Companies in the OpenDataBot 2025 Index in the sports and entertainment category earned UAH 3.47 billion in revenue. Only three companies were able to turn a profit. FC Dynamo Kyiv led the way in terms of revenue with UAH 913.65 million, but despite this, the team suffered losses of UAH 784.07 million.
The total revenue of the OpenDataBot Index 2025 in the sports and entertainment category increased by 10% to UAH 3.47 billion. Despite this growth, only three companies made a profit of UAH 6.49 million, while all others incurred losses of UAH 1.11 billion.
The top ten included five football clubs, two sports club chains, and two recreation and entertainment centers.
The income of FC Dynamo Kyiv fell 1.7 times, but this did not prevent it from topping the rating. The club, which is part of the Surkis brothers’ group, earned UAH 913.65 million in revenue last year. Despite this, it suffered losses of UAH 784.07 million. By comparison, in 2023, Dynamo was still in the black with UAH 345.67 million.
Second and third place went to companies associated with the Sport Life network. Sport Life Kyiv-1 (owned by Tetyana Podrezova) and Sport Life Kyiv-6 (owned by Larisa Pakhomova) increased their revenues by 1.5 times to UAH 545.8 million and UAH 377.56 million, respectively. However, their profits did not grow evenly, increasing 15 times to UAH 1.03 million in Kyiv-1 and 2 times to UAH 2.2 million in Kyiv-6.
FC Kryvbas took fourth place with revenues of UAH 287.12 million, which is 1.6 times more than in 2023. Over the year, the company managed to reduce its losses by 3.4 times to UAH 1.1 million.
Thermal Fyurdo (Kosyno thermal waters) closed the top five. Its revenue decreased by 16% compared to UAH 272.76 million. However, losses decreased 8 times compared to 2023, to UAH 6.47 million.
The football club Polissya from Zhytomyr, owned by Gennady Butkevich, co-owner of ATB, entered the Index for the first time, taking sixth place. The company’s revenue increased fourfold to UAH 266.8 million. Losses also increased almost twofold to UAH 256 million.
In 7th place is the Apollo Next sports club chain, owned by Fozzy Group CEO Vladimir Kostelman. The company’s revenue doubled to UAH 234 million, while losses amounted to UAH 6.9 million. However, 2023 was a profitable year, with a profit of UAH 12 million.
We would like to thank OpenDataBot for recognizing and including us in the top 10 companies in Ukraine in the field of sports and entertainment. Despite the challenges of wartime, the APOLLO NEXT network continues to develop, opening new clubs and creating jobs, because we believe in the importance of supporting the physical and mental health of Ukrainians. Our resilience is based on flexibility, a combination of online and offline formats, customer care, including special programs for veterans, and, of course, conscientious tax payments, which is our contribution to the stability of Ukraine’s economy, commented a representative of the sports club.
Next in the ranking is Vitaliy Khomutynnik’s entertainment center Neopolis, located in the Respublika Park shopping and entertainment center (Kyiv). Its revenue increased by 24% to UAH 197.51 million. The company’s losses decreased by 14% to UAH 46.96 million.
Next is LNZ Football Club (Cherkasy), owned by the LNZ Group, with 6.4 times more revenue than in 2023 – UAH 188.64 million. Profit amounted to UAH 3.27 million – this is the only football club in the ranking that made a profit.
Rinat Akhmetov’s Shakhtar-Service closed the top 10 with revenues of UAH 182 million and losses 3.3 times lower than in 2023 – UAH 7.4 million.
This year, the following clubs left the Index:
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Chinese authorities have issued temporary export licenses to companies supplying rare earth metals to Detroit’s “big three” automakers, Ford Motor, General Motors, and Stellantis, Reuters reports, citing informed sources.
At least some of these licenses are valid for six months. The specific metals and volumes covered by the licenses have not been disclosed.
In April, China decided to restrict exports of a wide range of rare earth metals. The country accounts for about 90% of global rare earth metal production.
