Eventim Nederland

What Eventim Nederland does

Eventim Nederland, legally registered as EVENTIM Benelux BV, operates a comprehensive online ticketing marketplace for live entertainment events across the Netherlands and Belgium. The platform serves as the official primary ticket sales channel for premier venues including Ziggo Dome, AFAS Live, DeLaMar Theater, Koninklijk Theater Carré, and Rotterdam Ahoy, offering a catalog of 1,000+ events spanning musicals, concerts, theater, circus, ballet, cabaret, festivals, dinnershows, and family entertainment. The platform supports both Dutch and Belgian markets with cross-border event listings extending into Germany and other neighboring countries.

The platform's technology stack centers on the eventim.nl e-commerce website and the EVENTIM.App mobile application (available on iOS and Android), supported by the EVENTIM.Pass digital ticket management system. Additional product offerings include fanSALE (an official fan-to-fan resale platform designed to prevent black market pricing), EVENTIM Cadeaubon (gift cards), Ticketalarm (availability alerts), cancellation insurance, Alpine earplugs, and integrated ancillary services covering parking (Q-Park), hotels, and restaurants. The platform accepts major payment methods including iDEAL, PayPal, credit cards, Bancontact, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. A separate B2B portal (eventimb2b.nl) allows event organizers to distribute tickets through Eventim's network.

Revenue is generated primarily through transaction fees on ticket sales, with service costs embedded in ticket prices plus per-order fees (max €2.25) and shipping fees (max €4.50). Supplementary revenue streams come from cancellation insurance, ancillary services, and B2B platform services for event organizers. The company operates as a Dutch BV (private limited company) within the broader EVENTIM international ticketing group, which maintains presence in 20+ countries. Eventim Nederland received the 'Website of the Year 2026' award in the Netherlands, indicating strong consumer brand recognition in the domestic market.

Name

Eventim Nederland

Legal name

EVENTIM Benelux BV

Website

https://eventim.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Eventim Nederland (EVENTIM Benelux BV) operates an online ticketing marketplace for live entertainment across the Netherlands and Belgium, serving as the primary ticketing partner for major venues like Ziggo Dome and AFAS Live with 1,000+ events across multiple categories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Ticketing Services

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (711320)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Ticketing Platforms & Primary Ticketing (MPAIAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Secondary Ticket Marketplaces (Resale/Exchange) (MPAGAJAB), Event Discovery, Listings & Calendar Platforms (MPAGAJAL)

Keywords

• Online ticketing services
• Event ticket marketplace
• Live entertainment platform
• Digital ticket sales
• Event distribution platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Hoofddorp

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales Commission: Revenue from ticket sales with service costs included in ticket prices. Additional order fees (max €2.25 per transaction) and shipping costs (max €4.50 for regular mail) are charged on top of ticket prices.
2. Supplementary Services: Additional revenue streams from cancellation insurance, parking (Q-Park partnership), hotels, restaurants, arrangements, and Alpine earplugs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Eventim Nederland (EVENTIM Benelux BV) operates an online ticket marketplace that sells tickets for live entertainment events across the Netherlands and Belgium. The platform aggregates listings from major venues and organizers covering musicals, concerts, festivals, theater, cabaret, circus, ballet, opera, dinnershows, and family events, processing consumer purchases through its website, mobile app, and B2B organizer portal with service fees included in ticket prices.

Product overview

Eventim Nederland operates as a comprehensive online ticket marketplace for live entertainment across the Netherlands and Belgium. The platform consists of the core Eventim.nl marketplace website, complemented by the EVENTIM.App mobile application for ticket purchasing and EVENTIM.Pass for digital ticket management. Additional products include fanSALE for official ticket resale, gift cards (EVENTIM Cadeaubon), cancellation insurance, hearing protection (Alpine Earplugs), and personalized newsletter services (Musicals-updates, Podium & Cultuur-updates). The platform covers diverse event categories including musicals, concerts, festivals, theater, cabaret, circus, ballet, opera, film music, and family entertainment. Eventim also provides a B2B portal for event organizers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Eventim Light: Event platform service
• fanSALE
• EVENTIM.Pass
• EVENTIM.App
• Headliner Magazine

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Q-ParkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerParking partnership offering Q-Park parking options for customers attending events. Accessible through Eventim's extras section and event pages.
• fanSALEcoreOthersFan-to-fan ticket resale platform operated by Eventim to ensure tickets are resold at official prices, preventing black market pricing and protecting consumers.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• DICE: Mobile-first ticketing and live discovery platform expanding across European markets including the Netherlands. Comparable on live-event ticketing with a strong focus on discovery and fan-experience features that overlap with EVENTIM.App and Ticketalarm.
• Tixel: Face-value fan-to-fan ticket resale platform expanding across European live-event markets. Closely comparable to fanSALE on the official-resale positioning, offering an alternative secondary marketplace model in Benelux.

Direct peers

• Paylogic: European primary ticketing provider specializing in festivals and large venues, active in the Netherlands and Belgium. Comparable mid-tier competitor for primary ticketing contracts with event organizers in the Benelux region.
• Ticketmaster Netherlands: Direct competitor operating primary ticketing for live entertainment in the Netherlands and Belgium, often via exclusive venue partnerships with major arenas and theaters. Most directly comparable rival for Eventim Nederland's primary ticketing and live-event distribution business.
• See Tickets: Pan-European primary ticketing platform serving festivals, venues, and promoters across multiple countries including the Netherlands and Belgium. Directly comparable mid-size competitor focused on live-event ticketing for music, theater, and festivals.
• Front Gate Tickets: Primary ticketing solution for festivals and live events, including in European markets. Comparable as a ticketing platform serving large event organizers and festivals — a key vertical for Eventim Nederland's festival ticketing business.
• Viagogo: Global secondary ticketing marketplace with significant consumer traffic in the Netherlands and Belgium. Comparable on the resale side of Eventim's business where fanSALE competes directly for fan-to-fan ticket transactions.
• Eventbrite: Global self-service event ticketing platform with a meaningful presence in the Benelux market, particularly for smaller organizers, festivals, and consumer events. Comparable in ticketing functionality though oriented more to long-tail organizers than marquee venues.

Broad incumbents

• CTS EVENTIM: German parent group and largest European ticketing platform; Eventim Nederland is a regional subsidiary within CTS EVENTIM's portfolio of 20+ country operations. Comparable in business model and product stack, but operates at pan-European scale rather than Benelux-only.
• Live Nation Entertainment: Global live entertainment and ticketing incumbent (parent of Ticketmaster) with presence across European markets including Benelux. Comparable as a primary ticketing competitor for large venues and tours, but operates as a broad promoter-plus-ticketer rather than a ticketing-only specialist.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/eventimnl
• TikToktiktok.com/@eventimnl
• Xx.com/EventimNL
• Facebookfacebook.com/eventimNL

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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