Item 1A. Risk Factors
Risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K and other public statements we make are described below. Investors in our securities should carefully consider these risk factors, in addition to the risks and uncertainties discussed above under “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” together with all of the other information included in this Form 10-K and in our other filings with the SEC. The occurrence of one or more of the events or circumstances described in these risk factors, alone or in combination with other events or circumstances, may have an adverse effect on our business, cash flows, financial condition and results of operations. We may face additional risks and uncertainties that are not presently known to us, or that we currently deem immaterial, which may also impair our business, cash flows, financial condition and results of operations. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements, which are included in Part II of this Form 10-K.
Summary of Risk Factors
The following summarizes risks and uncertainties that could adversely affect our business, cash flows, financial condition and results of operations. You should read this summary together with the detailed description of each risk factor contained in this section. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:
weakened global economic conditions may affect our business and operating results;
our limited operating history makes it difficult to evaluate our business and prospects;
we may not grow or maintain our active user base, and may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability;
we may fail to maintain adequate operational and financial resources;
we may be unsuccessful in attracting new users to our mobile and connected TV offerings;
our traffic growth, engagement, and monetization depend upon effective operation within and compatibility with operating systems, networks, devices, web browsers and standards, including mobile operating systems, networks, and standards that we do not control;
our business depends on continued and unimpeded access to our content and services on the internet. If we or those who engage with our content experience disruptions in internet service, or if internet service providers are able to block, degrade or charge for access to our content and services, we could incur additional expenses and the loss of traffic and advertisers;
we face significant market competition, and if we are unable to compete effectively with our competitors for traffic and advertising spend, our business and operating results could be harmed;
we rely on data from third parties to calculate certain of our performance metrics. Real or perceived inaccuracies in such metrics may harm our reputation and negatively affect our business;
changes to our existing content and services could fail to attract traffic and advertisers or fail to generate revenue;
we derive the majority of our revenue from advertising. The failure to attract new advertisers, the loss of existing advertisers, or the reduction of or failure by existing advertisers to maintain or increase their advertising budgets may adversely affect our business and operating results;
we may not be able to maintain relationships with existing publishers through the Rumble Advertising Center (“RAC”) and may fail to attract new publishers to our network;
we depend on third-party vendors, including internet service providers, advertising networks, and data centers, to provide core services;
new technologies have been developed that are able to block certain online advertisements or impair our ability to deliver advertising, which could harm our operating results;
if our users do not continue to contribute content or their contributions are not perceived as valuable to other users, we may experience a decline in user growth, retention, and engagement on Rumble, Locals or RAC, which could result in the loss of advertisers and revenue;
we have offered and intend to continue to offer incentives, including economic incentives, to content creators to join our platform, and these arrangements may involve fixed payment obligations that are not contingent on actual revenue or performance metrics generated by the applicable content creator but rather are based on our modeled financial projections for that creator, which if not satisfied may adversely impact our financial performance, results of operations and liquidity;
cybersecurity incidents or breaches may materially affect our business operations or financial condition. Notwithstanding our remedial or mitigation efforts, a cyber incident or breach may occur and result in the access to or acquisition of personal or confidential information, operational disruption, or financial loss;
spam activities, including inauthentic and fraudulent user activities, if undetected, may contribute, from time to time, to some amount of overstatement of our performance indicators and may negatively impact our reputation;
our cloud services business may not achieve our intended results, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations;
negative media campaigns may adversely impact our financial performance, results of operations, and relationships with our business partners, including content creators and advertisers;
our Bitcoin treasury strategy exposes us to various risks associated with holding Bitcoin;
our planned expansion into accepting certain stablecoins as a medium of exchange will expose us to additional financial, regulatory, operational, and market risks that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations;
our increasing use of artificial intelligence technologies presents significant regulatory, legal, operational, cybersecurity, and reputational risks that could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations;
prolonged or escalating trade disputes could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations;
the operation of our non-custodial crypto wallet exposes us to significant regulatory, operational, security, and market risks that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and reputation;
we collect, store, and process large amounts of user video content and personal information of our users and subscribers. If our security measures are breached, our sites and applications may be perceived as not being secure, traffic and advertisers may curtail or stop viewing our content or using our services, our business and operating results could be harmed, and we could face legal claims from users and subscribers;
existing and proposed laws and regulations concerning privacy, data protection, and security with respect to the use, processing, transfer, receipt, disclosure, storage, and protection of personal information utilized in our operations could affect our business practices and the profitability of internet-based marketing operations;
our cloud services business operates in a highly regulated environment, subject to a complex and rapidly evolving array of domestic and international laws, regulations, and industry standards governing data privacy, cybersecurity, data localization, cross-border data transfers, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, and a failure to comply with these laws may subject us to legal and regulatory enforcement actions, or negatively impact our operations;
noncompliance with anti-corruption, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, and similar laws can subject us to criminal or civil liability and harm our business, financial condition ,and results of operations;
we may be found to have infringed on the intellectual property of others, which could expose us to substantial losses or restrict our operations;
we may face liability for hosting a variety of tortious or unlawful materials uploaded by third parties, notwithstanding the liability protections of Section 230;
the incentives that we offer to certain content creators may lead to liability based on the actions of those creators;
user-generated content could affect the quality of our services and deter existing or potential users from using our platforms, and we may face negative publicity for removing, or declining to remove, certain content, regardless of whether such content violates any law;
changes in tax rates, changes in tax treatment of companies engaged in e-commerce, the adoption of new U.S. or international tax legislation, or exposure to additional tax liabilities may adversely impact our financial results;
compliance obligations imposed by new privacy laws, laws regulating online video sharing platforms, other online platforms and online speech in certain jurisdictions in which we operate, or industry practices may adversely affect our business, financial performance, and operating results;
we may become subject to newly enacted laws and regulations that restrict or moderate content on the internet;
we are exposed to significant regulatory, operational, compliance, privacy, and legal risks related to age restriction or verification requirements and children’s online safety laws contemplated or enacted in various U.S. states and foreign jurisdictions;
paid endorsements by our content creators may expose us to regulatory risk, liability, and compliance costs, and, as a result, may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations;
our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) has control over key decision making as a result of his control of a majority of the voting power of our outstanding capital stock;
our CEO may be incentivized to focus on the short-term share price as a result of his interest in shares placed in escrow and subject to forfeiture pursuant to the terms of the CF Business Combination Agreement;
we have incurred and will incur significantly increased expenses and administrative burdens as a public company, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations;
substantial future sales of our Class A Common Stock by our current stockholders could cause the market price of our Class A Common Stock to decline; and
risks related to the proposed ND Business Combination.
Risks Relating to Our Business
Weakened global economic conditions may affect our business and operating results.
Our overall performance depends in part on worldwide economic conditions. Global financial developments and downturns seemingly unrelated to us or our industry may negatively affect our business and operating results. The U.S. and other key international economies have been affected from time to time by falling demand for a variety of goods and services, restricted credit, reduced liquidity, reduced corporate profitability, weak economic growth, volatility in credit, equity and foreign exchange markets, bankruptcies, implemented or threatened tariffs, trade wars, inflation and overall uncertainty with respect to the economy. Weak economic conditions or the perception thereof, or significant uncertainty regarding the stability of financial markets related to stock market volatility, inflation, recession risks, changes in governmental fiscal, monetary and tax policies, among others, could adversely impact our business and operating results.
High inflation rates in the U.S. and globally may result in reduced consumer confidence and discretionary spending, decreased demand by advertisers for our products and services, increases in our labor and other operating costs, constrained credit and liquidity, reduced government spending, and volatility in financial markets. While the Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve has implemented rate cuts in late 2025, further cuts in 2026 are expected to be limited in light of inflationary risks. Higher than typical interest rates impact the cost of any borrowing that we may make from time to time and could impact our ability to access the capital markets. Higher than typical interest rates, especially if coupled with reduced government spending and volatility in financial markets, may have the effect of further increasing economic uncertainty and heightening these risks. In an inflationary environment, we may be unable to increase our revenues at or above the rate at which our costs increase, which could negatively impact our operating margins and could have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results. In such an environment, in which we also face significant competition from larger and well-capitalized competitors, we may experience rising costs to secure the services of top content creators. We also may experience lower-than-expected advertising sales, reduced demand for our cloud services offerings, and potential impacts on our competitive position if there is a decrease in consumer spending.
Our limited operating history makes it difficult to evaluate our business and prospects.
We have a limited operating history, which makes it difficult to evaluate our businesses and prospects or forecast our future results. We are subject to the same risks and uncertainties frequently encountered by companies in rapidly evolving markets. Our financial results in any given quarter can be influenced by numerous factors, many of which we are unable to predict or are outside of our control, including:
our ability to maintain and grow traffic, content uploads, and engagement;
changes made to other online video sharing platforms, short form video platforms, or video streaming services, or changes in the patterns of use of those channels by users;
our ability to attract and retain advertisers and content creators in a particular period;
the number of ads shown to our traffic;
the pricing of our advertising products;
the diversification and growth of revenue sources beyond current advertising products;
the development and introduction of new content, products, or services by us or our competitors;
increases in marketing, sales, and other operating expenses that we may incur to grow and expand our operations and to remain competitive;
our reliance on key vendor relationships, including our relationship with Cosmic Inc. and Kosmik Development Skopje doo (“Cosmic”), to provide content moderation, cybersecurity support, and software development services, and our dependence on a small number of customer relationships;
legislation or judicial activities in Canada, the European Union (the “EU”), or other jurisdictions that may force us to change our content moderation policies and practices, deactivate certain user accounts, or make our platforms unavailable in those jurisdictions;
the relative interest shown by the public with respect to news and politics, including fluctuations in such interest before, during, or after the traditional U.S. election cycle;
the relative popularity with users of the sports leagues, media and political commentators, online influencers, and other personalities with which or with whom we have exclusive contractual arrangements or are otherwise prominently featured on our platform;
our ability to maintain gross margins and operating margins; and
system failures or breaches of security or privacy.
We may not continue to grow or maintain our active user base, may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability, and may not be able to scale our systems, technology, or infrastructure effectively or grow our business at the same or similar rate as other comparable companies.
The growth of our user base, as measured by our current key performance metrics, including MAUs, may not be sustainable and should not be considered indicative of future levels of active viewers and future performance. In addition, we may not realize sufficient revenue to achieve or, if achieved, maintain profitability. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we incurred a significant net loss and did not achieve profitability. As we grow our business, our revenue growth rates may slow or reverse in future periods due to several reasons, which may include slowing demand for our services, increasing competition, a decrease in the growth of our overall market, an inability to scale our systems, technology or infrastructure effectively, and the failure to capitalize on growth opportunities or the maturation of our business. We may incur losses in the future for several reasons, including growth in the level of engagement, a to retain our existing level of engagement, increasing competition, the to continue to attract content creators with large followings, the payment of fixed payment obligations to content creators who join our platform that turn out to be over the term of the applicable contract as a result of actual performance that does not meet our original modeled financial projections for that creator, the of certain content creators for extended periods of time due to personal or other reasons, as well as other risks described in these “Risk Factors,” and we may encounter expenses, , and and other unknown factors. We expect to continue to make investments in the development and expansion of our business, which may not result in increased or sufficient revenue or growth, including relative to other comparable companies, as a result of which we may not be to or maintain .
If we fail to maintain adequate operational and financial resources, particularly if our business returns to a period of rapid growth or experiences any significant change, we may be unable to execute our business plan or maintain high levels of service and customer satisfaction.
Although our growth rate has moderated over the last several years, our business and operations remain complex, and renewed or uneven growth in any future period, changes in our mix of products and services, or shifts in customer demand could again place significant demands on our management and our operational and financial resources. Our organizational structure has become more complex as we have scaled our operational, financial, and management controls, as well as our reporting systems and procedures, and this complexity will remain in periods when our growth rate slows.
If our growth reaccelerates, occurs in any new area (such as new products, services, or geographies), or is concentrated in particular parts of our business, we may face challenges integrating, developing, training, and motivating personnel across multiple jurisdictions and navigating a complex multinational regulatory landscape. Conversely, if our growth remains modest or slows further, we may be required to adjust our cost structure and resource allocation, which could be disruptive to our operations and affect our ability to maintain service levels and pursue strategic initiatives.
To manage changes in our operations and personnel, whether driven by renewed growth, shifts in our business, or efforts to improve efficiency, we will need to continue to grow and improve our operational, financial, and management controls and our reporting systems and procedures. We will need to incur significant capital expenditures and allocate valuable management resources to adapt these areas to evolving business conditions, and our past expansion has placed, and our future expansion or restructuring may continue to place, a significant strain on our management, customer experience, research and development, sales and marketing, administrative, financial, and other resources.
We anticipate that significant additional investments may be required to scale or reconfigure our operations and increase productivity, to address the needs of our customers, to further develop and enhance our products and services, including our cloud services business, to expand into new geographic areas, and to support our business even if our overall growth remains modest. If additional investments are required due to significant growth or other changes in our business, our cost base would increase, which may make it more difficult for us to offset any future revenue shortfalls or periods of slower growth by reducing expenses in the short term.
Users are increasingly using mobile devices and connected TV apps to access content within digital media and adjacent businesses, and if we are unsuccessful in attracting new users to our mobile and connected TV offerings and expanding the capabilities of our content and other offerings with respect to our mobile and connected TV platforms, our business and operating results could be adversely affected.
Our future success depends in part on the continued growth in the use of our mobile apps and platforms by our users. The use of mobile technology may not continue to grow at historical rates, users may not continue to use mobile technology to access digital media and adjacent businesses, and monetization rates for content on mobile devices and connected TV apps may be lower than monetization rates on traditional desktop platforms. Further, mobile devices may not be accepted as a viable long-term platform for several reasons, including actual or perceived lack of security of information and possible disruptions of service or connectivity. In addition, traffic on our mobile platforms may not continue to grow if we do not continue to innovate and introduce enhanced products on such platforms, or if our users believe that our competitors offer superior mobile products. The growth of traffic on our mobile products may also slow or such traffic may decline if our mobile applications are no longer compatible with operating systems such as iOS, Android, Windows, or the devices they support. If the use of our mobile platforms does not continue to grow, our business and operating results could be affected.
Our traffic growth, engagement, and monetization depend upon effective operation within and compatibility with operating systems, networks, devices, web browsers, and standards, including mobile operating systems, networks, and standards that we do not control.
We make our content available across a variety of operating systems and through websites. We are dependent on the compatibility of our content with popular devices, streaming tools, desktop and mobile operating systems, connected TV systems, web browsers that we do not control, such as Mac OS, Windows, Android, iOS, Chrome, and Firefox, and mobile application stores, such as Apple’s App Store, and the Google Play Store. Any changes in such systems, devices or web browsers that degrade the functionality of our content or give preferential treatment to competitive content could adversely affect usage of our content.
