CuriosityStream Inc.
CuriosityStream Inc. (Nasdaq: CURI) operates as a media and entertainment company providing premium factual video and audio programming through subscription and licensing channels. The company's website is www.curiositystream.com. From the company’s description.
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What CuriosityStream Inc. does
In the company’s own words
CuriosityStream Inc. (Nasdaq: CURI) operates as a media and entertainment company providing premium factual video and audio programming through subscription and licensing channels. The company's website is www.curiositystream.com.
Founded by John Hendricks, former chairman of Discovery Communications and founder of the Discovery Channel, CuriosityStream delivers content across factual entertainment categories including science, history, society, nature, lifestyle, and technology. The company maintains an extensive library of approximately 14,000 programs produced, co-produced, commissioned, or licensed through partnerships with over 150 production companies and distributors worldwide. Notable content features scientists, experts, and celebrities including Stephen Hawking, Sir David Attenborough, and Sigourney Weaver, with programming available in high definition and 4K quality.
The company generates revenue through four primary channels: Direct Business (comprising direct-to-consumer subscriptions and partner direct relationships), Content Licensing (including traditional media licensing and AI-related data licensing for model training), Bundled Distribution (providing linear channels and on-demand libraries to MVPDs and vMVPDs), and Other revenue streams including advertising and sponsorships. For the year ended December 31, 2025, CuriosityStream reported revenue of $71.7 million.
CuriosityStream operates as a single reportable segment delivering content through multiple distribution channels including proprietary applications for streaming devices, smart televisions, and partnerships with platforms such as Amazon Prime Video Channels, Roku Channel, YouTube TV, and Sling TV. The company has expanded its offerings through strategic acquisitions, including One Day University (providing over 500 university lectures) and Learn25 (contributing approximately 5,000 audio episodes and 1,250 video episodes packaged as courses). In 2021, the company invested in Watch Nebula LLC and established a joint venture with Spiegel TV for German-speaking European expansion.
As of December 31, 2025, CuriosityStream employed 42 full-time employees based in the United States, with primary operations in Silver Spring, Maryland. The company maintains registered trademarks including "Curiosity" and "CuriosityStream" and operates as a smaller reporting company under SEC regulations.
Company details
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Headquarters
- SILVER SPRING, MD
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 1776909
- SIC
- 7812
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2020–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns CuriosityStream Inc. — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · CuriosityStream Inc.’s weight in each
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