Trivia Business

2 Trivia Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 9th, 2024

Do you enjoy sparking curiosity and engaging with people? Starting a trivia business could be your next venture. A trivia business involves organizing and hosting trivia events for various settings, from bars and restaurants to corporate gatherings and private parties.

With a focus on creating fun and intellectually stimulating experiences, this business can cater to a wide audience, making each event unique. The demand for such interactive entertainment is growing as people seek more engaging social activities.

Setting up a trivia business requires creating question sets, promoting events, and building relationships with venues and clients. It’s a low-cost startup idea, ideal for someone with a knack for organization and a passion for knowledge.

Dive into the trivia world and offer memorable experiences that bring people together. It's an intriguing and potentially lucrative way to combine entertainment and business.

In this list, you'll find real-world trivia business success stories and very profitable examples of starting a trivia business that makes money.

1. Movie mistakes ($48K/year)

Jon Sandys came up with the idea for Movie Mistakes while watching Jurassic Park and noticing a mistake. He started the website as a side project to practice HTML, but as its popularity grew, he realized its potential for generating ad revenue and offering paid memberships. Now, the site receives around 450,000 monthly visitors and generates over $3,000 in ad revenue.

How much money it makes: $48K/year
How much did it cost to start: $100
How many people on the team: 1

I Started A Movie Website For Fun As A Teenager. Now, My Website Brings In 450K Visitors/Month

A teenager's hobby of listing movie mistakes turned into a profitable full-time job, with the website attracting 450,000 visitors per month and bringing in over $3,000 a month in ad revenue, demonstrating the power of transforming a passion project into a successful business.

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2. Random Trivia Generator ($14.4K/year)

Back in 2010, Slavi noticed there were no fun trivia games compatible on mobile (iPhone and Blackberry then) or not flooded with ads. He created a simple 1-page site and tried it with friends and family. Back at work, Slavi saw that after some time the site was getting more than 1000 views/day, which is when he decided to work more on it.

How much money it makes: $14.4K/year
How much did it cost to start: $25
How many people on the team: 1

My Side Project Does One Simple Thing & Makes $14K/Year

Founder struggles to continue site while balancing career, family and health, but addictive trivia site still draws more than 200k visitors per month, operating as a profitable business since its inception, and yet to see any signs of slowing down.

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