A significant portion of our traffic accesses our content and services through mobile devices and, as a result, our ability to grow traffic, engagement and advertising revenue is increasingly dependent on our ability to generate revenue from content viewed and engaged with on mobile devices. A key element of our strategy is focusing on mobile apps and connected TV apps, and we expect to continue to devote significant resources to the creation and support of developing new and innovative mobile and connected TV products, services and apps. We are dependent on the interoperability of our content and our apps with popular mobile operating systems, streaming tools, networks and standards that we do not control, such as the Android and iOS operating systems. We also depend on the availability of the Rumble app on mobile app stores, such as Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store, and if our access to such stores is limited or terminated, regardless of the legitimacy of the stated reasons, our ability to reach users through our mobile app will be negatively impacted. We may not be successful in maintaining or developing relationships with key participants in the mobile and connected TV industries or in developing content that operates effectively with these technologies, systems, tools, networks, or standards. Any changes in such systems, or changes in our relationships with mobile operating system partners, handset and connected TV manufacturers, or mobile carriers, or in their terms of service or policies that reduce or eliminate our ability to distribute and monetize our content, access to our content by blocking access through mobile devices, make it hard to readily discover, install, update or access our content and apps on mobile devices and connected TVs, limit the effectiveness of advertisements, give preferential treatment to competitive, or their own, content or apps, limit our ability to measure the effectiveness of branded content, or charge fees related to the distribution of our content or apps could affect the consumption and monetization of our content on mobile devices. Additionally, our operating expenses would increase if the number of platforms for which we develop our product expands. In the event that it becomes more to access our content or use our apps and services, particularly on mobile devices and connected TVs, or if our users choose not to access our content or use our apps on their mobile devices and connected TVs or choose to use mobile products or connected TVs that do not offer access to our content or our apps, or if the preferences of our traffic require us to increase the number of platforms on which our product is made available to our traffic, our traffic growth, engagement, ad targeting, and monetization could be and our business and operating results could be affected.
Our business depends on continued and unimpeded access to our content and services on the internet. If we or those who engage with our content experience disruptions in internet service, or if internet service providers are able to block, degrade or charge for access to our content and services, we could incur additional expenses and the loss of traffic and advertisers.
Our products and services depend on the ability of users to access our content and services on the internet. Currently, this access is provided by companies that have significant market power in the broadband and internet access marketplace, including incumbent telephone companies, cable companies, mobile communications companies, and government-owned service providers. Laws or regulations that adversely affect the growth, popularity or use of the internet, including changes to laws or regulations impacting internet neutrality, could decrease the demand for our products or offerings, increase our operating costs, require us to alter the manner in which we conduct our business and/or otherwise adversely affect our business. We could experience discriminatory or anti-competitive practices that could impede our growth, cause us to incur additional expense or otherwise negatively affect our business. For example, paid prioritization could enable internet service providers, or ISPs, to impose higher fees and otherwise adversely impact our business. Internationally, government regulations concerning the internet, and in particular, network neutrality, may be developing or may not exist at all. Within such an environment, without network neutrality regulations, we could experience discriminatory or anti-competitive practices that could both our and our customers’ domestic and international growth, increase our costs, or affect our business.
We rely on data from third parties to calculate certain of our performance metrics. Real or perceived inaccuracies in such metrics may harm our reputation and negatively affect our business.
We track certain performance metrics, such as our MAUs, based on data from third parties. While these numbers are based on what we believe to be reasonable calculations for the applicable periods of measurement, our third-party providers periodically encounter difficulties in providing accurate data for such metrics as a result of a variety of factors, including human and software errors. We expect these challenges may continue to occur, and potentially to increase as our engagement grows. There are also inherent challenges in measuring usage across our large user base. For example, as further described in the “Key Business Metrics” section herein, there is a potential for minor overlap in our usage data due to users who access Rumble’s content through the web, our mobile apps, and connected TVs in a given measurement period.
Third parties on which we rely for certain of our key metrics may make changes or improvements to their tools and methodologies. For example, starting July 1, 2023, Universal Analytics (“UA”), Google’s analytics platform on which we historically relied for calculating MAUs using company-set parameters, was phased out by Google and ceased processing data. At that time, Google Analytics 4 (“GA4”) succeeded UA as Google’s next-generation analytics platform, which we used to determine MAUs since the third quarter of 2023 and which we expect to continue to use to determine MAUs in future periods. Although Google has disclosed certain information regarding the transition to GA4, Google does not currently make available sufficient information relating to its new GA4 algorithm for us to determine the full effect of the switch from UA to GA4 on our reported MAUs. Because Google has publicly stated that metrics in UA may be more or less similar to metrics in GA4, and that it is not unusual for there to be apparent discrepancies between the two systems, we are unable to determine whether the transition from UA to GA4 has had a positive or negative effect, or the magnitude of such effect, if any, on our reported MAUs. It is therefore possible that MAUs that we reported based on the UA methodology for periods prior to July 1, 2023, cannot be meaningfully compared to MAUs based on the GA4 methodology in subsequent periods.
Changes to these tools and methodologies could cause inconsistency between current data and previously reported data, which could raise questions about the usefulness of our reported metrics or make it more difficult for investors to accurately assess our performance over time. If our users, advertisers, partners and stockholders do not perceive our metrics to be accurate representations, or if we discover material inaccuracies in our metrics, our reputation may be damaged, resulting in material harm to our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
We face significant competition, and if we are unable to compete effectively with our competitors for traffic and advertising spend, our business and operating results could be harmed.
Competition for traffic and engagement with our content, products, and services is intense. We compete against companies that have greater financial resources and larger user bases. As a result, our competitors may acquire and engage traffic and users at the expense of the growth or engagement of our traffic and users, which would negatively affect our business. We believe that our ability to compete effectively for traffic and users depends upon many factors both within and beyond our control, including:
the popularity, usefulness, and reliability of our content compared to that of our competitors;
the timing and market acceptance of our content;
the continued expansion and adoption of our content;
our ability, and the ability of our competitors, to develop new content and enhancements to existing content;
our ability, and the ability of our competitors, to attract, develop, and retain influencers and creative talent;
the frequency, relative prominence and appeal of the advertising displayed by us or our competitors;
public perceptions about the predominance of certain political viewpoints on our platform, regardless of whether those perceptions are accurate;
changes mandated by, or that we elect to address, legislation, regulatory constraints, or litigation, including settlements and consent decrees, some of which may have a disproportionate impact on us;
our ability to attract, retain, and motivate talented employees;
the costs of developing and procuring new content, relative to those of our competitors;
acquisitions or consolidation within our industry, which may result in more formidable competitors; and
our reputation and brand strength relative to our competitors.
We also face significant competition for advertiser spend. In determining whether to buy advertising, our advertisers will consider the demand for our content, demographics of our traffic, advertising rates, results observed by advertisers, and alternative advertising options. The increasing number of digital media options available, through social networking tools and news aggregation websites, has expanded consumer choice significantly, resulting in traffic fragmentation and increased competition for advertising. In addition, some of the larger companies have substantially broader content, product, or service offerings and leverage their relationships based on other products or services to gain additional share of advertising budgets. We will need to continue to innovate and improve the monetization capabilities of our websites and our mobile products in order to remain competitive. We believe that our ability to compete effectively for advertiser spend depends upon many factors both within and beyond our control, including:
the size and composition of our user base relative to those of our competitors;
our ad targeting capabilities, and those of our competitors;
our ability, and the ability of our competitors, to adapt our respective models to the increasing power and significance of influencers to the advertising community;
the timing and market acceptance of our advertising content and advertising products, and those of our competitors;
our marketing and selling efforts, and those of our competitors;
public perceptions about the predominance of certain political viewpoints on our platform, regardless of whether those perceptions are accurate;
the pricing for our advertising products and services relative to those of our competitors;
the return our advertisers receive from our advertising products and services, and those of our competitors; and
our reputation and the strength of our brand relative to our competitors.
Our cloud services business competes primarily with large, diversified technology companies that focus on large enterprise customers and provide cloud computing as a component of the suite of services and products that they offer, as well as smaller, niche cloud service providers. Many of our competitors and potential competitors, particularly the larger competitors, have substantial competitive advantages compared to us, including greater name recognition and longer operating histories; greater resources, including larger sales and marketing and customer support budgets; the ability to bundle products together; larger and more mature intellectual property portfolios; greater resources to make acquisitions; and greater resources for technical assistance and customer support. Competitors to our cloud services business may be able to respond more quickly and effectively than we can to new or changing opportunities, technologies, standards, and customer requirements. An existing competitor or a potential competitor could introduce new technology that reduces demand for our products and platform capabilities. In addition, some of our actual and potential competitors have been acquired by other larger enterprises and have made or may make acquisitions or may enter into partnerships or other strategic relationships that may provide more comprehensive offerings than they individually had offered or economies of scale than we are to .
Changes to our existing content and services could fail to attract traffic and advertisers or fail to generate revenue.
We may introduce significant changes to our existing content. The success of our new content depends substantially on consumer tastes and preferences that change in often unpredictable ways. If this new content fails to engage traffic and advertisers, we may fail to generate sufficient revenue or operating profit to justify our investments, and our business and operating results could be adversely affected. In addition, we may launch (and incur expenses in connection with) strategic initiatives from time to time, which do not directly generate revenue but which we believe will enhance our attractiveness to traffic and advertisers. In the future, we may invest in new content, products, services, and initiatives to generate revenue, but there is no guarantee these approaches will be successful or that the costs associated with these efforts will not exceed the revenue generated. If our strategic initiatives do not enhance our ability to monetize our existing content or enable us to develop new approaches to monetization, we may not be to maintain or grow our revenue or recover any associated development costs and our operating results could be affected.
We derive the majority of our revenue from advertising. The failure to attract new advertisers, the loss of existing advertisers, or the reduction of or failure by existing advertisers to maintain or increase their advertising budgets may adversely affect our business and operating results.
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, advertising revenue represents 50% and 66% of total revenue, respectively. In addition, a substantial portion of our revenue is derived from one advertiser, accounting for approximately 5% and 16% of our revenue for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As is common in our industry, our advertisers do not have long-term advertising commitments with us. In addition, many of our advertisers purchase advertising services through one of several large advertising agency holding companies. Our revenue could be harmed by the loss of, or a deterioration in our relationship with, any of our largest advertisers or with any advertising agencies or the holding companies that control them. Advertising agencies and potential new advertisers may view our advertising products and services as experimental and unproven, and we may need to devote additional time and resources to educate them about our products and services. Advertisers may cease doing business with us, or they may reduce the prices they are willing to pay to advertise with us, if we do not deliver ads in an effective manner, or if they do not believe that their investment in advertising with us will generate a competitive return relative to alternatives, including online, mobile, and traditional advertising platforms. Advertisers may to advertise on our platform due to a perceived risk to their brand safety standards, especially given the concentration of news and political content on our platform. Although we have seen recent increases in the uptake of new brand advertisers, the pace of adoption has been than we anticipated, and this pace may or in the future. We believe that our access to certain advertisers has been, and may continue to be, by the apparent political bias of these companies, some of which we believe may exercise near- control over the advertising industry. In response, we filed an lawsuit a to withhold advertising revenue from Rumble and other digital media platforms. Our actions to counter these efforts, whether through or publicity campaigns, may not be . Any of the foregoing developments may affect our business and operating results.
We may not be able to maintain relationships with existing publishers through RAC and may fail to attract new publishers to our network.
Through our RAC marketplace, we provide advertising inventory, including host-read advertisements, to third-party publisher websites in exchange for a portion of the revenues generated by such advertisements. Our business and operating results may be adversely affected if we do not deliver ads in an effective manner, if publishers do not believe that advertisements served through RAC generate a competitive return relative to alternative advertising networks, if we are unable to deliver sufficient advertising inventory to publishers, or if our advertising marketplace technology becomes outmoded or outdated. If our relationship with third-party publishers terminates for any reason, or if the commercial terms of our relationships are changed or do not continue to be renewed on favorable terms, we would need to secure and integrate new publishers, which could negatively impact our revenues and profitability.
We depend on third-party vendors, including internet service providers and data centers, to provide core services.
Although we are building our own technical infrastructure, we depend on third-party vendors, including internet service providers and data centers to, among other things, provide customer support, develop software, host videos uploaded by users, transcode videos (compressing a video file and converting it into a standard format optimized for streaming), stream videos to viewers, support our cloud services offerings, and process payments. These vendors provide certain critical services to our technical infrastructure that are time-consuming and costly for us to develop independently. Outages in those services would materially affect our video services and our ability to provide cloud services. Outages may expose us to having to offer credits to subscribers, loss of subscribers, and reputational damage. We are unlikely to be able to fully offset these losses with any credits we might receive from our vendors.
Technologies that enable blocking of certain online advertisements or otherwise impair our ability to deliver advertising could harm our operating results.
Newly developed technologies could block or obscure the display or targeting of our content. For example, in June 2020, Apple announced plans to require applications using its mobile operating systems to obtain an end user’s permission to track them or access their device’s advertising identifier for advertising and advertising measurement purposes, as well as other restrictions that could adversely affect our ability to deliver advertising, which could harm our operating results. Additionally, some providers of consumer mobile devices and web browsers have implemented, or announced plans to implement, means to make it easier for internet users to prevent the placement of cookies or to block other tracking technologies, which could, if widely adopted, result in the use of third-party cookies and other methods of online tracking becoming significantly less effective and have a significant impact on our ability to monetize our user base.
Our ability to generate revenue depends on the development and availability of tools to accurately measure the effectiveness of advertisements on our platform.
Most advertisers rely on tools that measure the effectiveness of their ad campaigns or verify the viewability of their ads on a platform in order to allocate their advertising spend among various formats and platforms. If we are unable to measure the effectiveness of advertising on our platform or we are unable to convince advertisers that our platform should be part of a larger advertising budget, our ability to increase the demand and pricing of our advertising products and maintain or scale our advertising revenue may be limited. Our tools may be less developed than those of other platforms with which we compete for advertising spend, in particular relative to those platforms that collect more personal information than we do. Therefore, our ability to develop and offer tools that accurately measure the effectiveness of a campaign or verify ad viewability on our platform will be critical to our ability to attract new advertisers and retain and increase spend from our existing advertisers.
Developing and improving these tools may require significant time and resources and additional investment, and in some cases, we rely on third parties to provide data and the technology needed to provide certain measurement or verification data to our advertisers. If we cannot continue to develop and improve our advertising tools in a timely and cost-effective fashion, or if such tools are unreliable, difficult to use, or otherwise unsatisfactory to our advertisers, or if the measurement or verification results are inconsistent with our advertisers’ goals, our advertising revenue could be negatively impacted, which in turn could adversely affect our business and operating results.
Our cloud services business depends on a small number of key third-party service providers and a small number of customer relationships, the disruption of which could harm our operating results.
As we continue to expand our cloud services offerings, we have entered into agreements with certain third-party service providers. The success of our future business activities in the cloud services space may depend upon such existing third-party providers, some of which may compete with us in other lines of business. If our existing third-party service agreements with them are terminated for any reason, or if the commercial terms of such agreements are changed or do not continue to be renewed on favorable terms, we would need to enter into new third-party service agreements, which could negatively impact our revenues, ability to attract future cloud services customers, public reputation, and profitability.
In addition, our initial cloud service offerings revolve around a small number of customer relationships. If we fail to deliver our products and services to the desired specifications of these initial customers, or if these initial customers terminate their cloud services agreements for any reason, future customers may question our ability to offer adequate cloud services, which would negatively impact our revenues, public reputation, and profitability.
The loss of key personnel, or failure to attract and retain other highly qualified personnel in the future, could harm our business.
Our success depends upon our ability to attract and retain our senior officers and to attract and retain additional qualified personnel in the future. The loss of services of members of our senior management team and the uncertain transition of new members of our senior management team may strain our ability to execute our strategic initiatives, or make it more difficult to retain customers, attract or maintain our capital support, or meet other needs of our business. We may incur significant costs to attract and retain qualified personnel, and we may lose new employees to our competitors before we realize the benefit of our investment in recruiting them. If we fail to attract new personnel or if we suffer increases in costs or business operations interruptions as a result of a labor dispute, or fail to retain and motivate our current personnel, we might not be able to operate our business effectively or , serve our customers properly or maintain the quality of our content and services. We do not maintain key person life insurance policies with respect to our employees.
