---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-039314"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SEAT"
cik: "0001856031"
company_name: "Vivid Seats Inc."
filed_at: "2023-08-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T02:53:50.474654+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vivid Seats Q2 GOV record $953.7M (+17% YoY), raises 2023 guidance, acquires Japan's Wavedash for ~$61M

## Summary
- Q2 revenue $165.4M (+12% YoY); net income $38.3M (+59% YoY); adjusted EBITDA $31.1M (+2%).
- Marketplace GOV record $953.7M (+17% YoY) on widespread live event demand.
- Raised 2023 guidance: expects double-digit growth in both Marketplace GOV and Adjusted EBITDA.
- Definitive agreement to acquire Wavedash, Japan's leading secondary ticketing marketplace, for ~$61M cash.
- Entered strategic partnerships with Colorado Rockies, L.A. Dodgers, L.A. Chargers to drive differentiation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-039314
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SEAT
- cik: 0001856031
- company_name: Vivid Seats Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-08-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856031/000095017023039314/0000950170-23-039314-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856031/000095017023039314/seat-20230808.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Vivid Seats Inc. reported the second quarter ended June 30, 2023 results: revenue $165.4 million, net income $38.3 million. Guidance raised.
  - Period: the second quarter ended June 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $165.4 million
  - Net income: $38.3 million
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: customer repeat rates.” Second Quarter 2023 Key Operational and Financial Metrics • Marketplace GOV of $953.7 million – up 17% from $814.8 million in Q2 2022 • Revenues of $165.4 million – up 12% from $147.7 million in Q2 2022 • Net income of $38.3 million – up 59% from $24.1 million in Q2 2022 • Adjusted EBITDA of $31.1 million – up 2% from $30.3 million in Q2
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856031/000095017023039314/0000950170-23-039314-index.htm

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