district trivia

What district trivia does

District Trivia is the live pub trivia division of Sporcle, Inc., a privately held US company founded in 2007 that runs live, professionally hosted trivia nights at pubs and bars across the United States. The pub trivia business began in 2009 with 43 attendees at a small Michigan brewery and has grown to serve approximately 20,000 participants weekly, with the competitive Globe League claiming more than 40,000 registered teams. The business is supported by Sporcle's broader trivia platform, which has hosted over 6.7 billion cumulative quiz plays and provides brand credibility, content depth, and digital distribution channels that complement the in-person events.

District Trivia's product portfolio extends beyond weekly pub trivia to include the Globe League (team-based competitive league play), Virtual Trivia (online remote events), Private Events (custom-hosted trivia for corporate and private groups), SporcleCon (large-scale trivia conventions), and format variants such as Opinionation and Quizzle. The platform also offers embeddable quizzes for third-party websites and a Sporcle premium membership tier. Underlying technology is built on the Sporcle quiz platform with live trivia hosting infrastructure; no AI/ML capabilities are disclosed.

The company operates a hybrid business model with two primary revenue streams: subscription-based payments from pubs and bars that host Sporcle trivia nights to drive foot traffic, and Sporcle premium membership subscriptions offering an ad-free experience and enhanced features. Marketing and distribution rely on the Sporcle website, a weekly email newsletter, a blog, a mobile app, and word-of-mouth from regular participants. The company is headquartered in the United States, with trivia events held at venues nationwide; pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Name

district trivia

Legal name

Sporcle, Inc.

Website

https://district-trivia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Short description

District Trivia, a division of Sporcle, Inc., hosts live professionally hosted pub trivia nights and online trivia events across the United States, serving approximately 20,000 participants weekly across more than 40,000 Globe League teams. It generates revenue through pub venue partnerships and Sporcle premium memberships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Entertainment / Pub Trivia Events

NAICS

All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (71399), Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries (713)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Collectibles & Hobby Shows (MPAGAFAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Local Community & Multi-Category Fairs (MPAGAFAO)

Keywords

• Live pub trivia
• Trivia events hosting
• Bar entertainment services
• Private trivia events
• League trivia competition

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sporcle Membership Subscriptions: Premium memberships for ad-free experience, additional features, and enhanced gameplay across the Sporcle platform
2. Pub Owner Partnerships: Venues pay to host Sporcle trivia nights to increase foot traffic and customer engagement

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

District Trivia operates as part of Sporcle Events, hosting live professional trivia nights at pubs and bars across the United States. Events are 45-minute multi-round games led by engaging hosts and delivered both in-person at partner venues and online virtually. The offering extends to competitive league play (Globe League with 40,000+ teams), private and corporate custom trivia events, virtual trivia, theme nights, and large-scale community conventions (SporcleCon).

Product overview

Sporcle Events operates a live pub trivia platform that combines in-person events at pub venues with online virtual offerings. The core product is the Sporcle Pub Trivia experience, a 45-minute hosted trivia game. This is supplemented by multiple add-on modules including the Globe League for competitive team-based league play (40,000+ teams), Private Events for custom hosted trivia, Virtual Trivia for remote participation, SporcleCon conventions, and Opinionation game format. The platform also offers a broader ecosystem of quiz games (Quizzle, Acrostic, Steps, Chess Attack) accessible through the Sporcle platform, with embed functionality allowing quizzes to be placed on external websites.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 20,000 people participate each week across the nation

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pour House Trivia: Direct peer that runs hosted pub trivia nights across multiple US states, partnering with bars in a similar B2B-plus-B2C model. Comparable in scale and venue-partnership economics.
• Brainstormer Entertainment: Direct peer operating hosted pub trivia and entertainment events in US bars. Competes for the same venue partnerships and relies on a similar host-led weekly event format.
• Geeks Who Drink: Direct peer in the pub trivia space, hosting bar-quiz nights across the US with a similar venue-partnership and league model. Closest one-to-one competitor to Sporcle Events' core pub trivia offering.
• Trivia Mafia: Direct peer running weekly pub trivia nights in the Midwest and beyond. Targets the same player demographics and venue partners with a comparable hosted-quiz product.
• SpeedQuizzing: Direct peer offering hosted pub trivia using smartphone-based player interaction. Competes for the same venue-partnership contracts with a tech-enabled twist on the same underlying product.
• Stump! Trivia: Direct peer hosting bar trivia nights, particularly in the Northeast US. Comparable venue-partnership model and recurring weekly game format targeting similar pub players.
• Trivia Revolution: Direct peer providing hosted pub trivia and game-show-style entertainment to bars and venues. Competes for the same B2B venue customers with similar recurring-night programming.

Broad incumbents

• Kahoot!: Broad incumbent in the live quiz and trivia space; offers a platform for hosted quizzes at events, schools, and workplaces. Overlaps with Sporcle's virtual trivia and private/corporate events, though it does not focus on recurring pub trivia.

Emerging players

• Crowdpurr: Emerging player in live trivia and interactive game-show software for events and venues. Targets a similar private-events use case but as a self-serve software platform rather than a hosted service.

Regional players

• QuizQuiz: Regional player offering pub trivia hosting services in select US markets. Comparable hosted pub trivia product and venue-partnership model, but smaller geographic footprint than Sporcle Events.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DistrictTrivia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/district-trivia-llc

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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