When was Liberty Global founded?

Liberty Global was founded in 2005 and raised its 1st funding round 9 years after it was founded.

Where is Liberty Global located?

Liberty Global is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is registered at Denver, Colorado.

Who is the current CEO of Liberty Global?

Mike Fries, Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete and Lutz Schüler s of Liberty Global.

How many employees does Liberty Global have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Liberty Global is 2781.

Is Liberty Global a funded company?

Liberty Global is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Post IPO round, raised on Mar 27, 2014.

When was the latest funding round of Liberty Global?

Liberty Global's latest funding was a $***** Post IPO round on Jan 28, 2019, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Liberty Global rank among its competitors?

Liberty Global ranks 41st amongst 1188 active competitors, of which 20 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Vodafone, which secured $2M in Jan, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Liberty Global?

Liberty Global's top competitors include AT&T, Verizon and Vodafone. Among them, Vodafone secured the most recent funding round in January, 2025.

Liberty Global - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of mobile communication and broadband network services. The company provides converged broadband, video, and mobile communications services. It invests, grows, and rotates capital into scalable businesses across the technology, media/content, sports and infrastructure industries.

Website: www.libertyglobal.com
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Email ID: *****@libertyglobal.com
Phone Number: +44 **********
Registered Address: Denver, Colorado

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2005

Location

London, United Kingdom

Stage

Public

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, Jan 28, 2019, $*****

Investors

Media Investment Group & 3 more

Ranked

41^st among 1188 active competitors

Employee Count

2,781 as on Sep 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Higgsfield & 120 more

Similar Companies

T-Mobile & 4176 more

Exit Details

Public

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Liberty Global is associated with 6 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
Liberty Global Ltd. CIN: 1570585 , United States, Active		-	-	-
Liberty Global, Inc. CIN: 1316631 , United States, Active		$1B+ (As on Dec 31, 2012)	-	-
Liberty Global Ltd. CIN: 1570585 , United States, Active		$1B+ (As on Dec 31, 2025)	-	-
LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC CIN: 8379990 , United Kingdom, Active	Jan 28, 2013	£10M - £50M (As on Dec 31, 2025)	-
LIBERTY GLOBAL, INC. CIN: 461947033 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	-	99 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-
Liberty Global CIN: 8379990 , Belgium, Active	Jan 28, 2013	€1B+ (As on Dec 31, 2021)	10100 (As on Dec 31, 2022)	-

Liberty Global got listed on May 18, 2005.

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Liberty Global has raised funding over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 27, 2014. Its latest funding round was a Post IPO round on Jan 28, 2019 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Liberty Global has 4 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Liberty Global:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 28, 2019	9005282	Post IPO	9744837	2526639	6651931	6750333
Jan 2015	7937497	Post IPO	1301978	1000298	6734733	Portland Private Equity
Mar 27, 2014	5760368	Post IPO	5092822	1602960	2593250	7876869

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The founders of Liberty Global is Iain Osborne. Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete and Mike Fries are the CEOs of Liberty Global.

Here are the details of Liberty Global's key team members:

Iain Osborne: Co-Founder and Managing Director, Chello Broadband NV of Liberty Global.
Mike Fries: CEO of Liberty Global.
Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete: CEO of Liberty Global.
Lutz Schüler: CEO of Liberty Global. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Liberty Global's employee count trend

Liberty Global has 2,781 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Liberty Global's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Liberty Global include AT&T, Verizon and Vodafone. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Liberty Global, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	AT&T 1876, Dallas (United States), Public	Provider of wireless and internet services	-	Elliott Management, Seaside Private Capital ... & 13 others	80/100
2nd	Verizon 1983, New York City (United States), Public	Provider of wireless, internet, TV, and phone services	-	Berkshire Hathaway, Black Capital Investments ... & 17 others	79/100
3rd	Vodafone 1982, Newbury (United Kingdom), Public	Virtual card-linked wallet for consumer payments	-	Elliott Management, Liberty Global & 12 others	78/100
4th	Telecom Italia 1994, Rome (Italy), Public	Integrated telecom service provider	-	Elliott Management, CDP Equity & 3 others	78/100
5th	DNA 1999, Helsinki (Finland), Acquired	Integrated telecommunication and TV services provider	$188M	Scott Amyx, Finda & 2 others	77/100
6th	NOS 2014, Lisbon (Portugal), Acquired	Provider of integrated telecommunication and TV services	-	Sonaecom, CaixaBI & 1 others	77/100
7th	Telenor 1885, Fornebu (Norway), Public	Provider of voice, data, broadband internet, and television services	-	Awilco, KKR & 1 others	77/100
8th	Swisscom 1852, Bern (Switzerland), Acquired	Provider of mobile & internet services for residential & business	-	-	75/100
9th	VEON 1992, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Public	Provider of voice, fixed broadband, data, and other telecommunication services	-	Shah Capital, Sberbank CIB & 4 others	74/100
10th	MegaFon 2002, Moscow (Russia), Acquired	Provider of cellular, mobile, and wireless internet services	-	Sberbank CIB, ING & 1 others	74/100
41st	Liberty Global 2005, London (United Kingdom), Public	Provider of mobile communication and broadband network services	-	Media Investment Group, Gov & 2 others	65/100

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Liberty Global has made 102 investments in companies including Higgsfield and XBOW. Liberty Global has also acquired 19 companies including VodafoneZiggo and FIA Formula E.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Aug 17, 2026	Investments	Higgsfield	2023	San Francisco (United States)
Jun 25, 2026	Acquisition	VodafoneZiggo	2016	Utrecht (Netherlands)
May 06, 2026	Investments	XBOW	2024	Seattle (United States)