When was LitRes founded?

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

Where is LitRes located?

LitRes is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

How many employees does LitRes have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at LitRes is 219.

Is LitRes a funded company?

LitRes is a funded company, having raised a total of $5M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on 2014.

When was the latest funding round of LitRes?

LitRes' latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Oct 10, 2019, with participation from 0 investor.

Where does LitRes rank among its competitors?

LitRes ranks 1st amongst 30 active competitors, of which 4 are funded. It stands 3rd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was BiblioOnDemand, which secured $1.09M in Nov, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of LitRes?

LitRes' top competitors include RIDI, Everand and Open Road Integrated Media. Among them, BiblioOnDemand secured the most recent funding round in November, 2024.

LitRes - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

LitRes, founded in 2005 is one of the leading retailers of ebooks in Russia. It is the winner of Runet Award 2014. It has a collection of more than 750,000 e-books in Russian and foreign languages, among which about 25 000 are free books. Each month, the company provides a new catalog of more than 2000 books. LitRes deals with the largest publishing houses in Russia (Eksmo, AST, Ripol Classic, myth, Azbuka-Atticus, Peter et al.) and many leading authors.The company has also developed an ebook reading applications LitRes.

Website: www.litres.ru/
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Founded Year

2005

Location

Moscow, Russia

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$5M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Oct 10, 2019, $*****

Investors

Ozon & 2 more

Ranked

1^st among 30 active competitors

Employee Count

219 as on Jul 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

EDRK

Similar Companies

RIDI & 58 more

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LitRes has raised a total funding of $5M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2014. LitRes has 3 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of LitRes:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 10, 2019	5726196	Series A	5191888	8017954	5553879	7278745
2014	7008	Series A	1102	6198	Ozon	4555

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LitRes' employee count trend

LitRes has 219 employees as of Jul 26. Here is LitRes's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of LitRes include RIDI, Everand and Open Road Integrated Media. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of LitRes, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	LitRes 2005, Moscow (Russia), Series A	Online retailer of ebooks in Russia	$5M	Black River Ventures, Eksmo & 1 others	65/100
2nd	RIDI 2008, Seoul (South Korea), Series C	E-book store operator	$159M	GIC, Shinhan Venture Investment & 13 others	49/100
3rd	Everand 2005, San Francisco (United States), Unfunded	Online platform offering ebooks	-	-	43/100
4th	Open Road Integrated Media 2009, New York City (United States), Acquired	Provider of digital & content marketing, and advertising services	$26M	Kohlberg Ventures, Azure Capital Partners ... & 6 others	41/100
5th	De Marque 1990, Quebec City (Canada), Series A	Provider of book reading solutions	$3.77M	Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, BDC & 2 others	40/100
6th	ThuVienPDF 2020, Vietnam, Deadpooled	App-based book reading platform	-	-	36/100
7th	Calibre 2006, Austin (United States), Deadpooled	Online platform offering eBook management solutions	-	-	35/100
8th	Trajectory 2011, Marblehead (United States), Deadpooled	Space as a Service: Data, Compute, and Operations from orbit	$1M	-	34/100
9th	BiblioOnDemand 2019, Lille (France), Seed	Platform providing eBooks and audiobooks to universities,public libraries and other institutions	$1.09M	Finovam Gestion, IRD Invest	30/100
10th	Rawialkotob 2016, Doha (Qatar), Unfunded	Distribution platform of digital content like eBook and audio-books	-	-	27/100