If our users do not continue to contribute content or their contributions are not perceived as valuable to other users, we may experience a decline in user growth, retention, and engagement on Rumble, Locals or RAC, which could result in the loss of advertisers and revenue.
An important aspect of our success is our ability to provide Rumble users with engaging content, which in part depends on the content contributed by our users. If users, including influential users, do not continue to contribute engaging content to Rumble, our user growth, retention, and engagement may decline. That, in turn, may impair our ability to maintain good relationships with our advertisers or to attract new advertisers, which may seriously harm our business and operating results.
The loss of a material portion of our existing content creators, or our failure to recruit new content creators, may materially harm our business and results of operations.
We rely on our existing content creators and on the recruitment of new content creators. The loss of a material portion of our existing content creators could result in material harm to our business and results of operations. In the recent past, our ability to recruit and maintain content creators may have been in part due to trends in American politics, where certain commentators have sought a neutral internet platform. A change in such trends, including possible changes to competing platforms’ moderation policies that make those platforms more hospitable to a diverse range of viewpoints, could result in the loss of existing content creators or a failure to recruit new content creators, which may materially harm our business and results of operations. Additionally, as we expand into international markets, we may fail to recruit new content creators in those markets, limiting our appeal to international audiences.
We have offered and intend to continue to offer incentives, including economic incentives, to content creators to join our platform, and these arrangements may involve fixed payment obligations that are not contingent on actual revenue or performance metrics generated by the applicable content creator but rather are based on our modeled financial projections for that creator, which if not satisfied may adversely impact our financial performance, results of operations, and liquidity.
Our user base and user engagement growth are directly driven by the content available on our platform. We have acquired and expect to continue to acquire content by providing economic incentives, including minimum guaranteed earnings, to a limited number of content creators, including sports leagues. These incentives have included and may continue to include equity grants and cash payments. This content acquisition strategy is intended to allow us to enter key content verticals and secure top content creators in those verticals before we have full monetization capabilities in place. Our present focus is to grow users and usage consumption and experiment with monetization levers, which may not maximize profitability in the immediate term, but which we believe position our business for the long term. As of December 31, 2025, we had entered into programming and content agreements with a minimum contractual cash commitment of $45 million. In addition to the minimum contractual cash commitments, we have programming and content agreements that have variable cost arrangements. These future costs are dependent upon many factors and are difficult to anticipate; however, these costs may be substantial. To the extent our revenue and/or user growth assumptions associated with any particular creator do not meet our expectations, our financial performance, results of operations and liquidity may be negatively impacted, since a failure to these expectations is not expected to reduce our fixed payment obligations to any such creator.
In addition, when these programming and content agreements expire, content creators may choose to leave the Rumble video platform in favor of competing platforms, especially if competing platforms offer superior monetization opportunities. Creators may choose to leave our platform for other monetization-related reasons. For example, we currently do not apportion revenues related to Rumble Premium, our subscription service that provides users ad-free access to our content, among content creators. The loss of a material portion of our existing content creators could result in reductions to our user base and material harm to our business and results of operations.
We have made, and may in the future make, acquisitions, and such acquisitions could disrupt our operations, and may have an adverse effect on our operating results.
In order to expand our business, we have made acquisitions and may continue making similar acquisitions and possibly larger acquisitions as part of our growth strategy. The success of our future growth strategy will depend on our ability to identify, negotiate, complete and integrate acquisitions and, if necessary, to obtain satisfactory debt or equity financing to fund those acquisitions. Acquisitions are inherently risky, and any acquisitions we complete may not be successful. Our past acquisitions and any mergers and acquisitions that we may undertake in the future involve numerous risks, including, but not limited to, the following:
difficulties in integrating and managing the operations, personnel, systems, technologies, and products of the companies we acquire;
diversion of our management’s attention from normal daily operations of our business;
our inability to maintain the key business relationships and the reputations of the acquired businesses;
uncertainty of entry into markets in which we have limited or no prior experience;
costs related to acquired operations and continuing support and development of acquired products;
businesses that we acquire may have greater-than-expected liabilities for which we become responsible;
potential impairment of goodwill and intangible assets related to the acquired businesses;
adverse tax consequences associated with acquisitions;
changes accounting for our acquisitions under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), including arrangements that we assume from an acquisition;
potential negative perceptions of our acquisitions by customers, financial markets, or investors;
failure to obtain required approvals from governmental authorities under antitrust laws on a timely basis, if at all, which could, among other things, delay or prevent us from completing a transaction, or otherwise restrict our ability to realize the expected goals of an acquisition;
potential loss of key employees of the companies we acquire;
potential security vulnerabilities in acquired products that expose us to additional security risks or delay our ability to integrate the product into our service offerings;
difficulties in applying security standards for acquired technology consistently with our other services;
ineffective or inadequate controls, procedures, and policies at the acquired company;
inadequate protection of acquired intellectual property rights; and
potential failure to achieve the expected benefits on a timely basis or at all.
Additionally, acquisitions or asset purchases made entirely or partially for cash may reduce our cash reserves or require us to obtain financing. We may seek to obtain additional cash to fund an acquisition by selling equity or debt securities. We may be unable to secure the equity or debt funding necessary to finance future acquisitions on terms that are acceptable to us. If we finance acquisitions by issuing equity or convertible debt securities, our existing stockholders would experience ownership dilution. The occurrence of any of these risks could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows, particularly in the case of a larger acquisition or substantially concurrent acquisitions.
We are subject to cybersecurity risks and interruptions or failures in our information technology systems. Notwithstanding our efforts, a cyber incident could occur and result in information theft, data corruption, operational disruption, and/or financial loss.
We rely on sophisticated information technology systems and infrastructure to support our business. At the same time, cyber incidents, including deliberate attacks, are prevalent and have increased globally in recent years. It is possible that new, escalated or ongoing military conflicts, including the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, could result in increased cyber-attacks or cybersecurity incidents by state actors or others. Our technologies, systems, and networks and those of our vendors, suppliers, and other business partners may become the target of cyberattacks or information security breaches that could result in the unauthorized release, gathering, monitoring, misuse, loss, or destruction of proprietary and other information, or other disruption of business operations. In addition, certain cyber incidents, such as surveillance or in widely used open source software, may remain for an extended period. Our systems for protecting cybersecurity risks may not be sufficient. Like most major online platforms, Rumble is routinely targeted by that can result in to our services. We have observed an increase in such attacks as our reach expands and we expect these attacks to continue in the future. As the sophistication of cyber continues to evolve, we are and will likely continue to be required to expend additional resources to continue to modify or our protective measures or to and remediate any to cyber . Additionally, any of these systems may be to due to fire, floods, power , telecommunications , usage by employees, computer viruses, cyber-attacks, or other security or similar events. The of any of our information technology systems may cause in our operations, which could affect our revenues and and lead to related to the of our services from users of the Rumble platform, advertisers, and customers of our cloud services.
Spam activities, including inauthentic and fraudulent user activities, if undetected, may contribute, from time to time, to some amount of overstatement of our performance indicators and may negatively impact our reputation.
Like other major online platforms, spam activities, including inauthentic and fraudulent user activities, if undetected, may contribute, from time to time, to some amount of overstatement of our performance indicators, including reporting of MAUs by Google Analytics, our third-party analytics provider. We also use paid advertising in order to attract users to our platform; however, we cannot be certain that all or substantially all activities that result from such advertising are genuine. Real or perceived inaccuracies in such metrics may harm our reputation and negatively affect our business. We continually seek to improve our ability to estimate the total number of spam-generated users and eliminate them from the calculation of our MAUs; however, we will not succeed in identifying and removing all spam.
Our cloud services business may not achieve our intended results, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our continued expansion into the cloud services market may not be successful and may expose us to a range of operational, technical, and competitive risks that could materially affect our performance. In addition to the other risks described in the “Risk Factors” section herein, risks specific to our cloud services business include:
challenges in establishing and maintaining a pricing model that balances profitability with customer acquisition and retention;
difficulties in attracting, training, and retaining qualified software engineers, cloud infrastructure specialists, and sales and customer support personnel;
risks associated with maintaining and enhancing platform stability, scalability, and performance, particularly during periods of high usage;
potential service outages or disruptions that could harm customer trust, damage our reputation, and result in financial losses;
misestimating data center capacity requirements or related capital expenditures for servers, storage, and networking infrastructure;
inability to obtain or maintain necessary security certifications or industry-standard compliance for our platform and services;
exposure to liability and reputational damage in the event of a data breach or any other cybersecurity incident involving customer or personal information;
risks that customers may use our platform to host illegal or infringing content, which could lead to regulatory actions, monetary penalties, or enforced service suspensions;
challenges in maintaining compatibility with third-party applications and integrations critical to our customers’ operations; and
inability to keep pace with rapid technological changes and evolving customer demands through timely innovation.
If we fail to manage these risks effectively or mitigate their consequences, our reputation, customer relationships, and competitive position could suffer, resulting in a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Risks related to our e-commerce business may result in our broader business, financial condition and results of operations being adversely affected.
Our partnerships through which we sell Rumble-branded products through our online store involve various risks that may negatively affect our operating results, including:
expansion into new brands, products, services, and technologies will subject us to additional reputational, business, legal, regulatory and financial risks;
inability to build and maintain strong brands, including due to unfavorable customer feedback and negative publicity;
notwithstanding agreements by our partners to assume liability for the Rumble-branded products they place in our online store, we may be subject to product liability and similar claims and regulatory actions if products sold through our store result in harm, personal injury, death, or environmental or property damage;
risks related to additional tax liabilities and collection obligations;
market competition could adversely affect prices and demand for the Rumble-branded products we distribute;
disruptions in our supply chain and other factors affecting the availability and distribution of our products could adversely impact our business; and
risks related to online transactions and payment methods.
The occurrence of any of these factors, or our inability to successfully mitigate the results of the associated impact, could also damage our reputation, negatively impact our relationships with our customers, and otherwise materially harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Negative media campaigns may adversely impact our financial performance, results of operations, and relationships with our business partners, including content creators and advertisers.
Our commitment to diversity of opinion and refusal to censor otherwise allowable content on our platforms that does not violate our moderation policy has in the past resulted and is likely to continue to result in malicious media campaigns and advertiser boycotts directed against us. Media campaigns and advertising boycotts against us may be intended to interfere with our relationships with streaming partners and advertisers, and these campaigns and boycotts may intensify if political polarization increases in the United States and Canada.
We expect that the proliferation of alternative media, including on our platform, will continue to be viewed as a growing competitive threat by established news organizations, and may result in an escalation, both in frequency and intensity, of negative publicity campaigns against us and our creators. Such campaigns, even if groundless in nature, may result in negative public perception and damage to relationships with our business partners, including additional or more intense advertiser boycotts, which may negatively impact our operating results and future growth potential.
Our Bitcoin treasury strategy exposes us to various risks associated with holding Bitcoin.
We have invested and may continue to invest a portion of our corporate treasury in Bitcoin as a reserve asset, exposing us to significant financial, operational, and regulatory risks due to its characteristics that are specific to cryptocurrencies. The value of Bitcoin is highly volatile and subject to rapid, material, and unpredictable fluctuations driven by market speculation, macroeconomic conditions, investor sentiment, and global events. For example, historical price swings have seen Bitcoin decline by more than 50% in a matter of months, and there can be no assurance that similar or greater declines will not occur in the future. Such volatility could result in material reductions in the value of our Bitcoin holdings, adversely impacting our financial condition, liquidity, and reported earnings, particularly if we are required to recognize impairment losses under applicable accounting standards.
The regulatory environment surrounding Bitcoin remains uncertain and varies widely across jurisdictions. In the United States, federal and state authorities have issued evolving guidance on the classification, taxation, and permissible uses of cryptocurrencies, but comprehensive legislation and regulation is still pending. Potential future legislative and regulatory changes or actions at the state, federal, or international level, such as new trading compliance obligations, custody requirements, restrictions on ownership, trading, transfer, exchange, or use of Bitcoin as a corporate asset, or the imposition of new taxes or reporting requirements, could limit our ability to hold, sell, or utilize our Bitcoin effectively, and may adversely affect the value of Bitcoin. Unregulated trading platforms and intermediaries may not provide certain important investor protections.
Our Bitcoin holdings are stored in digital wallets on third-party exchanges, which are vulnerable to cybersecurity threats such as hacking, phishing, or loss of private keys. Transactions in Bitcoin may be irreversible, and accordingly, losses due to fraudulent or accidental transactions may not be recoverable. A security breach or operational failure, whether due to internal errors, errors of third-party custodians, or external attacks, could result in the permanent loss or theft of our Bitcoin, for which there is no recourse or insurance comparable to traditional financial assets. For example, high-profile cryptocurrency exchange hacks have resulted in losses of hundreds of millions of dollars, and we cannot guarantee that the safeguards that are available to us will prevent similar . Bitcoin is not protected by either FDIC or SIPC insurance. Additionally, reliance on third-party custodians introduces counterparty risk, as their or could our access to these assets.
Market perception of our Bitcoin strategy poses further risks. Investors, analysts, or customers may view our investment as speculative or misaligned with our core business, potentially leading to stock price volatility or loss of confidence in our management’s financial strategy. Conversely, if Bitcoin’s value declines significantly, we may face pressure to divest at a loss, incurring transaction costs and tax implications. The accounting treatment of Bitcoin at fair value under U.S. GAAP requires us recognize changes in fair value in earnings each reporting period, which could lead to earnings volatility and negatively affect our financial statements, even if we do not intend to sell.
Broader market or technological developments, such as shifts in blockchain adoption, competition from other cryptocurrencies, or disruptions to the Bitcoin network, such as forks, mining centralization, or energy regulation, could also diminish the value or utility of our holdings. Moreover, macroeconomic factors, such as rising interest rates, inflation, or shifts in monetary policy, may reduce institutional interest in Bitcoin, further depressing its value. These risks are heightened by ongoing debates over cryptocurrency regulations in the U.S. and globally, which remain unresolved and could materially impact our investment in Bitcoin.
Our decision to hold Bitcoin involves speculative risks that differ significantly from traditional treasury assets like cash or government securities. There can be no assurance that this strategy will achieve our objectives, including the objectives of preserving capital or enhancing returns, and any adverse developments could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, and stock price.
Risks related to accepting stablecoin as a payment method.
Our planned expansion into accepting certain stablecoins as a medium of exchange will expose us to additional financial, regulatory, operational, and market risks that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Although stablecoins are designed to maintain a stable value while being pegged to a reference asset or fiat currency, such as the U.S. dollar, their stability and reliability are not guaranteed and depend on factors beyond our control, including the financial health and risk management of the issuing entity, the adequacy, liquidity, and segregation of reserve assets, and the effectiveness of the underlying stabilization mechanisms. If a stablecoin that we accept experiences a significant devaluation or “de-pegging” event, or if its reserves prove to be insufficient or inaccessible, we may incur losses on payments already received, face disruptions in transaction processing, or lose customer confidence, any of which could negatively impact our financial condition and reputation. Stablecoins are not protected by deposit insurance, and in periods of market stress, there is a risk that reserves may not be sufficient or available for timely redemption, or that the price of a stablecoin may materially from its intended peg. Further, fiat-based stablecoins may be subject to oversight and regulation, potentially in multiple jurisdictions, and may be further dependent on actions taken by the banking industry and regulators to support such stablecoins. Other geopolitical factors also may influence government or regulatory support of such stablecoins, all of which could affect the value of such stablecoins or lead to a de-pegging event.
