Better Collective has reported a 9% year-on-year increase in Q2 2026 revenue to €89.1m (£76.4m) as the Danish affiliate cited North America as the “main engine” for growth.
Revenue was up from €81.5m in Q2 2025, while EBITDA before special items climbed 20% to €27m.
Bosses said the improvement in revenue share economics, which drove €6m in revenue, as well as “talent-led media” and the prediction markets boom were key drivers.
The World Cup, where the opening rounds fell within Q2, also delivered an “expected boost to activity across the business”, the company stated.
In total, management pointed to €11m in revenue growth that “more than offset external headwinds” in the shape of €2m hits each due to Brazil’s regulatory changes and the impact of the new 40% remote gaming duty in the UK.
New depositing customers jumped 24% year on year to 373,000, of which 70% were supplied to operators on revenue share deals.
The World Cup and prediction markets were highlighted as major acquisition opportunities for Better Collective-affiliated operators.
The value of deposits also reached record levels of €836m, a 17% jump versus Q2 2025 and a 5% increase on Q1 2026.
On a divisional basis, Better Collective reported:
- An 11% rise in publishing revenue to €57.5m
- A 6% increase in paid media revenue to €26.5m
- A 9% lift in esports revenue to €5.1m
Post-reporting period, Better Collective launched in the Canadian province of Alberta and further consolidated its CMS and content automation processes.
Full-year 2026 guidance remains unchanged, with organic revenue growth forecast at between 7% and 12%. EBITDA before special items is to grow 8% to 18%.
Better Collective shares are down around 1.1% in Stockholm at the time of writing to SEK120.
Co-CEO Jesper Søgaard said in a statement: “Q2 was a strong quarter for Better Collective, with organic revenue growth of 9% translating into 20% growth in EBITDA before special items to €27m.
“We are particularly encouraged by the progress in North America, where growth was driven by revenue share income, talent-led media and prediction markets, while the EBITDA margin before special items improved significantly from 5% to 26%.
“The World Cup provided the expected boost to the quarter. With full-year guidance maintained, we remain focused on profitable growth, continued operating leverage and building an increasingly scalable and efficient Better Collective.”
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