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# Rumble
- URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/rumble/
- Published: 1999-01-02T23:37:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-14T17:11:50.000Z
- Author: Liam Sturgess
- Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization

**Rumble** is an online video platform based in Longboat Key, Florida.[\[1\]](#fn1)

## History

On October 26, 2021, Rumble announced that it had acquired [Locals](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Locals).[\[2\]](#fn2)

Rumble became a publicly-traded company through an initial public offering on September 19, 2022.[\[3\]](#fn3)

In November 2022, Rumble announced it was disabling access to its platform in France after the Government of France demanded Rumble censor certain Russian news sources.[\[4\]](#fn4) Later that month, Rumble filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of the French government's censorship demands.[\[5\]](#fn5)

On February 5, 2024, [Vigilant News Network](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Vigilant-News-Network) announced that Rumble had entered "a major partnership" with [1775 Coffee](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/1775-Coffee).[\[6\]](#fn6)

On July 15, 2024, Rumble announced the launch of three new exclusive brands including [Pawsitive](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Pawsitive), 5G Free and Be Naked.[\[7\]](#fn7)

On October 3, 2025, Rumble announced a partnership with Perplexity to integrate its artificial intelligence-powered search engine into the video sharing platform.[\[8\]](#fn8)

On October 15, 2025, a French court ruled that a French government official's email demanding Rumble censor certain content held no legal authority, leading Rumble to restore access to French users.[\[9\]](#fn9)

## Organization

Prior to its IPO, Rumble's investors included Peter Thiel, [Colt Ventures](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Colt-Ventures) and [Narya Capital](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Narya-Capital).[\[3:1\]](#fn3) As of March 2023, the company's top stockholders included:[\[10\]](#fn10)

- [BlackRock](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/BlackRock)
- Cantor Fitzgerald
- Commonwealth Equity Services
- David Sacks
- Geode Capital Management
- Invesco
- Platform Technology Partners
- Royal Bank of Canada
- Susquehanna International Group (SIG)
- Vanguard

## External links

- [Campfire Wiki](https://www.campfire.wiki/doku.php?id=rumble)
- [Website (corporate)](https://corp.rumble.com/)
- [Website (platform)](https://rumble.com/)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumble%5F%28company%29)
- [Wikispooks](https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Rumble)

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1. *Home.* Rumble. Retrieved February 15, 2023, from <http://archive.today/2023.02.15-154238/https://corp.rumble.com/> [↩︎](#fnref1)
2. Rumble. (2021, October 26). *Rumble acquires Locals to help build a bigger creator economy.* PR Newswire. <http://archive.today/2021.10.27-045628/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rumble-acquires-locals-to-help-build-a-bigger-creator-economy-301408700.html> [↩︎](#fnref2)
3. *Rumble - Funding, Financials, Valuation & Investors.* Crunchbase. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from <https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/rumble-inc-2/company%5Ffinancials> [↩︎](#fnref3) [↩︎](#fnref3:1)
4. Maas, C. (2022, November 1). *Rumble says it won’t move its policy goalposts to appease France’s censorship demands.* Reclaim the Net. <https://reclaimthenet.org/rumble-france-blocked> [↩︎](#fnref4)
5. Harper, C. (2022, November 17). *Rumble Fires Back at France’s Censorship Demands.* Reclaim the Net. <https://reclaimthenet.org/rumble-fires-back-at-frances-censorship-demands> [↩︎](#fnref5)
6. *New Rumble Partnership Promises a Caffeine-Infused Boost for Freedom of Speech.* (2024, February 5). Vigilant News Network. <http://archive.today/2024.02.06-051158/https://vigilantnews.com/post/new-rumble-partnership-promises-a-caffeine-infused-boost-for-freedom-of-speech/> [↩︎](#fnref6)
7. *Rumble Announces Multiple Exclusive Brands*. (2024, July 15). GlobeNewswire News Room; Rumble, Inc. <https://web.archive.org/web/20240928235448/https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/07/15/2913081/0/en/Rumble-Announces-Multiple-Exclusive-Brands.html> [↩︎](#fnref7)
8. Gopalan, N. (2025, October 3). *Rumble Stock Soars After the Video-Sharing Site Partners With Perplexity.* Investopedia. <https://www.investopedia.com/rumble-stock-soars-after-the-video-sharing-site-partners-with-perplexity-11823727> [↩︎](#fnref8)
9. Frieth, D. (2025, October 14). *Rumble is Restored in France After Court Rejects Government’s Censorship Demand.* Reclaim the Net. <https://reclaimthenet.org/rumble-restores-france-access-after-court-rejects-censorship-demand> [↩︎](#fnref9)
10. *Rumble Inc. (RUM) Stock Major Holders.* Yahoo Finance. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20230328065852/https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/quote/RUM/holders?p=RUM> [↩︎](#fnref10)