In May, Ford was forced to halt production of its Explorer SUVs at its Chicago plant for a week due to a shortage of these metals.
US President Donald Trump, who spoke by phone with Chinese leader Xi Jinping the day before, expressed hope that trade in rare earth metals would return to normal.
According to one of Reuters’ sources, last week the Chinese authorities also issued export permits to suppliers of one of the US electronics companies, and this week to suppliers of a US non-automotive company.
Ford shares rose 2% in Friday trading, GM shares rose 0.9%. Stellantis shares added 2.4% in New York.
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The DIM.RIA marketplace for verified real estate analyzed
the situation on the primary, secondary, and rental housing markets in Ukraine in May
2025. The report presents the dynamics of prices, supply, and demand compared
to April 2025 and May last year.
Primary market
Supply
In May, the share of operating sales departments for new buildings
remained unchanged at 77%. During the month, four new buildings
(5 sections) were commissioned during the month: two in the Lviv region, one in the Kyiv region, and one in the Zakarpattia region.
The highest share of completed projects among all new buildings was recorded in the Rivne
(62%), Zaporizhzhia (56%), and Odesa (54%) regions.
Prices
Prices in the primary market in most regions are showing
growth. The highest price increases were recorded in the Chernihiv (+8%),
Zhytomyr (+8%), and Kyiv (+6%) regions. Only Kirovohrad showed
a decrease, averaging 5%. Kyiv remains the most expensive city, with an average
price of $1,409/m². The cheapest new buildings are in the frontline regions: Zaporizhzhia,
Sumy, and Mykolaiv.
Demand
The most noticeable growth in interest in new buildings
was observed in the Ternopil region (+22% compared to April). At the same time,
a significant decrease in demand was recorded in the Sumy (-25%) and Dnipropetrovsk
(-17%) regions.
Secondary market
Supply
The largest number of advertisements for the sale of secondary housing in
in May came from the Volyn, Rivne, and Mykolaiv regions.
Prices
According to the DIM.RIA marketplace, during May, the average
cost of one-room apartments continued to grow in most regions of Ukraine.
The largest increase was recorded in the Kherson region (+16%), although it remains
the cheapest for this type of housing.
The most expensive housing is in the capital: the cost of a one-room
apartment in Kyiv reaches $92,400. In terms of districts, Pechersky remains
the most expensive (almost $132,000), and Desniansky is the most affordable ($45,000).
Demand
In May, users were most actively searching for secondary
real estate in the Khmelnytskyi, Odesa, and Volyn regions.
The ratio of the number of purchase listings to the number of
responses to them in May in Kyiv was 1:3, with only the Odesa region having a lower ratio —
1:2. In the Vinnytsia region, it was 1:18, in the Ternopil region — 1:16, and
in the Mykolaiv region — 1:15.
Rental market
Supply
According to DIM.RIA analysts, the rental market was
unstable in May. The largest number of new listings appeared in the Chernivtsi (+35%) and
Zakarpattia (+29%) regions. In contrast, in Kirovohrad, the number of
offers decreased by 40%. In Kyiv, the decline was 22% compared to April.
Prices
Kyiv remains the most expensive city for rent:
the average cost in May was 18,200 UAH, which is 4% more than in
April. The most expensive apartments are in the Pecherskyi district — 26,300 UAH, and the cheapest are
in the Desnianskyi district (10,900 UAH).
In most regions, rental prices changed by
a few percent, with the exceptions of Zakarpattia and Ternopil regions (an increase of
11%), Cherkasy (-11%) and Chernihiv (-15%).
Demand
In May, users were actively looking for rental housing:
according to data from the DIM.RIA analytical center, interest was observed in almost
in all regions of Ukraine. The ratio of rental ads to
responses in May in Kyiv was 1:6, while in most
regions these figures differed several times over.
The full analytical
report and high-quality images are available at the link!
