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Quarterly Statement Q1 2024

Group revenue increased by 20.3% YoY to EUR 78.3 million (Q1 2023: EUR 65.1 million) driven by international expansion. North America revenue up by 46.9% YoY to EUR 27.9 million (Q1 2023: EUR 19.0 million) driven by both successful wholesale expansion and strong direct-to-consumer sales.

World Book Day – Building Confident Readers with tonies®

As we look forward to celebrating World Book Day 2023, tonies® are helping to build confident readers through the magic of audiobooks. With an ever-growing Tonies library packed with popular childhood classics, the tonies® collection brings stories alive, sparking a lifelong love of literature in all its forms!
tonies® fabulous storybook titles include preschool favourites Spot the Dog, Gira

tonies appoints Dr. Christian Sprinkmeyer as new CPO

tonies appoints Dr. Christian Sprinkmeyer as new CPO

Current Chief Digital Officer (CDO) taking over as Chief Product Officer (CPO)
Change effective as of 15 September 2023
tonies decided to merge its Digital and Product units to further unleash the power of its technology and products for great customer experience and innovation.
LUXEMBOURG, 18 September 2023 // tonies, a leading international digital audio platform for children wit

tonies turns profitable on adjusted EBITDA in the first half of 2023

Group revenue increased by +34% to EUR 113 million (H1 2022: EUR 84 million) driven by international expansion
US revenue rose substantially by +171% to EUR 34 million (H1 2022: EUR 12 million) fueled by both successful retail penetration and strong digital sales
tonies is profitable on group level with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 2.6% (H1 2022: 
-7.8%) driven by substantially higher g

tonies® Launch Disney Encanto Tonie!

tonies® Launch Disney Encanto Tonie!

5th June, 2023 -- tonies® – the world-leading audio platform for kids – has announced the UK launch of Disney’s hit musical Encanto in Tonie form! The Encanto Tonie was launched in the US a few weeks ago and immediately became the number one best-seller, with New York Magazine tipping the new addition to be a sell-out Tonie, signalling an equally enthusiastic reception here in the UK.
Disney’s

tonies announces partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products and DC: Batman will be available for Tonieboxes in summer 2023

tonies announces partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products and DC: Batman will be available for Tonieboxes in summer 2023

DÜSSELDORF, 25 May 2023 // tonies®, a leading international digital audio platform for children with the award-winning Toniebox, today announced a new partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, and thus will be able to provide a series of beloved Super Heroes from the DC Universe for their Toniebox, bringing the characters and their stories to life.
Markus Langer, Chief C

tonies excellent momentum continues in 2023 with revenue growth of 42% in the first quarter – fully on track to reach positive adjusted EBITDA in FY 2023

Group revenue increased by +42% YoY to EUR 65 million (Q1 2022: EUR 46 million) fueled by international expansion
US revenue more than tripled to EUR 19 million (Q1 2022: EUR 6 million) with strongest growth rate in the retail channel due to successful rollout to key retail partners
LUXEMBOURG, 11 May 2023 // tonies SE ("tonies"), a leading international digital audio platform for ch

tonies® explores AI-based content generator 
in a test with up to 1,000 users

tonies® explores AI-based content generator 
in a test with up to 1,000 users

DÜSSELDORF, 9 May 2023 // tonies®, a leading international digital audio platform for children with the award-winning Toniebox, starts exploring the potentials of AI storytelling to help develop children's imagination through a test with an AI-based content generator that allows users to create stories in a playful way and listen to the audio file on the Toniebox in an instant. The company’s appro

tonies achieves revenue growth of 37% in FY 2022 with profitability hitting the upper end of guidance range – significant growth and positive adjusted EBITDA margin expected for 2023

tonies achieves revenue growth of 37% in FY 2022 with profitability hitting the upper end of guidance range – significant growth and positive adjusted EBITDA margin expected for 2023

Group revenue increased by +37% YoY to EUR 258 million (FY 2021: EUR 188 million) driven by international expansion, exceeding FY 2022 guidance of EUR 250 million
US revenue more than tripled to EUR 66 million (FY 2021: EUR 20 million) driven by successful retail penetration, exceeding FY 2022 guidance of EUR 52 million
Adjusted EBITDA margin of -2.4% at the upper end of updated

tonies SE appoints Dr. Jan Middelhoff as CFO and expands its Management Board

tonies SE appoints Dr. Jan Middelhoff as CFO and expands its Management Board

Dr. Jan Middelhoff appointed CFO and Member of Management Board as of 1 May 2023
Management Board of tonies SE will expand from two to three members, effective 1 May 2023
The current CFO Dr. Dr. Florian Drabeck will leave tonies to pursue other entrepreneurial opportunities
LUXEMBOURG, 6 April 2023 // tonies SE ("tonies"), a leading international digital audio platform for children

tonies® Partners with National Autistic Society Ahead of World Autism Acceptance Week

tonies® Partners with National Autistic Society Ahead of World Autism Acceptance Week

10th March, 2023 -- tonies® – the leading audio platform for children – is delighted to announce a partnership with the National Autistic Society to help amplify the incredible work they do to support autistic children in the UK. At least one in 100 people are autistic which means more than 700,000 people in the UK. In celebration of the partnership, tonies® will be donating £10 from every sale of

tonies® February Releases

tonies® February Releases

24th February, 2023 – tonies® have launched three new Tonies this month, adding to their popular collection of over 150 titles, which include story, music and educational content for children aged 3y+. The new titles include a new Horrible Histories Tonie, a relaunched Travelling Songs Tonie from the Favourite Children’s Songs series and a West African Tales Tonie from a new Worldwide Tales categ

Happy Kids. Happy Parents. Happy Listening.

tonies® is the world’s largest interactive audio platform for children with more than 7 million Tonieboxes and 88 million Tonies sold. The intuitive and award-winning audio system has changed the way young children play and learn independently with its child-safe, wireless, and screen-free approach.
Founded in 2013 by two fathers in Germany, where every second child now owns a Toniebox, the company is replicating its successful business model and expanding internationally. tonies brings the joy and magic of interactive audio entertainment and audio education to children around the world, with products available in 26 countries on three continents and more to come. Tonieboxes have already been activated in over 100 countries.
tonies offers a range of more than 1,100 Tonies figurines to be placed on top of the Toniebox and more than 4,700 digital titles through mytonies (library and app) – ranging from tonies Originals productions to content from more than 200 licensing partners worldwide, including Disney, Warner, Marvel, Paramount, Hasbro, Universal, Sony Music and many more. With an average playtime of 268 minutes per week it is the perfect everyday companion for little ones.
tonies has around 500 employees, achieved a group revenue of €361 million in the last fiscal year 2023 (+40% YoY) and is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (tonies SE).

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