On July 18, 2025, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (the “GENIUS Act”) was passed and signed into law of the United States, which directs for a federal regulatory framework for the issuance of “payment stablecoins” that are designed to be used as a means of payment and settlement. While the GENIUS Act has been signed into law, it will not become effective until the earlier of January 18, 2027 or 120 days after the primary federal payment stablecoin regulators issue any final regulations implementing the GENIUS Act. The impact of these legal and regulatory changes associated with the GEINUS Act will depend in part on how such act is implemented through rulemaking by U.S. regulators. Therefore, while a consistent federal framework could increase institutional and consumer confidence in stablecoins over time, the scope, timing, and substance of implementing the associated regulations and supervisory practices remain uncertain.
Accepting stablecoins also introduces operational and cybersecurity risks. The blockchain networks and digital wallets we use to process and store stablecoin transactions may be vulnerable to hacking, phishing attacks, smart-contract or software bugs, key-management failures, and network congestion or outages, and a security breach or technical failure could result in the loss or theft of stablecoin funds, for which we may have limited recourse due to the decentralized and generally irreversible nature of blockchain transactions. Our reliance on third-party service providers, such as exchanges, payment processors, custodians, and wallet providers, to facilitate stablecoin transactions and convert stablecoins to fiat currency introduces additional counterparty and operational risk; if any such provider or any stablecoin issuer experiences insolvency, regulatory restrictions, operational disruptions, or fraudulent activity, our ability to process payments, safeguard customer balances, or access liquidity could be impaired, potentially to financial or liquidity constraints.
We are also exposed to risks relating to market and customer acceptance of stablecoins. If customers, vendors, or regulators lose confidence in a particular stablecoin or the stablecoin market more broadly because of volatility, negative publicity, enforcement actions, or failures of major issuers, demand for our stablecoin payment options could decline, and we could be required to incur additional costs to modify our payment infrastructure, transition to alternative digital asset arrangements, or revert to traditional payment methods.
The operation of our non-custodial crypto wallet exposes us to significant regulatory, operational, security, and market risks that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and reputation.
The operation of the Rumble Wallet, our recently launched non-custodial crypto wallet, which enables users to hold multiple cryptocurrencies, engage in tipping on our video platform, and utilize on- and off-ramps through partnership with a third-party crypto exchange, exposes us to significant regulatory, operational, security, and market risks that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and reputation.
The cryptocurrency industry is subject to extensive and evolving regulatory scrutiny in the United States and internationally, including from federal agencies and state financial regulators. Our crypto wallet and associated features, even though non-custodial in nature (meaning we do not hold or control users’ private keys or assets), may be deemed to involve money transmission, securities activities, or other regulated financial services, particularly in connection with tipping functionality and integrations with third-party exchanges for fiat-to-crypto conversions. Changes in laws, regulations, or interpretations, such as classifications of certain cryptocurrencies as securities, enhanced know-your-customer or anti-money laundering requirements, or restrictions on non-custodial wallets, could require us to obtain licenses, modify our offerings, or cease operations in certain jurisdictions. Noncompliance, whether actual or alleged, could result in investigations, enforcement actions, fines, penalties, or litigation, which may be and time-consuming to . For example, if regulators view our tipping feature as facilitating unregistered securities transactions or money services, we could face significant liabilities.
Our reliance on a partnership with an existing crypto exchange for on- and off-ramp services introduces dependency risks. The exchange may experience operational disruptions, security breaches, regulatory issues, or insolvency, which could interrupt our users’ ability to deposit or withdraw funds, leading to user dissatisfaction, loss of trust, and potential claims against us. We have limited control over the exchange’s compliance, performance, or risk management practices, and any failures on the exchange’s part could be attributed to us by users or regulators, harming our brand and exposing us to liability.
Security vulnerabilities remain a critical concern, despite the non-custodial design. Our video platform’s integration with the wallet could be targeted by cyberattacks, phishing schemes, or exploits aimed at users’ devices or our software interfaces, potentially resulting in unauthorized access, theft of user assets, or data breaches. User errors, such as loss of private keys or exposure to scams, could also lead to financial losses for which users might seek to hold us responsible through lawsuits or negative publicity.
Competition in the crypto wallet space is significant, with established players offering similar non-custodial solutions. If our wallet fails to achieve sufficient user adoption due to usability issues, lack of supported cryptocurrencies, or superior alternatives, we may incur substantial development and marketing costs without corresponding benefits. Moreover, broader market events, such as crypto market crashes, exchange failures (such as the FTX bankruptcy), or increased regulatory crackdowns, could reduce overall interest in cryptocurrencies, diminishing the value of our wallet features and potentially leading to impairment of related investments or assets. Any of these risks could result in increased operating expenses, loss of users, damage to our reputation, or material adverse effects on our financial performance.
Our increasing use of artificial intelligence technologies presents significant regulatory, legal, operational, cybersecurity, and reputational risks that could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our business increasingly relies on artificial intelligence (“AI”) technologies, including generative AI and emerging agentic systems, to support operational efficiency, product development, data analysis, and innovation. While these technologies present important opportunities, their development, integration, and use involve substantial risks that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, reputation, and the market price of our securities.
The regulatory environment surrounding AI is evolving rapidly and inconsistently across jurisdictions, creating compliance challenges, increased costs, and uncertainty. In the United States, regulators, including the SEC, have intensified scrutiny of AI-related disclosures and the risk of “AI-washing,” while emerging state and federal rules increasingly address automated decision-making, transparency, bias, and consumer protection. Internationally, comprehensive regimes, such as the EU AI Act, apply extraterritorially and may require us to classify and manage AI systems based on risk, conduct assessments or audits, implement additional safeguards, or limit certain uses. We may not always be able to anticipate how courts and regulators will apply existing laws to AI, predict how new legal frameworks will develop to address AI, or otherwise respond to these frameworks as they are still rapidly evolving. Failure to anticipate or comply with applicable requirements could result in fines, enforcement actions, operational restrictions, or reputational harm. Divergent and changing rules may require us to tailor AI deployments by jurisdiction, and we may also have to expend resources to adapt to new legal frameworks and adjust our offerings in certain jurisdictions if the legal frameworks on AI are not consistent across jurisdictions.
Our use of AI also exposes us to legal, intellectual property, and liability risks. AI-generated outputs, including content, code, analytics, or decision recommendations, may be inaccurate, fabricated, biased, or derived from third-party materials without appropriate rights, potentially leading to claims of copyright or patent infringement, defamation, privacy violations, or discrimination under applicable laws. We could face litigation, regulatory investigations, indemnity claims from customers, or direct liability if AI-driven outputs cause harm, contribute to flawed business decisions, or produce discriminatory or misleading results, and evolving interpretations of intermediary liability, fair use, and product liability add further uncertainty.
Our reliance on third-party AI providers and infrastructure creates vendor and concentration risk. Disruptions at key vendors, such as outages, performance issues, abrupt policy or pricing changes, feature deprecations, or terminations, could impair critical functions, delay product development, degrade user experiences, or increase our costs. We have limited visibility into vendors’ models, training data, update practices, and internal controls, and may inherit issues such as inaccuracies, bias, data retention concerns, or intellectual property infringement, notwithstanding contractual protections that may be insufficient or difficult to enforce. New or evolving regulations addressing AI supply chains and third-party risk may impose additional obligations on us as a user of these services.
Our reliance on third-party AI providers and infrastructure creates vendor and concentration risk. Disruptions at key vendors, such as outages, performance issues, abrupt policy or pricing changes, feature deprecations, or terminations, could impair critical functions, delay product development, degrade user experiences, or increase our costs. We have limited visibility into vendors’ models, training data, update practices, and internal controls, and may inherit issues such as inaccuracies, bias, data retention concerns, or intellectual property infringement, notwithstanding contractual protections that may be insufficient or difficult to enforce. New or evolving regulations addressing AI supply chains and third-party risk may impose additional obligations on us as a user of these services.
Operational, cybersecurity, and data privacy risks are amplified by AI adoption. AI systems can exhibit errors, hallucinations, model drift, degraded performance, adversarial vulnerabilities, or unexpected behaviors that, without adequate human oversight and safeguards, could disrupt operations, diminish product quality, impact financial reporting, adversely affect individuals, or undermine trust in our offerings. AI systems often process large volumes of data and expand the attack surface, while techniques such as AI-enabled malware, deepfakes, model inversion extraction, or prompt-injection attacks may increase the sophistication of threats. Breaches, unauthorized access to or acquisition of, or misuse of data, including personal information, used in or produced by AI systems could lead to financial , regulatory , and , and AI systems may proprietary or personal information.
Reputational and ethical risks are significant, as AI raises concerns about bias, misinformation, job displacement, and environmental or other societal impacts. Public scrutiny, negative media coverage, stakeholder backlash, or association with controversial AI practices could damage our brand, customer relationships, ability to attract and retain talent, or investor confidence, particularly as expectations for robust AI governance, transparency, and board oversight continue to increase. Mitigating these risks requires ongoing investment in governance frameworks, policies, training, audits, ethical guidelines, insurance, and technical safeguards, which may increase expenses and affect profitability.
The pace of AI evolution and uncertainty in applicable laws and stakeholder expectations make it difficult to predict or fully mitigate all risks, and any of these factors could have a material adverse effect on our business. In addition, AI may not develop in accordance with market acceptance of features, products, or services. We regularly evaluate our product roadmaps and make significant changes as our understanding of the technological challenges and market landscape of AI, as well as our product ideas and designs, continue to evolve. As a result of these or other factors, our AI strategy and investments may not be successful in the foreseeable future, or at all, which could adversely affect our business, reputation, or financial results.
Prolonged or escalating trade disputes could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our business, operations, and financial condition may be adversely affected by ongoing trade disputes, including tariffs, trade restrictions, and other protectionist measures imposed by governments globally. While we do not directly engage in the importation or exportation of goods, we operate within a complex global ecosystem that is highly sensitive to disruptions caused by trade conflicts. These disputes could lead to increased costs, supply chain disruptions, and reduced demand for our products and services, even though our operations are primarily service-based. Trade disputes may result in higher costs for hardware, components, or software services provided by our suppliers, who may face tariffs or other trade barriers and are likely to pass these costs on to us. Additionally, trade disputes may disrupt the global supply chains on which our partners or customers rely, potentially reducing advertising spend and delaying the development, deployment, or adoption of our cloud technology solutions. Trade may also contribute to broader economic uncertainty, including inflationary pressures, currency fluctuations, or reduced global investment in advertising and technology, to decreased demand for our advertising and cloud offerings, as customers seek to reduce costs. Geopolitical tensions arising from trade could also result in regulatory changes, such as export controls or data localization requirements, which may increase our compliance costs or restrict our ability to operate in certain markets.
The unpredictable nature, duration, and severity of trade disputes make it difficult for us to fully mitigate their impact. Prolonged or escalating trade disputes could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Risks Related to the Legal and Regulatory Environment in Which We Operate
We collect, store, and process large amounts of video content and personal information of our users and subscribers. If our information security safeguards and measures are breached, our sites and applications may be perceived as not being secure, traffic and advertisers may curtail or stop viewing our content or using our services, our business and operating results could be harmed, and we could face legal claims from users and subscribers.
We collect, store, and process large amounts of video content (including videos that are not intended for public consumption) and personal information of our users, cloud customers, and subscribers. We also share such personal information, where appropriate, with third parties that help us operate our business. We aim to secure our systems but despite our efforts, we may fail to properly secure our systems and our user and subscriber data. This could be caused by technical issues (bugs), viruses, obsolete technology, human error, internal or external malfeasance, or undiscovered vulnerabilities, and could lead to unauthorized disclosure, acquisition, or loss of personal or confidential information. We routinely receive reports from security researchers regarding potential vulnerabilities in our applications. We also rely on open-source software for various functions, which may contain undiscovered security flaws and create additional technical vulnerabilities. our ongoing and additional investments in our cybersecurity posture, such and review may not identify of our platforms and of user and subscriber data. The existence of such , if or detected but not remediated, could result in access to or acquisition of user and subscriber data on our systems.
A cybersecurity incident or breach could expose us to regulatory actions and litigation. Depending on the circumstances, we may be required to disclose a suspected cybersecurity incident or breach to regulatory authorities or law enforcement, affected individuals, and the public. This could lead to regulatory actions, including the possibility of fines, class actions or other litigation by affected individuals, reputational harm, costly investigation and remedial efforts, the triggering of indemnification obligations under data-protection agreements with subscribers, vendors or third-party service providers, and business partners, higher premiums for cybersecurity insurance and other insurance policies, and the inability to obtain cybersecurity insurance or other forms of insurance. We do not presently maintain cybersecurity insurance to cover that may result from any of security, and given industry trends generally, we expect that any such cybersecurity insurance coverage will be to obtain in the future on acceptable terms. As a result, our results of operations or financial condition may be materially and affected if we experience a cybersecurity-related .
We may fail to comply with applicable privacy laws.
We are subject to data privacy, data protection, and security laws and regulations that apply to the collection, transmission, storage, use, processing, destruction, retention, and security of personal information. Our current privacy and data protection policies and practices, which are publicly available at rumble.com/s/privacy, are designed to comply with privacy and data protection laws in the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Brazil, and Canada. These policies and practices inform users how we handle personal information and, as permitted by law, allow users to correct or delete the personal information in their user accounts. The legislative and regulatory landscape regarding privacy and data protection continues to evolve rapidly in jurisdictions worldwide, and these laws may at times be in conflict or subject to changing legal or regulatory interpretation. Regulations or laws may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent with our practices, and our efforts to comply with the evolving data protection rules may be unsuccessful. We may need to devote significant resources to understanding and complying with this evolving data privacy, data protection and data security legal and regulatory landscape. Failure to comply with federal, state, provincial and international laws regarding privacy, data protection, and security of personal information could us to under such laws, or orders regarding our practices, for or other liabilities, regulatory and enforcement actions (including , , or significant remediation costs), and to our reputation and of goodwill, any of which could have a material effect on our business operations, financial condition, and prospects. Even if we have not these laws, government and private lawsuits into these issues typically require the expenditure of significant internal and external resources and generate publicity, which could have a material effect on our business operations, financial condition, and prospects. Additionally, if we are to properly protect the privacy, data protection, and security of personal information, we could be found to have our contracts with certain third parties.
Due to the numerous U.S. federal, state, and Canadian federal and provincial laws and regulations related to the privacy, data protection, and security of personal information, determining whether personal information has been handled in compliance with applicable privacy standards and our contractual obligations can be complex and may be subject to changing legal and regulatory interpretation. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) expects a company’s data security measures to be reasonable and appropriate in light of the sensitivity and volume of consumer information it holds, the size and complexity of its business, and the cost of available tools to improve security and reduce vulnerabilities. If we fail to comply with applicable privacy laws, we could face civil and criminal penalties. Failing to take appropriate steps to keep consumers’ personal information secure may also constitute unfair acts or practices in or affecting commerce and be construed as a violation of Section 5(a) of the FTCA. In addition, U.S. state attorneys general may bring civil actions seeking either injunctions or in response to of applicable state law. We cannot be sure how these regulations will be interpreted, enforced or applied to our operations. In addition to the risks associated with enforcement activities and potential contractual liabilities, our ongoing efforts to comply with evolving laws and regulations at the federal and state level may be and require ongoing modifications to our policies, procedures and systems.
