Vivendi

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Vivendi SE

Current logo, since 20 April 2006
Vivendi's headquarters in Paris
Formerly	Compagnie générale des eaux (1853–1997) Vivendi SARL (1997–2001) Vivendi Universal SA (2001–2006) Vivendi SA (2006–2021)
Company type	Public
Traded as	Euronext Paris: VIV CAC Next 20 component
ISIN	FR0000127771
Industry	Media
Founded	14 December 1853; 170 years ago (1853-12-14)
Founder	Napoleon III[1]
Headquarters	Paris , France
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Yannick Bolloré (chairman) Arnaud de Puyfontaine (CEO) François Laroze (CFO)
Revenue	€10.5 billion[2] (2023)
Operating income	€0.93 billion[2] (2023)
Net income	€0.72 billion[2] (2023)
Total assets	€38.3 billion[2] (2023)
Total equity	€17.1 billion[2] (2023)
Owner	Bolloré (27% equity, 30% voting power)
Number of employees	73,000[2] (2023)
Subsidiaries	Groupe Canal+ Havas Lagardère (57.66%) Gameloft Dailymotion Prisma Media Vivendi Village
Website	vivendi.com

Vivendi SE (stylized as “vivendi”) is a French mass-media holding company headquartered in Paris. It owns Groupe Canal+, Havas, Gameloft, Prisma Media, Vivendi Village, and Dailymotion, and is a majority owner of the Lagardère Group. The company has activities in television, film, video games, book publishing, print press, communication, tickets, and video hosting services.

In 2000 Vivendi Universal was created from the merger with Groupe Canal+ and Seagram Company Ltd. (owner of Universal Studios). In 2006 it sold off most of the Universal components and its name reverted to Vivendi.

As of 2021^[update], Vivendi's chairman Yannick Bolloré is also CEO of Havas, which was spun off from Vivendi in 2000 but has since become a subsidiary. The company is known for its stake in Universal Music Group, which it partially spun off in 2021.