
Key Stats Gemini reached 650 million monthly active users in November 2025 following Gemini 3 release Platform accumulated 180+ million mobile app downloads since May 2024 launch Gemini holds 13.5% AI chatbot market share, ranking third behind ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot Gemini Ultra achieved 90% on MMLU benchmark, surpassing GPT-4 and marking first AI to exceed human expert performance Over 70% of Google Cloud customers utilize Gemini services with 13+ million developers building on platform Google launched Bard in March 2023 as a direct response to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, marking the search giant’s entry into conversational AI. The platform underwent a…
OpenAI Codex represents the evolution from experimental code generation into production-grade software engineering infrastructure. The platform serves millions of developers globally through GitHub Copilot and direct API access. Revenue metrics from mid-2025 show GitHub Copilot generating substantial income with 20 million all-time users, while OpenAI itself reached a $500 billion valuation. The technology demonstrates consistent improvements across standardized benchmarks, with GPT-5.1-Codex-Max achieving 77.9% on SWE-Bench Verified tasks. Market analysis projects the AI coding assistant sector will grow from $5.5 billion in 2024 to $47.3 billion by 2034, establishing these tools as fundamental to modern development workflows. Key Statistics GitHub Copilot…
Key Stats Nike acquired Converse for approximately $305 million in July 2003 Converse generated $1.7 billion in revenue during fiscal year 2025 Aaron Cain appointed as President and CEO in August 2025 Converse operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary under Nike Inc. Nike Inc. owns Converse, having acquired the iconic sneaker brand in July 2003 for approximately $305 million. The American footwear manufacturer operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the global athletic footwear giant. Converse maintains its headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts, where it continues developing the Chuck Taylor All-Star line alongside contemporary basketball performance shoes. Aaron Cain assumed the President and…