In the United States, the patchwork of state comprehensive consumer privacy laws continues to expand, with new laws taking effect in Indiana, Kentucky, and Rhode Island on January 1, 2026, bringing the total to approximately 20 states with such frameworks. Recent developments include California’s finalized regulations (effective in phases starting January 1, 2026) on automated decision-making technology, risk assessments, and cybersecurity audits under the CCPA, as well as heightened focus on sensitive data (such as precise geolocation, health information, biometrics, and neural data) in various states, such as Maryland (effective 2025), Oregon, Colorado, Connecticut (with amendments lowering thresholds and expanding protections effective mid-2026), and Utah (with amendments to allow the right of correction, effective mid-2026). Enforcement by U.S. state attorneys general and the FTC has intensified in 2025, targeting issues such as dark patterns, universal opt-out mechanisms, data broker practices, children’s privacy, and sensitive data handling, with expectations of continued aggressive activity in 2026.
Internationally, the laws, regulations, and standards in many jurisdictions apply broadly to the collection, transmission, storage, use, processing, destruction, retention, and security of personal information. In the EU, the collection, transmission, storage, use, processing, destruction, retention, and security of personal information (i.e., personal data) is governed by the provisions of the EU GDPR and the EU GDPR as assimilated in the law of the UK (the “UK GDPR”) (the EU GDPR and the UK GDPR, collectively, the “GDPR”) in addition to other applicable laws and regulations. The GDPR, together with national legislation, regulations, and guidelines of the EU Member States governing the collection, transmission, storage, use, processing, destruction, retention, and security of personal data, impose strict obligations with respect to the collection, use, retention, protection, disclosure, transfer, and processing of personal data. The GDPR also imposes strict rules on the transfer of personal data to countries outside the EU that are not deemed to have protections for personal information, including the United States. The GDPR authorizes fines for certain violations of up to 4% of the total global annual turnover of the preceding financial year or €20 million, whichever is greater. Such are in addition to any civil by data subjects. GDPR enforcement remains robust, with coordinated actions and a new 2026 regulation supplementing cross-border enforcement procedures to streamline ( in phases, with full application by 2027). Separately, Brexit has led to legislative and regulatory changes and may increase our data protection compliance costs and us to two parallel regulatory regimes, each of which authorizes similar and other potentially divergent enforcement actions for certain . In Brazil and Canada, respectively, organizations are subject to Brazil’s data protection law, the Lei Geral de Protectao de Dados (the “LGPD”), which imposes similar requirements to those imposed under the GDPR, and Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (the “PIPEDA”) regarding the collection, transmission, storage, use, processing, , retention, and security of personal information. Other jurisdictions outside the EU are similarly introducing or privacy, data protection, and data security laws, rules, and regulations, which could increase our compliance costs and the risks associated with . We cannot guarantee that we are, or will be, in compliance with all applicable U.S. or other international laws or regulations as they are enforced now or as they may be enforced in the future.
Our cloud services business operates in a highly regulated environment, subject to a complex and rapidly evolving array of domestic and international laws, regulations, and industry standards governing data privacy, cybersecurity, data localization, cross-border data transfers, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.
Compliance with a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape of privacy and data protection laws that apply to our cloud services business poses significant operational, financial, and reputational risks, including but not limited to, the GDPR, LGPD, PIPEDA, CCPA, and an expanding patchwork of U.S. state comprehensive privacy laws. As we expand further internationally, we may become subject to similar or more stringent privacy laws in additional jurisdictions.
These regulations impose strict obligations on the collection, storage, processing, and transfer of personal information, with substantial penalties for noncompliance, which include but are not limited to litigation costs and reputational harm in the event of a breach of personal information on our information security systems.
Furthermore, certain countries enforce data localization laws requiring that data generated within their borders be stored on local servers, which may conflict with our global operational model and necessitate costly infrastructure investments or limit our ability to serve users and subscribers efficiently. Recent U.S. trade policies, including expanded tariffs on goods from various countries (such as China, Canada, and Mexico) imposed in 2025, could exacerbate these challenges by increasing geopolitical tensions, prompting retaliatory measures, or further restricting cross-border data flows through trade-related negotiations or restrictions.
Our cloud services business may also serve customers in highly regulated industries, such as healthcare (subject to HIPAA), financial services (subject to PCI DSS, SEC regulations, and evolving state and federal cybersecurity mandates), and government (subject to FedRAMP, with proposed updates in 2026 to modernize authorization processes, including machine-readable packages and compliance deadlines). Failure to obtain or maintain certifications, implement required security controls, or adequately audit our systems could result in loss of customer contracts, exclusion from certain markets, or substantial penalties.
Emerging regulations add further complexity to the regulatory landscape of privacy laws. The EU AI Act, now in phased enforcement (with prohibitions effective since 2025, core high-risk system obligations largely applying from August 2026, and remaining provisions by 2027), categorizes AI systems by risk and may require significant changes to our technology, operations, transparency measures, or governance if our cloud services involve or support AI deployments. Potential U.S. federal cybersecurity mandates, including ongoing developments in incident response, enhanced focus on cloud security configurations, and sector-specific rules, introduce additional uncertainty and compliance burdens.
Noncompliance, whether due to inadvertent violations, evolving interpretations of existing laws, breaches by third-party vendors we rely on, or challenges in adapting to conflicting regulatory requirements, could lead to investigations, fines, injunctions, restrictions on our ability to operate in key markets, or loss of certifications. Even the perception of noncompliance could damage customer trust and investor confidence, adversely affecting our stock price. The costs of compliance, including legal fees, system upgrades, ongoing audits, certifications, and infrastructure adjustments, may increase over time and strain our financial resources, particularly amid divergent jurisdictional demands. There can be no assurance that our efforts to monitor and adapt to this dynamic regulatory landscape will be sufficient to mitigate these risks, and any to do so could have a material effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We operate across many domestic and international jurisdictions, which may subject us to cybersecurity, privacy, data security, data protection, and online content laws with uncertain interpretations.
International laws and regulations relating to cybersecurity, privacy, data security, data protection, and online content often are more restrictive than those in the United States. Consequently, as we expand from Canada and the United States into other jurisdictions and become subject to additional data protection and online content compliance regimes, we increase our risk of noncompliance with applicable foreign data protection and online content laws, including laws that expose us to civil or criminal penalties in certain jurisdictions for our content moderation decisions. We may be required to change and limit the way we use personal information in the operation of our business and may have difficulty maintaining a single operating model that is compliant with competing data protection and online content regimes. Further, In addition, various federal, state, provincial, and foreign legislative and regulatory bodies, or self-regulatory organizations may expand current laws or regulations, enact new laws or regulations or issue revised rules or guidance regarding cybersecurity, privacy, data security, data protection, and online content. There is ambiguity with respect to certain aspects of these laws, resulting in further uncertainty, and potentially requiring us to modify our data protection practices and policies and to incur substantial additional costs and expenses in an effort to comply. In addition, such laws may have potentially requirements that may make compliance more .
Noncompliance with anti-corruption, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, and similar laws can subject us to criminal or civil liability and harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We are subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, U.S. domestic bribery laws, and other anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws in the countries in which we operate. Anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws have been interpreted broadly to generally prohibit companies, their employees and their third-party intermediaries from authorizing, offering or providing, directly or indirectly, improper payments or benefits to recipients in the public or private sector. As we increase our international presence, we may engage with business partners and third-party intermediaries to market our products and to obtain necessary permits, licenses, and other regulatory approvals, and may have direct or indirect interactions with officials and employees of government agencies or state-owned or affiliated entities. We can be held liable for the corrupt or other illegal activities of these third-party intermediaries, our employees, representatives, contractors, partners, and agents, even if we do not explicitly authorize such activities.
Detecting, investigating, and resolving actual or alleged violations of anti-corruption laws, and responding to any action, can require a significant diversion of time, resources, and attention from senior management and significant defense costs and other professional fees. In addition, noncompliance with anti-corruption, anti-bribery, or anti-money laundering laws could subject us to whistleblower complaints, investigations, various penalties or debarment from contracting with certain persons, and other collateral consequences. If any subpoenas or investigations are launched, or sanctions are imposed, or if we do not prevail in any possible proceeding, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be . In addition, responding to any action will likely result in a significant of management’s attention and resources.
Inadequate technical and legal intellectual property protections could prevent us from defending or securing our proprietary technology and intellectual property.
Our success is dependent, in part, upon protecting our proprietary information and technology. We may be unsuccessful in adequately protecting our intellectual property. No assurance can be given that confidentiality, non-disclosure, or invention assignment agreements with employees, consultants, or other parties will not be breached and will otherwise be effective in controlling access to and distribution of our platform or solutions, or certain aspects of our platform or solutions, and proprietary information. Further, these agreements do not prevent our competitors from independently developing technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to our platform or solutions. Additionally, certain unauthorized use of our intellectual property may go undetected, or we may face legal or practical barriers to enforcing our legal rights even where unauthorized use is detected.
Current law may not provide for adequate protection of our platform or data. In addition, legal standards relating to the validity, enforceability, and scope of protection of proprietary rights in internet-related businesses are uncertain and evolving, and changes in these standards may adversely impact the viability or value of our proprietary rights. Some license provisions protecting against unauthorized use, copying, transfer, and disclosure of our platform, or certain aspects of our platform, or our data may be unenforceable under the laws of certain jurisdictions. Further, the laws of some countries do not protect proprietary rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States, and mechanisms for enforcement of intellectual property rights in some foreign countries may be inadequate. To the extent we expand our international activities, our exposure to unauthorized copying and use of our data or certain aspects of our platform may increase. Competitors, foreign governments, foreign government-backed actors, criminals, or other third parties may gain unauthorized access to our proprietary information and technology. Accordingly, our efforts, we may be to prevent third parties from upon or our technology and intellectual property.
To protect our intellectual property rights, we will be required to spend significant resources to monitor and protect these rights, and we may or may not be able to detect infringement by our customers or third parties. Litigation has been and may be necessary in the future to enforce our intellectual property rights and to protect our trade secrets. Such litigation could be costly, time-consuming, and distracting to management and could result in the impairment or loss of portions of our intellectual property. Furthermore, our efforts to enforce our intellectual property rights may be met with defenses, counterclaims, and countersuits attacking the validity and enforceability of our intellectual property rights. Our inability to protect our proprietary technology against unauthorized copying or use, as well as any costly or of our management’s attention and resources, could further sales or the implementation of our platform or solutions, the functionality of our platform or solutions, introductions of new features, integrations, and capabilities, result in our substituting or more technologies into our platform or solutions, or our reputation. In addition, we may be required to license additional technology from third parties to develop and market new features, integrations, and capabilities, and we cannot be certain that we could license that technology on commercially reasonable terms or at all, and our to license this technology could our ability to compete.
We may be found to have infringed on the intellectual property of others, which could expose us to substantial losses or restrict our operations.
Given the nature of our business and as a publicly traded company, we have been, and expect to be, subject to legal claims that we have infringed the intellectual property rights of others. To date, we have not fully evaluated the extent to which other parties may bring claims that our technology, including our use of open source software, infringes on the intellectual property rights of others. The availability of damages and royalties and the potential for injunctive relief have increased the costs associated with litigating and settling patent infringement claims. Any claims, whether or not meritorious, could require us to spend significant time, money, and other resources in litigation, pay damages and royalties, develop new intellectual property, modify, design around, or discontinue existing products, services, or features, or acquire licenses to the intellectual property that is the subject of the . These licenses, if required, may not be available on commercially acceptable terms or at all. As a result, intellectual property us could have a material effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, operating results, and cash flows.
We may face liability for hosting content that allegedly infringes on third-party copyright and trademark rights.
If content providers do not have sufficient rights to the video content or other material that they upload or make available to Rumble, or if such video content or other material infringes or is alleged to infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties, we could be subject to claims from those third parties, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition. Although our content policies prohibit users from submitting infringing content to Rumble, and require users to indemnify Rumble for claims related to the violations of the rights of third parties arising from the submission of content to Rumble (including with respect to infringements of intellectual property rights), we do not verify that content providers own or have rights to all of the video content or other material that they upload or make available. As a result, we may face potential liability for copyright or other intellectual property infringement, or other . to these could be and have an effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition. We can provide no assurance that we are insured to cover related to user content or that our indemnification provisions will be adequate to mitigate all liability that may be imposed on us as a result of related to user content.
We may face liability for hosting a variety of tortious or unlawful materials uploaded by third parties, notwithstanding the liability protections of Section 230. In certain circumstances, we may also voluntarily suspend access to our services indefinitely in certain jurisdictions in order to uphold our commitment to free speech and diversity of opinion.
In the United States, Section 230 generally limits our liability for hosting tortious and otherwise illegal content created by third parties. However, the immunities conferred by Section 230 could be narrowed, modified, or eliminated through legislative amendments, regulatory actions, judicial interpretation, or other developments. In 2018, Congress amended Section 230 to remove immunity for content that promotes or facilitates sex trafficking and prostitution. Since then, various bills have been introduced to further limit or repeal Section 230 protections, including recent bipartisan proposals in the 119th Congress (2025-2026). Ongoing efforts by federal agencies, including statements from officials at the FTC, DOJ, and FCC in 2025 emphasizing reinterpretation or reform to address perceived “censorship” or platform accountability, add uncertainty to Section 230 protections. Additionally, judicial decisions, including potential future U.S. Supreme Court or lower court rulings, may further limit or alter the scope of Section 230 protections, particularly in contexts involving algorithmic amplification, generative AI outputs, or content moderation practices.
Laws like Section 230 generally do not exist outside of the United States, and many countries have enacted or strengthened laws requiring online content providers to remove certain content within short time frames or face penalties. For example, intensified enforcement under the EU’s Digital Services Act (the “DSA”) (including fines up to 6% of global annual turnover, as seen in the €120 million fine imposed by the EU in December 2025 against the social media platform X for transparency violations) imposes obligations on social media platforms to address illegal content, systemic risks, and content moderation transparency, with potential extraterritorial effects. Other jurisdictions continue to introduce or enhance similar requirements. If we fail to comply with such laws, we could be subject to prosecution, regulatory proceedings, fines, or other sanctions, or we may choose voluntarily to access to our services indefinitely in the applicable jurisdiction in order to uphold our commitment to free speech and diversity of opinion, as we did in France beginning in November 2022 and in Brazil beginning in December 2023 (with the Brazil upheld and extended into 2025 amid ongoing with the Supreme Court over compliance with local orders). These and any similar future may limit our user base, revenue growth, and market access, which in turn may affect our business and operating results. In addition, some countries may decide to ban or restrict our service based on a single piece of content or perceived .
We may also face liability when we remove content and accounts that we believe are violating our terms of service. While we believe that Section 230 allows us to restrict or remove certain categories of content in good faith, our protections may not always end a lawsuit at an early stage, potentially resulting in costly and time-consuming litigation, especially amid evolving interpretations of Section 230 in the context of content moderation decisions or third-party claims.
The incentives that we offer to certain content creators may lead to liability based on the actions of those creators.
Our goal is to attract more top creators to our platform, further accelerating our platform’s growth, and we have offered and intend to continue to offer incentives, including economic incentives, to content creators to join our platform, while the content creators maintain sole editorial control over the content they produce. These incentives have included and may continue to include equity grants or cash payments, including arrangements under which we may agree to pay fixed compensation to a content creator (in certain cases, for multiple years) irrespective of whether the actual revenue or user growth generated by such content creator on our platform meets our original modeled financial projections for that creator.
While we believe that the incentives we offer to certain content creators do not alter our liability protections under Section 230, it is possible that future judicial interpretations of the statute will lead to liability for tortious or unlawful materials uploaded to Rumble by those content creators.
