Women Sports

What Women Sports does

Women Sports (legal name: Women Sports) is a French-language digital and print media platform dedicated exclusively to coverage of women's sports, founded around 2016 and headquartered in Paris at 16 avenue Hoche under its parent, Sport & Sponsoring Media Group (SIREN 814915047). Its editorial mix spans daily news and results, athlete profiles and interviews (the "Championnes" and "Femmes d'influence" verticals), practical lifestyle content ("C'est bon pour moi"), and shopping features, supported by a quarterly print and digital magazine, a free weekly newsletter, a French federation partner distribution network, and a regional African edition at africa.womensports.fr.

The technological footprint is deliberately lightweight: a WordPress installation using the Jnews theme, hosted by OVH in Roubaix, integrated with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and WhatsApp for social sharing, Piwik for analytics, and Sirdata for ad targeting. GDPR-compliant data handling is in place. There are no proprietary platforms, no APIs, no SDKs, and no mobile applications; the business operates as a content site augmented by a small editorial team of 7 employees with named contributors (Léa Borie, Vanessa Maurel, Anne Rossignol, among others) and named contacts for subscriptions (Meena Chanoine) and partnerships (Bruno Lalande).

Monetization rests on three streams: an annual magazine subscription at €18, single-issue sales at €5.90 (postage included), and digital advertising sold through the parent group's regie, Régie Sport.fr. Customer segments are horizontally oriented — women sports enthusiasts, featured female athletes, women in sports leadership, and active-women lifestyle readers — with no enterprise or B2B monetization layer. The primary distribution channels are the womensports.fr website, federation partner diffusion, social media, and the dedicated Africa subdomain. The company does not disclose revenue, has no external funding rounds on record, and operates as a privately held niche media property within a diversified French sports media group.

Name

Women Sports

Legal name

Women Sports

Website

https://womensports.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Women Sports is a French digital and print media company dedicated exclusively to women's sports, based in Paris under Sport & Sponsoring Media Group. It publishes a quarterly magazine (€18/year), a daily news website, a free newsletter, and a regional African edition, serving women sports enthusiasts, athletes, and active-women lifestyle readers across French-speaking markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Media Publishing

NAICS

Spectator Sports (71121)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Sports & Recreation Magazines (MPAJAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sports Public Relations, Communications & Reputation Management (MPAKAKAE)

Keywords

• Sports media publishing
• Women's sports journalism
• Digital news platform
• Magazine subscription
• Athlete profiles

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscription: Annual subscription model at €18 per year for the print/digital magazine, with single issues available at €5.90 including postage.
2. Magazine Single Issues: Individual magazine copies sold at €5.90 port included for single-unit purchases.
3. Digital Advertising: Advertising revenue through Régie Sport.fr, the media group ad network handling magazine and digital advertising sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Women Sports is a French digital and print media brand that publishes a magazine and website dedicated exclusively to women's sports coverage. The company produces news articles, athlete profiles, competition results, interviews, and lifestyle content for female athletes and sports enthusiasts, with revenue generated through €18 annual magazine subscriptions, €5.90 single-issue sales, free newsletter audience growth, and digital advertising sold through Régie Sport.fr.

Product overview

Women Sports is a French sports media company operating a multi-platform portfolio centered on women's sports coverage. The core offering consists of the Women Sports Magazine (print and digital subscription at 18€/year) and the Women Sports Website (news portal with over 1,400 pages of content). Supporting products include a free weekly newsletter, a dedicated Africa regional edition (Women Sports Africa), a historical magazine archive, and single-issue purchases. The company publishes content across categories including news/results, athlete profiles (Championnes), practical advice (C'est bon pour moi), influential women (Femmes d'influence), and shopping features. Women Sports Africa represents a regional expansion targeting African women's sports coverage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Women Sports Africa: Regional African edition of the Women Sports platform covering African women's sports

Products and services

• Women Sports Magazine French-language print and digital magazine covering women's sports, featuring athlete profiles, news, results, interviews, and practical advice columns; sold primarily via annual subscription at \u20ac18/year.
• Women Sports Website Online news portal providing daily coverage of women's sports including results, news articles, champion profiles, and multimedia content, with an archive of 1,402+ pages.
• Women Sports Newsletter Free weekly email newsletter summarizing women's sports news, results, events, and editorial highlights delivered to subscribers.
• Women Sports Africa Dedicated regional edition and subdomain focused on women's sports coverage across the African continent, accessible at africa.womensports.fr.
• Magazine Historical Archive Online archive of past magazine issues providing access to historical coverage of women's sports dating back to the publication's founding.
• Single Issue Purchase Individual magazine issue sales at \u20ac5.90 per copy including postage for readers who prefer not to subscribe annually.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10+ years of continuous publication dedicated to women's sports

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Peace and SportmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Peace and Sport partnered with Women Sports to offer the N°41 special 10th anniversary issue, demonstrating a collaborative effort to promote women's sports through the Olympic peace movement.
• Sport & Sponsoring Media GroupcoreOthers · 1 January 2026Parent company of Women Sports magazine. The publication is edited by Sport & Sponsoring Media Group, SIREN 814915047, headquartered at 16 avenue Hoche, 75008 Paris.
• Fédération Française de SportscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFédérations partenaires de diffusion - French sports federations serve as content distribution partners, helping expand Women Sports magazine reach to their member networks.
• Régie Sport.frcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAdvertising sales regie for Sport & Sponsoring Media Group properties. Handles magazine and digital advertising sales for Women Sports, contact: [email protected]
• Aroma-ZoneminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNatural cosmetics brand featured in shopping content on Women Sports, demonstrating lifestyle and wellness brand partnerships for product promotion.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Just Women's Sports: A US-based digital media platform dedicated exclusively to women's sports, including video, podcasts, and newsletters. Directly comparable to Women Sports in niche specialization, though operates at larger scale and in English.
• Women's Sports Network: A dedicated women's sports digital media and broadcasting platform. Direct competitor in the niche women's sports media space, though operates primarily in English with broader video focus.
• Sport.fr: Sister publication under the same Sport & Sponsoring Media Group parent. Shares advertising sales (Régie Sport.fr) and infrastructure with Women Sports, serving as the closest operational peer within the same media house.

Broad incumbents

• France Football: Long-running French football magazine (now digital-led) covering football broadly including women's football (Coupe de France féminine, D1 Arkema). Indirect competitor for women's football audience and advertising in France.
• The Athletic: Subscription-based sports media company (now part of The New York Times) covering sports globally with growing women's sports vertical. Indirect competitor for paid-subscription sports content audiences.
• Eurosport: Pan-European broadcaster and digital sports media platform owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Covers women's sports events (tennis, cycling) extensively, competing for French-speaking sports audiences.
• L'Équipe: France's leading general sports daily and digital platform, owned by Amaury Media. Broad incumbent that increasingly covers women's sports, competing for the same French sports-media advertising dollars.

Others

• Régie Sport.fr: Internal advertising sales house of Sport & Sponsoring Media Group. Not a competitor but an enabling partner providing Women Sports with established ad-sales infrastructure.

Emerging players

• So Foot: French independent football-focused digital media outlet. Adjacent peer operating in French sports media with similar digital-first, content-rich approach but football-only focus.

Regional players

• Her Sport: Ireland-based digital media outlet dedicated to women's sports. Comparable niche positioning and audience model to Women Sports, but regional to Ireland rather than France.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/womensports
• Facebookfacebook.com/womensports
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/womensports

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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