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Valnet

Logo: Valnet Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Canadian digital media company

Valnet, Inc. is a Canadian media company established in August 2012 by Hassan and Sam Youssef in Montreal, Quebec.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Aug 2012Founded1

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Valnet, Inc. is a Canadian media company established in August 2012 by Hassan and Sam Youssef in Montreal, Quebec.2

Corporate structure

Valnet sits at the top of its group. 26 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Valnet Montreal
    • Android Police Subsidiary · Montreal
    • Backyard Boss Subsidiary · Montreal, Canada
    • CBR Subsidiary · Montreal
    • Collider Subsidiary · Montreal
    • Game Rant Subsidiary · Montreal
    • Hardcore Gamer Subsidiary · Montreal
    • HotCars Subsidiary · Montreal
    • How-To Geek Subsidiary · Montreal
    • MakeUseOf Subsidiary · New York City, United States
    • MovieWeb Subsidiary · Montreal
    • OpenCritic Subsidiary
    • Pocket-Lint Subsidiary · Montreal, United Kingdom
    • Polygon Subsidiary
    • Screen Rant Subsidiary · Montreal
    • TheGamer Subsidiary · Montreal
    • TheThings Subsidiary · Montreal
    • DualShockers Subsidiary
    • Football League World Subsidiary
    • FootballFanCast Subsidiary
    • GiveMeSport Subsidiary
    • Simple Flying Subsidiary
    • TheRichest Subsidiary
    • TheSportster Subsidiary
    • TheTravel Subsidiary
    • Top Speed Subsidiary
    • and 2 more

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Valnet reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

All 25 holdings
  • XDA Developers

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. May 2025Acquired Polygon1

Timeline

  1. Aug 2012Founded Founded1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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