In addition, as part of the incentives we offer to certain content creators, Rumble has the right to sell host-read advertisements. As part of these advertisements, a content creator offers a paid endorsement of various products or services. Although we follow FTC guidelines regarding endorsements and require our creators to do the same, we could face liability if creators fail to follow those guidelines or otherwise engage in misleading or deceptive advertising.
User-generated content could affect the quality of our services and deter current or potential users from using our platforms, and we may face negative publicity for removing, or declining to remove, certain content, regardless of whether such content violates any law.
Individuals and groups may upload controversial content to our platform that does not violate our terms of service. Removing or failing to remove such content may result in negative publicity, which could harm our efforts to attract and retain users and subscribers. We have also faced criticism from users and subscribers for removing content and terminating accounts in compliance with the DMCA. Further, we must continually manage and monitor our content and detect content that violates our terms of service. This content moderation service is provided by Cosmic, a key vendor, and we would experience a significant disruption if Cosmic is no longer able or willing to offer us that service. If a significant amount of content that violates our terms of service is not detected and removed by us in a timely manner, or if a significant amount of information is perceived by users or the media to our terms of service, whether or not such perceptions are accurate, our brand, business and reputation could be . This risk increases as the volume of content uploaded by users to Rumble continues to grow.
In the event our content creators, other users, advertisers, or other key business partners do not agree with our content moderation policies and procedures or their implementation, such creators, other users, advertisers, and other key business partners could decrease their usage of Rumble (or cease using Rumble entirely), which could have a material adverse effect on our business or our results of operations. Additionally, there is a risk that users will upload content that predominantly represents certain political viewpoints, leading to public perceptions that Rumble endorses those viewpoints, regardless of whether such perceptions are accurate. There can be no guarantee that current or future negative publicity, complaints, allegations, political controversies, investigations, or legal proceedings with respect to our content, even if baseless, will not generate adverse publicity that could damage our reputation. Any damage to our reputation could our ability to attract and retain users and subscribers.
Changes in tax rates, changes in tax treatment of companies engaged in e-commerce, the adoption of new U.S. or international tax legislation, or exposure to additional tax liabilities may adversely impact our financial results.
We are subject to taxes in multiple jurisdictions. Our provision for income taxes is based on a jurisdictional mix of earnings, statutory tax rates, and enacted tax rules, including transfer pricing. There may also be tax costs associated with distributions among our subsidiaries. Due to economic and political conditions, tax rates in various jurisdictions may be subject to significant changes. As a result, our future effective tax rates could be affected by changes in the mix of earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, or changes in tax laws or their interpretation. These changes may adversely affect our effective tax rate and harm our financial position and results of operations.
We regularly assess the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from examinations by the Internal Revenue Service and other domestic and foreign tax authorities to determine the adequacy of our income tax and other tax reserves. If our reserves are not sufficient to cover these contingencies, such inadequacy could materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition, operating results, and cash flows. In addition, due to the global nature of the internet, various states or foreign countries may attempt to impose additional or new regulations on our business or levy additional or new taxes relating to our activities. Tax authorities at the international, federal, state and local levels are currently reviewing the appropriate treatment of companies engaged in e-commerce. New or revised tax regulations or court decisions may subject us or our customers to additional sales, income and other taxes. Any of these events could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and operating results.
We are currently under or subject to examination for indirect taxes in various states, municipalities and foreign jurisdictions. Management currently believes we have adequate reserves established for these matters. If a material indirect tax liability associated with prior periods were to be recorded, for which there is not a reserve, it could materially affect our financial results for the period in which it is recorded.
Compliance obligations imposed by new privacy laws, laws regulating online video-sharing and other platforms and online speech in certain jurisdictions in which we operate, or industry practices may adversely affect our business and operating results.
New laws could restrict our ability to conduct marketing by, for example, restricting the emailing or targeting of users or the use of certain technologies like artificial intelligence. Similarly, private-market participants may deploy technologies or require certain practices that limit our ability to obtain or use certain information about our users and subscribers. For example, while Google has abandoned its previous plans to phase out third-party cookies in Chrome, Apple continues to enforce and expand its App Tracking Transparency framework across iOS, requiring explicit opt-in consent for cross-app tracking, with ongoing enforcement challenges in jurisdictions like France (where a 2026 court ruling upheld the feature despite advertiser pushback) and potential future adjustments amid EU scrutiny. If these types of changes persist or evolve, our ability to determine how our users and subscribers use our video services and to use targeted advertising in a cost-effective manner may be limited. New laws in Canada, along with laws under consideration or in enforcement in the EU and other jurisdictions in which we operate, may also require us to change our content moderation practices or privacy policies in ways that our business or create the risk of or other for .
We may become subject to newly enacted laws and regulations that restrict content on the internet.
The expansion of regulatory and censorship regimes by governments around the world is likely to limit the freedom of speech and artistic expression on the internet, which in turn may inhibit the growth of alternative and nontraditional platforms like Rumble relative to traditional media publishers and established technology platforms that feature stricter content moderation. For example, Canada’s Online Streaming Act (formerly Bill C-11), enacted in 2023, grants the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (the “CRTC”) significantly increased regulatory powers over audiovisual content on the internet. The CRTC continues phased implementation through 2025 and 2026, including decisions on Canadian content certification frameworks, discoverability requirements, registration of online streaming services, and potential revenue-based obligations for certain foreign platforms. While we do not currently meet the regulatory criteria to comply with Canada’s Online Streaming Act, our commitment to a free and open internet may result in governmental actions against our platform, costly and prolonged legal challenges, and the prohibition or suppression of our platform in certain jurisdictions or our voluntary withdrawal from such jurisdictions.
The EU has recently intensified its efforts to regulate online speech, primarily through the DSA, which came into effect in 2023. The DSA imposes strict requirements on digital services providers to combat “illegal” content, including “hate speech” and “disinformation,” with significant fines for noncompliance. EU politicians and authorities have issued warnings to online platforms over content accessible to EU users, and the DSA requires rapid content removal and potential platform bans or restrictions.
Lawmakers in the United States and in other countries may introduce new regulatory regimes that increase potential liability for content available on our platform. There are a number of new laws and legislative proposals in the United States and globally aimed at limiting the scope of protections available to online services and/or that further impose new obligations affecting our business, such as liability for copyright infringement, illegal or harmful content, distributing targeted and other advertisements to teens, and other forms of unlawful content and/or online harm. These legislative and/or regulatory requirements may increase our costs of operations, our liability for content posted by users on our platform, our litigation costs, and/or may expose us to regulatory sanctions such as fines or penalties. If these or other additional statutory or regulatory changes reduce liability protections for content published on our platform, we may be required to make significant changes to our business model, including increasing our content moderation operations and building in additional product features or tools that may not be to our business. Any such changes to our business model may lead to new or heightened payment obligations or compliance costs. Several U.S. states have also enacted legislation that regulates online content. Our business, financial performance and results of operations could be affected by the impact of these laws and the costs of complying with these laws, which are currently the subject of various legal .
In addition, there are pending cases before the judiciary that may result in changes to the protections afforded to internet platforms that, depending on the outcomes, could greatly limit the scope of these protections. If these proposed or similar laws are passed or upheld, if similar future legislation or governmental action is proposed or taken, and if existing protections are limited or removed, changes would be required that could impose additional costs of operation, subject us to additional liability, or cause users to abandon our service, any of which could adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, and prospects.
We could also face fines, orders restricting or blocking our services in particular geographies, or other government-imposed sanctions as a result of content hosted on our services. For example, laws and regulations in Germany and India provide for the imposition of fines for failure to comply with certain content removal, law enforcement cooperation, and disclosure obligations. Numerous countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America are considering, or have implemented, legislation imposing penalties, including fines, service throttling, access blocking, or advertising bans, for failure to remove certain types of content or to follow certain processes. Such content-related legislation has required us in the past, and may require us in the future, to change our products or business practices. Our responses to content-related legislation may increase our costs or may otherwise adversely impact our operations or our ability to provide services in certain jurisdictions. Regulatory or legislative actions affecting the manner in which we display content to our users or obtain consent for various practices could require product changes in the user interface that could affect user growth and engagement.
We are exposed to significant regulatory, operational, compliance, privacy, and legal risks related to age verification and child online safety laws implemented in various U.S. states and foreign jurisdictions.
The implementation and enforcement of age verification and child online safety laws in various U.S. states and foreign jurisdictions present significant regulatory, operational, compliance, privacy, and legal risks to our business as a video services provider, which could adversely affect our MAUs, revenue, reputation, and financial condition. Numerous laws, regulations, and legally-binding codes, such as the U.S. federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, California’s Age Appropriate Design Code, the UK’s Online Safety Act and Age Appropriate Design Code, the CCPA and other U.S. state comprehensive privacy laws, the GDPR, and the DSA, impose various obligations on companies that process minors’ data and/or provide online services, or other interactive platforms used by children, including prohibiting showing minors advertising, requiring age verification, limiting the use of minors’ personal information, requiring certain consents to process such personal information and extending certain rights to children and their parents with respect to that personal information. These laws may result in restrictions on the use of certain of our products or services by teens, may prohibit us from offering certain of our products or services to teens, and may decrease daily active users or user engagement in various jurisdictions. These laws may be, and in some cases already have been, subject to legal challenges and changing interpretations which may further complicate our efforts to comply with laws applicable to us. Some of these obligations have wide-ranging application, including for services that do not intentionally target child users (defined in some circumstances as a user under the age of 18 years old). The resulting patchwork of regulations is rapidly evolving, with potential for additional jurisdictions to adopt similar measures, creating and overlapping obligations.
We have already implemented a minimum age of 17 for registered users on our video platform and require users to provide their date of birth. However, compliance with these new laws may require us to implement additional measures and complex age verification technologies, such as biometric data checks, third-party ID verification, or parental consent mechanisms, which could involve substantial development, integration, and ongoing maintenance costs. This may decrease our advertising and subscription revenue, and increase legal risk and compliance costs for us and our third-party partners, which may harm the profitability of our business. These systems may generally deter users from using our platform and create risks of inaccurate age determinations, user circumvention, or over-blocking of legitimate adult users, potentially resulting in reduced user acquisition, engagement, and retention, particularly among younger demographics that represent a significant portion of our growth. Noncompliance, whether due to technical failures, conflicting jurisdictional interpretations, or delays in implementation, could lead to , enforcement actions, substantial , class-action lawsuits, or that restrict our operations in impacted regions. If we these laws, as a or through industry-wide , we could be impacted by legal battles, rulings, or requirements to fundamentally alter our platform’s features, content moderation, or user experience. Additionally, varying international standards may us to create region-specific versions of our platform, increasing operational complexity and costs while potentially fragmenting our global user community.
Broader market reactions, such as user backlash against perceived privacy intrusions or reduced platform accessibility, could erode trust in our brand and lead to competitive disadvantages if our competitors are able to adapt more effectively. We may incur significant expenses for legal counsel, technology upgrades, and compliance programs, and there is no assurance that these measures will fully mitigate the risks. The materialization of any of these factors could have a substantial negative impact on our business and results of operations.
We are involved in litigation that is unpredictable and may have an adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
We are, and from time to time may become, involved in various legal proceedings arising in the normal course of our business activities, such as copyright infringement and tort claims arising from user-uploaded content, patent and trademark infringement claims, breach of contract claims, putative class actions based upon consumer protection or privacy laws, and other matters. We cannot predict the outcome of any lawsuit, claim, investigation or proceeding with certainty, or whether any such matter will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, liquidity, or results of operations. We refer to the disclosure in “Item 3. Legal Proceedings” for a description of recent and ongoing litigation, which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.
Paid endorsements by our content creators may expose us to regulatory risk, liability, and compliance costs, and, as a result, may adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our content creators may engage in paid promotions of products and services in regulated industries, such as alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, cannabidiols (CBD), and online gambling, including sports wagering and online casino games. In some cases, we may receive a percentage of the revenue generated by such paid promotions. While these promotions are not endorsements by Rumble of the underlying products or services and we require content creators to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, we may be found liable pursuant to existing or newly created rules and regulations by international, federal, and state regulatory authorities, such as the FTC. We may also expend significant resources on compliance with such regulations. Our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be negatively affected by the impact of these regulations. In addition, such paid promotions may alienate segments of our audience, which could cause our traffic and user engagement to fall and reduce our attractiveness to other advertisers.
Some of our stockholders, including content creators to whom we have issued equity, may face legal scrutiny and reputational harm. To the extent these stockholders experience such negative effects and are perceived as being closely associated with Rumble, our business, reputation, financial conditions, results of operations, and stock price could be materially and adversely affected.
Our stockholders include prominent voices and businesses in alternative media, politics, banking, capital markets, cryptocurrencies, and digital assets, as well as sports leagues, online influencers, and other personalities. Some of these stockholders, including content creators to whom we have issued equity, may be viewed as controversial by certain media outlets or governments in certain jurisdictions, which may lead to new or enhanced legal or regulatory scrutiny of such individuals and their businesses by federal, state, or foreign governments. For example, as we further expand internationally, it is possible that foreign governments may use investigations or the threat of legal actions against certain of our stockholders in an effort to undermine our business, our ability to secure advertisers and cloud revenue, and the overall attractiveness of our platform to content creators and audiences. Some of our stockholders may also face negative publicity, reputational harm, legal or regulatory scrutiny, or other consequences due to conduct that is unrelated to the Rumble platform or the content that we host. To the extent prominent stockholders of Rumble experience such reputational or other effects, Rumble could be perceived as closely associated with such stockholders, and/or such stockholders could seek to their equity in Rumble for reasons unrelated to Rumble’s business, and in turn our business, reputation, financial condition, results of operations, and stock price could be materially and affected.
Risks Related to Ownership of Our Securities
We are an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and as such we have relied on, and we expect to continue to rely on, certain exemptions from disclosure requirements available to emerging growth companies. Our reliance on these exemptions could make our securities less attractive to investors and may make it more difficult to compare our performance with that of other public companies.
We are an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), and as such we have relied on, and we expect to continue to rely on, certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor internal controls attestation requirements of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Further, the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from the requirement to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies are required to comply with the same standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company may elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies. We have elected not to opt out of such extended transition period, which may make the comparison of our financial statements with those of other public companies difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards.
As a result of our emerging growth company status and our reliance on certain reporting exemptions, our stockholders may not have access to certain information they may deem important, and investors may find our securities less attractive. This could result in a less active trading market for our common stock, and the price of our common stock may be more volatile.
Our Charter authorizes our Board to issue preferred stock, which may delay, defer, or prevent a tender offer or a takeover attempt.
The provision of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”) that authorizes our Board to issue preferred stock from time to time based on terms approved by the Board may delay, defer, or prevent a tender offer or takeover attempt that stockholders might consider to be in their best interest.
The provision of our Charter requiring exclusive forum in certain courts in the State of Delaware or the federal district courts of the United States for certain types of lawsuits may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against our directors and officers.
Our Charter provides that unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for: (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director, officer, other employee, or stockholder to us or our stockholders, or any claim for aiding and abetting such alleged breach, (c) any action asserting a claim arising under any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended (the “DGCL”), the Charter (as it may be amended or restated), or our bylaws, or any other action as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction on the Delaware Court of Chancery, or (d) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine of the law of the State of Delaware. In the event that the Delaware Court of Chancery lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the sole and exclusive forum for such action or proceeding shall be another state or federal court located within the State of Delaware, subject to certain exceptions and conditions set forth in the Charter.
Any person or entity that owns or acquires shares of our common stock shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the forum provisions in our Charter. Although we believe these exclusive forum provisions benefit our company by providing increased consistency in the application of Delaware law and federal securities laws in the types of lawsuits to which each applies, the exclusive forum provisions may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that the stockholder finds favorable for disputes with us or any of our directors, officers, other employees, or stockholders, which may discourage lawsuits with respect to such claims. Further, in the event a court finds either exclusive forum provision contained in our Charter to be unenforceable or inapplicable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our CEO has control over key decision-making as a result of his control of a majority of the voting power of our outstanding capital stock.
As the beneficial owner of all of the Class D Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Rumble (the “Class D Common Stock”), our CEO, Chris Pavlovski, is able to exercise voting rights with respect to approximately 83% of the voting power of Rumble’s outstanding capital stock. This concentrated control will limit or preclude our public stockholders’ ability to influence corporate matters for the foreseeable future. Further, our Charter does not include a sunset provision for the high vote feature of the Class D Common Stock, meaning this feature will persist indefinitely (unless amended or until all of the shares of Class D Common Stock have been redeemed by Rumble in connection with future transfers (other than “permitted transfers”) of shares of Class A Common Stock or ExchangeCo Shares by Mr. Pavlovski). As a result, Mr. Pavlovski may control or effectively control the voting of Rumble, even if he holds only a small economic interest in the company. Consequently, in the event Mr. Pavlovski liquidates a significant portion of his economic interest in Rumble, Mr. Pavlovski may no longer be incentivized (or incentivized to the same extent) to exercise his voting control, including in connection with the types of decisions further described below, in a manner that will maximize the economic value of Rumble.
Because of the voting ratio between the Class D Common Stock on the one hand, and the Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share of Rumble (the “Class C Common Stock”), on the other hand, Mr. Pavlovski has the ability to control the outcome of matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, including the election of directors, amendments to our organizational documents, and any merger, consolidation, or sale of all or substantially all of our assets. The Charter provides that Rumble may not issue any shares of Class D Common Stock, so all of the Class D Common Stock are held by Mr. Pavlovski and/or his transferees. In this regard, no shares of Class D Common Stock may be transferred by Mr. Pavlovski unless the transfer is made to a qualified transferee as described in the Charter. As a result, only Mr. Pavlovski has the right to vote and control the Class D Common Stock, meaning that Mr. Pavlovski is not entitled to transfer voting control of Rumble to another person or entity not controlled by Mr. Pavlovski through the transfer of Class D Common Stock.
This concentrated control could delay, defer, or prevent a change of control, merger, consolidation, or sale of all or substantially all of Rumble’s assets that our other stockholders support, or, conversely, this concentrated control could result in the consummation of such a transaction that our other stockholders do not support. This concentrated control could also discourage a potential investor from acquiring our publicly traded Class A Common Stock, which will have limited voting power relative to the Class D Common Stock that is held by Mr. Pavlovski, and might harm the trading price of our Class A Common Stock. In addition, Mr. Pavlovski has the ability to control the management and our major strategic investments as a result of his position as our CEO and his ability to control the election of our directors. As a board member and officer, Mr. Pavlovski owes a fiduciary duty to our stockholders and must act in good faith in a manner he reasonably believes to be in the best interests of our stockholders. As a stockholder, even a controlling stockholder, Mr. Pavlovski is entitled to vote his shares in his own interests, which may not always be in the interests of our stockholders generally.
Our CEO may be incentivized to focus on the short-term share price as a result of his interest in shares placed in escrow and subject to forfeiture pursuant to the terms of the CF Business Combination Agreement.
Mr. Pavlovski, the CEO and controlling stockholder of Rumble, holds shares placed in escrow and subject to forfeiture pursuant to the terms of the CF Business Combination Agreement. Such shares will vest in the event certain share price thresholds are satisfied, but if such price thresholds are not satisfied in the applicable time periods, such shares will be forfeited and cancelled. Accordingly, Mr. Pavlovski may be incentivized to focus on short-term results which may have a positive effect on Rumble’s share price at the expense of the long-term success of the Company.
Substantial future sales of our Class A Common Stock by our current stockholders could cause the market price of our Class A Common Stock to decline.
Substantially all of our issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock are freely transferable and/or registered for resale on registration statements filed with the SEC. Recently, our registration rights agreement with Tether required us to register all shares of Class A Common Stock held by Tether under the Securities Act. The registration rights for Tether and our other significant stockholders allow such stockholders to sell their shares of Class A Common Stock without compliance with the volume and manner of sale limitations under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and will facilitate the resale of such securities into the public market. The market value of our common stock could decline as a result of sales by Tether or our other significant stockholders having registration rights from time to time. In particular, sales of a substantial number of our shares of Class A Common Stock in the public market or the perception that such sales will occur could adversely affect the market price for our Class A Common Stock and make it more difficult for our public stockholders to sell their shares of Class A Common Stock at such times and at such prices that they deem desirable.
Our stock price may be volatile, and purchasers of our common stock could incur substantial losses.
Our stock price is likely to be volatile. The stock market in general, as well as the market for technology companies in particular, have both experienced extreme volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. The market price for our common stock may be influenced by many broad market and industry factors. These broad market and industry factors may seriously harm the market price of our common stock, regardless of our operating performance. In addition, the market price for our common stock may be subject to price movements that may not comport with macro, industry or company-specific fundamentals, including, without limitation, the sentiment of retail investors (including as may be expressed on financial trading and other online forums), the direct access by retail investors to broadly available trading platforms, the amount and status of short interest in our securities, access to margin debt, trading in options and other derivatives on our common stock and any related hedging, and other trading factors. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market, securities class-action litigation has often been instituted companies. Such could result in substantial costs and of management’s attention and resources, which could materially and affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and growth prospects.
There can be no assurance that we will be able to comply with the continued listing standards of Nasdaq.
If Nasdaq delists our shares from trading on its exchange for failure to meet the listing standards and we are not able to list such securities on another national securities exchange, our securities could be quoted on an over-the-counter market. If this were to occur, Rumble and its stockholders could face significant material adverse consequences including a limited availability of market quotations for our securities, reduced liquidity for our securities, a determination that our Class A Common Stock is a “penny stock,” which will require brokers trading the Class A Common Stock to adhere to more stringent rules, possibly resulting in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market, a limited amount of news and analyst coverage, and a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.
If securities or industry analysts cease publishing research or reports about Rumble or our business or market, or if they change their recommendations regarding our securities adversely, the price and trading volume of our securities could decline.
The trading market for our securities will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts may publish about Rumble or our business, market, or competitors. If any of the analysts who may cover Rumble change their recommendations regarding our shares of common stock adversely, or provide more favorable relative recommendations about our competitors, the price of our shares of common stock would likely decline. Some analysts who covered Rumble have ceased coverage of our securities in the past, and if additional analysts were to cease such coverage or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose additional visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause our share price or the trading volume of our securities to decline.
Pursuant to the JOBS Act, our independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to attest to the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for so long as we are an “emerging growth company”.
Pursuant to the JOBS Act, our independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to attest to the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act until we are no longer an “emerging growth company.” We could be an “emerging growth company” until the earlier of (i) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenues of $1.235 billion or more; (ii) the last day of our fiscal year following February 23, 2026, the fifth anniversary of CF VI’s initial public offering; (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in nonconvertible debt during the previous three years; and (iv) the date on which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer under the rules of the SEC.
We do not expect to declare any cash dividends for the foreseeable future.
We do not anticipate declaring any cash dividends to holders of our common stock for the foreseeable future. Consequently, investors may need to rely on sales of their shares after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the only way to realize any future gains on their investment.
Risks Related to the ND Business Combination
On November 10, 2025, we entered into the ND Business Combination Agreement. Please refer to “Significant Events and Transactions” under “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this Annual Report for more information. The following are several risks we face in connection with the ND Business Combination.
The consummation of the ND Business Combination is subject to certain conditions, which could delay, extend or prevent the Exchange Offer and the ND Business Combination.
Rumble’s public exchange offer to Northern Data Shareholders (“Northern Data Shareholders”) for acquiring all outstanding no-par value bearer shares of Northern Data by exchanging one share of Northern Data for 2.0281 shares of newly issued Class A Common Stock of Rumble (the “Exchange Offer”) will be subject to several conditions, including the conditions relating to the relevant registration statement, the conditions relating to merger control approvals and investment control clearances (collectively, the “Regulatory Conditions”), and certain other conditions. The timing for settlement of the Exchange Offer and completion of the ND Business Combination will depend on the satisfaction of such conditions. As a result, the Exchange Offer and the ND Business Combination could be delayed, extended, amended or terminated, which could result in the Northern Data Shareholders not receiving our Class A Common Shares.
Under the terms of the ND Business Combination Agreement, if the Exchange Offer is not settled by the End Date (as defined below), the ND Business Combination Agreement may be terminated by either party. If the ND Business Combination Agreement is terminated, the ND Business Combination will not be consummated.
Under the terms of the Exchange Offer, all conditions to the Exchange Offer must be satisfied by the end of the acceptance period, except for the Regulatory Conditions. The Regulatory Conditions must be satisfied by December 31, 2026 (the “End Date”). If the Regulatory Conditions are not satisfied by the End Date, or if any other condition is not satisfied at the end of the acceptance period (unless any such non-satisfied condition has been waived, if permissible), the Exchange Offer will terminate and settlement will not occur. The parties currently expect the Regulatory Conditions to be satisfied and the ND Business Combination to be completed in the first half of 2026 but in no event later than the End Date. As a result, the exchange of shares of the issued and outstanding no-par value bearer share of Northern Data (the “Northern Data Shares”) pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be made on a date that is significantly later than the end of the acceptance period, or may not occur.
Furthermore, pursuant to the ND Business Combination Agreement, Rumble or Northern Data may terminate the ND Business Combination Agreement under certain circumstances, including, among others, if: (i) the Exchange Offer lapses due to non-satisfaction of conditions before the End Date; (ii) the Exchange Offer has not settled by the End Date; (iii) a closing condition cannot ultimately be fulfilled; or (iv) a competent governmental authority or court permanently enjoins the closing of the Exchange Offer. No assurance can be given that all of the conditions to the Exchange Offer will be satisfied or, if they are, as to the timing of the settlement of the Exchange Offer. If the conditions to the Exchange Offer are not satisfied or validly waived in advance, or if termination rights are exercised, the Exchange Offer will terminate, settlement of the Exchange Offer will not occur, and the ND Business Combination will not be completed.
Rumble and Northern Data must obtain governmental and regulatory approvals or clearances to consummate the ND Business Combination, which, if delayed or not granted, may delay or jeopardize the Exchange Offer and the ND Business Combination. In addition, conditions imposed by such agencies in connection with their approvals may adversely impact the business, financial condition, or results of operations of Rumble and Northern Data, including the loss of value of assets or businesses that may be required to be divested in connection with obtaining approvals under merger control or competition laws or foreign direct investment laws.
Completion of the ND Business Combination is conditioned upon, among other things, either receipt of approvals or clearances from the relevant antitrust authority or expiration or termination of any statutory waiting period (including any extension thereof) under merger control or competition law regimes in any jurisdictions where the parties to the ND Business Combination Agreement have mutually determined merger control or competition law filings and/or notices to be necessary, as well as clearances from relevant authorities under foreign direct investment regimes in any jurisdictions where the parties to the ND Business Combination Agreement have mutually determined foreign direct investment filings and/or notices to be necessary. The governmental and regulatory agencies from which Rumble and Northern Data will seek these approvals and clearances have broad discretion in administering the applicable governing regulations. As a condition to their approval of the transactions contemplated by the ND Business Combination Agreement, those agencies may impose requirements, limitations, or costs, or require divestitures or place restrictions on the conduct of Rumble’s and Northern Data’s respective businesses. Pursuant to the ND Business Combination Agreement, Rumble and Northern Data will cooperate with each other, to the extent legally permissible, in all respects in connection with any additional submission, investigation, or , and supply to any competent authority as promptly as reasonably practicable any additional information requested pursuant to any applicable law and take all other procedural actions (other than offering remedies to mitigate competition by a competent authority) required in order to obtain any necessary clearance or to cause any applicable waiting periods to commence and expire. No assurance can be given that the required approvals and clearances will be obtained or that the required conditions to the Exchange Offer will be , and, even if all required approvals and clearances are obtained and the conditions to the Exchange Offer are , no assurance can be given as to the terms, conditions, and timing of the approvals. If the Regulatory Conditions are not by the End Date (or, if permissible, waived), the Exchange Offer will , settlement of the offer will not occur, and the ND Business Combination will not be completed. Any in the completion of the ND Business Combination for regulatory reasons could the anticipated benefits of the ND Business Combination or result in additional transaction costs.
Conditions imposed by regulatory agencies in connection with their approval or clearance of the ND Business Combination may require changes to the operations of Rumble or Northern Data, restrict their ability to operate in certain jurisdictions following the ND Business Combination, restrict the combination of Rumble’s and Northern Data’s operations in certain jurisdictions, or require other commitments regarding ongoing operations. Such conditions may also restrict Rumble’s or Northern Data’s ability to modify the operations of their businesses in response to changing circumstances for a period of time after completion of the ND Business Combination and the Exchange Offer or their ability to expend cash for other uses or otherwise have an adverse effect on the anticipated benefits of the ND Business Combination, thereby adversely impacting the business, financial condition, or results of operations of Rumble and Northern Data. Such conditions may also impose requirements that Rumble or Northern Data divest certain assets in order to obtain certain regulatory approvals, which may result in loss of value due to the loss of those assets or businesses or a sale of those assets or businesses at less than the desired price or under otherwise conditions, in particular as a result of timing constraints and the limited universe of buyers acceptable to the regulatory authorities, especially in market conditions. Any such actions could have a material effect on the business, results of operations, financial condition, and prospects of Rumble and substantially reduce or eliminate the which Rumble and Northern Data expect to from the ND Business Combination.
The prices of our Class A Common Shares may be adversely affected if the ND Business Combination is not completed.
If the ND Business Combination is not completed, the market price of our Class A Common Shares may decline for various reasons, including to the extent that the current market prices of our Class A Common Shares reflect a market premium based on the assumption that the ND Business Combination will be completed.
If the number of Northern Data Shares held directly by Rumble reaches or exceeds 90% or 95% of Northern Data’s share capital, Rumble may, in its sole discretion, elect to carry out a squeeze-out of minority holders of Northern Data Shares.
After the settlement of the Exchange Offer, Rumble will consider, if it has reached the necessary thresholds, carrying out a squeeze-out of the remaining Northern Data Shareholders. A squeeze-out transaction may be effected in two ways: (i) a cash merger squeeze-out pursuant to Sections 62(1) and 62(5) of the German Transformation Act ( Umwandlungsgesetz ), if Rumble holds at least 90% of Northern Data’s share capital, excluding treasury shares and shares held for the account of Rumble; or (ii) a corporate squeeze-out pursuant to Sections 327a et seq. of the German Stock Corporation Act ( Aktiengesetz ), if Rumble holds at least 95% of Northern Data’s share capital, excluding treasury shares and shares held for the account of Rumble. In the event of a cash merger squeeze-out or a corporate squeeze-out, shares of Northern Data Shareholders who did not tender their shares in the Exchange Offer will automatically be converted into the right to receive adequate cash compensation. In a squeeze-out transaction, Rumble will determine the adequate compensation. In general, the compensation must not be less than the volume-weighted average share price of Northern Data Shares for the three-month period prior to the announcement of Rumble’s intention to effect such squeeze-out transaction. Following the approval of a cash merger squeeze-out or a corporate squeeze-out by a shareholder meeting of Northern Data and its registration with the competent commercial register, each remaining minority shareholder of Northern Data may review such determination in court pursuant to the German Appraisal Proceedings Act ( Spruchverfahrensgesetz ). The amount of compensation paid for Northern Data Shares in an appraisal proceeding, if any, may be higher or lower than, or equal to, our Class A Common Shares and the cash consideration amount (if any) offered in the Exchange Offer. If Rumble is to complete a squeeze-out, the remaining Northern Data Shareholders will continue to be entitled to all ordinary shareholder rights (except for annual dividends in the case of a domination and profit and transfer agreement, which, however, will not be implemented for a period of three years after the of the Exchange Offer).
Following the completion of the ND Business Combination, Northern Data will be indirectly majority owned by Rumble and the management board of Northern Data will continue to manage Northern Data independently in accordance with and within the framework of German law.
Following the completion of the ND Business Combination, Northern Data will be indirectly majority-owned by Rumble and, thus, become a dependent company of Rumble within the meaning of Section 17 of the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz). The legal framework for this dependency between Rumble and Northern Data is, subject to other applicable law, set forth in Sections 311 et seq. of the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz). Under this framework, until such time as BidCo is able to complete a squeeze out, Rumble, through its wholly-owned indirect subsidiary, Bidco, may be unable to initiate certain transactions or measures that are disadvantageous to Northern Data, unless Rumble provides adequate compensation to Northern Data. If the disadvantage caused by any such transaction or other measure cannot be assessed or compensated, Rumble will be unable to initiate such transaction or measure, which may preclude Rumble from implementing certain transactions related to the integration of Northern Data into the combined group, which could adversely affect the business of, or harm the results of operations, financial condition or cash flows of Rumble and the combined company.
The announcement and pendency of the ND Business Combination, during which Northern Data is subject to certain operating restrictions, could have an adverse effect on Rumble and Northern Data’s businesses, cash flows, financial condition, and results of operations.
The announcement and pendency of the ND Business Combination could disrupt Rumble’s and Northern Data’s businesses, and uncertainty about the effect of the ND Business Combination may have an adverse effect on Rumble and Northern Data. These uncertainties could cause suppliers, vendors, partners, customers, and others that deal with Rumble and Northern Data to defer entering into contracts with, or making other decisions concerning Rumble and Northern Data or to seek to change or cancel existing business relationships with the companies. In addition, Rumble’s and Northern Data’s employees may experience uncertainty regarding their roles after the ND Business Combination. Employees may depart either before or after the completion of the ND Business Combination because of uncertainty and issues relating to the difficulty of coordination or because of a desire not to remain following the ND Business Combination. Therefore, the pendency of the ND Business Combination may adversely affect Rumble’s and Northern Data’s ability to retain, recruit, and motivate key personnel. Additionally, the attention of Rumble’s and Northern Data’s management may be directed towards the completion of the ND Business Combination, including obtaining regulatory approvals, and may be from the day-to-day business operations of Rumble and Northern Data. Matters related to the ND Business Combination may require commitments of time and resources that could otherwise have been devoted to other that might have been to Rumble and Northern Data. Additionally, the ND Business Combination Agreement contains interim operating covenants requiring Northern Data to refrain from taking certain specified actions while the ND Business Combination is pending, such as significant investments or disposals. These restrictions may prevent Northern Data from pursuing otherwise business or capital structure alternatives and from executing certain business strategies prior to the completion of the ND Business Combination. Further, the ND Business Combination may give rise to potential liabilities, including those that may result from pending and future stockholder lawsuits relating to the ND Business Combination. Any of these matters could affect the businesses of, or the results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows of Rumble and Northern Data.
Further, certain adverse changes in the business of Northern Data or Rumble in the period prior to the closing of the ND Business Combination may occur that would not result in Rumble or Northern Data having the right to terminate the ND Business Combination Agreement or the Exchange Offer. If adverse changes occur but Rumble and Northern Data are still required to complete the ND Business Combination, the market value of our Class A Common Shares or Northern Data Shares may decrease. If the ND Business Combination is not completed, these risks may still materialize and adversely affect the business and financial results of Rumble and/or Northern Data or the market prices of our Class A Common Shares or the Northern Data Shares.
Negative publicity related to the ND Business Combination may adversely affect Rumble and Northern Data.
From time to time, political and public sentiment in connection with the ND Business Combination may result in significant adverse press coverage and other adverse public statements affecting the parties to the ND Business Combination. Adverse press coverage and public statements, whether or not driven by political or popular sentiment, may also result in legal claims or in investigations by regulators, legislators and law enforcement officials. Responding to these investigations and lawsuits, regardless of the ultimate outcome of the proceedings, could divert the time and effort of senior management from operating their businesses. Addressing any adverse publicity, governmental scrutiny or enforcement, or other legal proceedings could be time-consuming and expensive and, regardless of the factual basis for the assertions being made, could have a negative impact on the reputation of Rumble and Northern Data, on the morale and performance of their employees and on their relationships with regulators, suppliers, and customers. It may also have a impact on their ability to take timely of various business and market . The direct and indirect effects of publicity, and the demands of responding to and addressing it, may have a material effect on Rumble’s and Northern Data’s respective business and cash flows, financial condition, and results of operations.
Certain of the directors, board members, and executive officers of Rumble and Northern Data may have interests in the ND Business Combination that may be different from, or in addition to, those of Rumble Stockholders and Northern Data Shareholders, respectively.
Certain of the directors and executive officers of Rumble and certain members of Northern Data’s management board and supervisory board may have interests in the ND Business Combination that may be different from, or in addition to, the interests of the stockholders of Rumble (“Rumble Stockholders”) and Northern Data Shareholders, respectively. In the case of Rumble’s directors and executive officers, these interests include the continued service of such directors and executive officers following the closing of the ND Business Combination and the indemnification of such directors and executive officers. Rumble’s directors and executive officers also own Rumble voting securities. In the case of the Northern Data’s management board members and supervisory board members, these interests may include the continued service of such management board members following the closing of the ND Business Combination as well as the sale of Northern Data Shares in exchange for our Class A Common Shares at the Exchange Ratio or the opportunity to tender their Northern Data Shares into the Exchange Offer by the Northern Data’s management board members and certain supervisory board members.
The Board of Rumble and the management board and supervisory boards of Northern Data were aware of and have considered these interests (to the extent that they existed at the time), among other matters, in evaluating and negotiating the ND Business Combination. We expect Northern Data’s management board and supervisory board will further consider these interests in connection with issuing their reasoned opinion that contains their recommendation to Northern Data Shareholders regarding acceptance of the Exchange Offer. These differing interests could result in terms that are less favorable to Rumble Stockholders and Northern Data Shareholders, including leading to increased costs and potential dilution.
Rumble and Northern Data will incur significant transaction fees and costs in connection with the ND Business Combination which costs could reduce profitability, increase net losses, and constrain liquidity.
Rumble and Northern Data expect to incur significant non-recurring implementation and restructuring costs associated with combining the operations of these two companies. In addition, Rumble and Northern Data will incur significant banking, legal, accounting, and other transaction fees and costs related to the ND Business Combination. Additional costs substantially in excess of currently anticipated costs may also be incurred in connection with the integration of the businesses of Rumble and Northern Data. These costs could reduce profitability, increase net losses, and constrain liquidity of the combined business.
Risks Relating to the Business of Rumble After Completion of the ND Business Combination
We may fail to realize the anticipated strategic and financial benefits sought from the ND Business Combination.
We may not realize all of the anticipated benefits of the ND Business Combination. The success of the ND Business Combination will depend on, among other things, our ability to combine our business with Northern Data’s business in a manner that facilitates growth.
We are seeking to successfully combine our business with Northern Data’s in a manner that permits the anticipated benefits to be realized and to achieve the anticipated growth without adversely affecting current revenues. These risks may be magnified because certain of the businesses of Northern Data represent new business lines for us in which we have little prior experience operating, and we may also fail to have access to sufficient capital to maintain and grow the acquired business as planned.
In addition, the actual integration of Rumble and Northern Data will involve complex operational, technological, and personnel-related challenges. This process will be time-consuming and expensive, and it may be disruptive to the combined businesses. We may not realize all of the anticipated benefits of the ND Business Combination. Difficulties in the integration of the businesses, which may result in significant costs and delays, include:
managing a significantly larger company;
aligning and executing the strategy of the combined company;
coordinating corporate and administrative infrastructures and aligning insurance coverage;
coordinating accounting, information technology, communications, administration, and other systems;
addressing possible differences in corporate cultures and management philosophies;
coordinating the compliance program and creating uniform standards, controls, procedures, and policies;
difficulties in integrating employees and teams of the respective businesses, and attracting and retaining key personnel;
unforeseen and unexpected liabilities related to the ND Business Combination or our business;
managing tax costs or inefficiencies associated with integrating the operations of the combined company;
identifying and eliminating redundant and underperforming functions and assets;
effecting actions that may be required in connection with obtaining regulatory approvals; and
a deterioration of credit ratings.
In addition, the growth strategy of the combined business may require a significant amount of debt financing, which may be available on unfavorable terms, if at all, and there could be risks relating to the ability of the combined business to service any such debt obligations.
These and other factors could result in increased costs and diversion of management’s time and energy, as well as decreases in the amount of expected revenue and earnings, which could materially impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations. The integration process and other disruptions resulting from the ND Business Combination may also adversely affect our relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, distributors, licensors, and others with whom Rumble and Northern Data have business or other dealings, and the difficulties in integrating the businesses of Rumble and Northern Data could harm the reputation of the combined company.
If the combined company is not able to successfully combine the businesses of Rumble and Northern Data in an efficient, cost-effective, and timely manner, the anticipated benefits and cost savings of the ND Business Combination may not be realized fully, or at all, or may take longer to realize than expected.
A combined Rumble and Northern Data may experience a loss of customers or may fail to win new customers in certain countries.
Following the ND Business Combination, third parties with whom Rumble or Northern Data had relationships prior to the announcement of the ND Business Combination may terminate or otherwise reduce the scope of their relationship with either party in anticipation or after the completion of the ND Business Combination. In addition, the combined company may face difficulties in acquiring new customers in certain countries. Any such loss of business or the inability to win new customers could limit the combined company’s ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of the ND Business Combination. Such risks could also be exacerbated by a delay in the settlement of the Exchange Offer and the ND Business Combination.
The combined company may be unable to retain and motivate Rumble and/or Northern Data personnel successfully.
The success of the ND Business Combination will depend, in part, on the combined company’s ability to retain the talents and dedication of key employees, including key decision-makers, currently employed by Rumble and Northern Data. Such employees may decide not to remain with Rumble and Northern Data, as applicable, while the ND Business Combination is pending or with the combined company after the ND Business Combination is completed. If key employees terminate their employment, or if an insufficient number of employees are retained to maintain effective operations, the combined company’s business activities may be adversely affected and management’s attention may be diverted from successfully integrating Rumble and Northern Data to hiring suitable replacements, all of which may cause Rumble’s business to deteriorate. Rumble and Northern Data may not be able to locate suitable replacements for any key employees who leave either company, or offer employment to potential replacements on reasonable terms. In addition, Rumble and Northern Data may not be to motivate certain key employees following the completion of the ND Business Combination due to organizational changes, of responsibilities, the perceived of appropriate for or other reasons. If the combined company to retain and motivate the employees of Rumble and/or Northern Data, relevant capabilities and expertise may be , which may have an effect on the cash flows, financial condition and results of operations of Rumble and Northern Data.
Our stockholders will experience immediate dilution as a consequence of the issuance of our Class A Common Shares pursuant to the Exchange Offer and the other transactions contemplated by the ND Business Combination Agreement, which could reduce the market price of our Class A Common Shares.
Pursuant to the Exchange Offer and the related purchases pursuant to the Transaction Support Agreements, a significant number of our Class A Common Shares will be issued to Northern Data Shareholders in connection with the ND Business Combination. Therefore, Rumble Stockholders will experience immediate dilution upon consummation of the ND Business Combination. This dilution could reduce the market price of our Class A Common Shares.
We may require additional capital to support our growth strategy or operations, and such financing may not be available on acceptable terms or at all.
To execute our growth strategy, we may need to raise additional capital in the future. Our ability to secure financing will depend on various factors, including market conditions, interest rates, investor sentiment toward Rumble’s industry, and Rumble’s operating performance and financial condition at the time of the financing.
We may seek additional funds through public or private equity offerings, debt financings, asset-backed lending, or strategic partnerships. However, such financing may not be available to Rumble on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. If Rumble raises funds through the issuance of equity or convertible securities, our existing stockholders could experience dilution, and any new securities may have rights, preferences, or privileges senior to those of our Class A Common Shares. If we raise funds through debt financing, we may incur significant interest obligations and be subject to restrictive covenants that could limit our operational flexibility. Moreover, reliance on outside capital increases our exposure to macroeconomic volatility, including tightening credit conditions, higher interest rates, or disruptions in financial markets. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing when needed, or if we are forced to do so under unfavorable terms, we may be unable to invest in critical initiatives, respond to competitive pressures, or scale our operations in line with demand. Any failure to secure sufficient capital to support our growth could or prevent the execution of our strategic objectives and materially and affect our business, financial condition, and prospects.
We have no history of, and limited experience in, operating a cloud computing and data center business.
We have no history of, and limited experience in, providing GPUs-as-a-service and operating data center infrastructure of the type operated by Northern Data. Our operations, earnings, and ultimate financial success could suffer due to our management’s limited experience in this industry. Our management’s decisions and choices may not take into account standard industry best practices. Following the ND Business Combination, we may face the risks inherent in establishing and scaling an AI infrastructure and cloud services platform, including site development, power availability, and supply chain constraints, and we may not successfully integrate or profitably commercialize these services.
Tether holds, and will hold following the ND Business Combination, significant voting power in Rumble and will also be a lender to Northern Data. Accordingly, Tether may have interests in addition to or different from the interests of other Rumble Stockholders and may use its voting power, or its rights as a lender to Northern Data, to advance such interests .
As of the close of business on December 31, 2025, Tether owned approximately 7.4% of the voting power of Rumble’s outstanding capital stock and, if the ND Business Combination closed on December 31, 2025, Tether would own approximately 9.9% of the voting power of Rumble (after giving effect to certain voting limitation). Additionally, Tether will, upon the closing of the ND Business Combination, be a lender to Rumble NODE Holdco, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rumble, and Rumble NODE Holdco’s subsidiaries, including Northern Data. Tether may have interests that may be different from, or in addition to, the interests of Rumble Stockholders and Northern Data Shareholders, respectively. We cannot provide any assurances as to how Tether will vote its Rumble Class A Common Shares in future votes of Rumble Stockholders or whether Tether will vote its Rumble Class A Common Shares in pursuit of interests that align with the interests of other Rumble Stockholders.
Following the ND Business Combination, Rumble will continue to be controlled by one principal stockholder.
Rumble is controlled by Mr. Pavlovski, who is the CEO and Chairman of Rumble. He will continue to serve as CEO and Chairman of Rumble following the consummation of the ND Business Combination. Mr. Pavlovski was able to exercise approximately 83% of the voting power of Rumble’s outstanding capital stock as of December 1, 2025. Following the ND Business Combination, it is anticipated that Mr. Pavlovski will continue to exercise a substantial majority of the voting power of Rumble’s outstanding capital stock and that it will be difficult for a third party to acquire Rumble without Mr. Pavlovski’s approval, even if doing so may be in the best interest of Rumble Stockholders.
