Decathlon

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French sporting goods retailer with 1,817 stores in 79 countries. Founded in 1976 near Lille, family-owned by the Mulliez and Leclercq families. €15.6B revenue. Makes most of its own sports equipment under in-house brands like Quechua, Domyos, and Van Rysel.

Quick facts

Headquarters Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
Company Decathlon SE
Founded 1976
Ownership Independent
Hosting 🇫🇷 France, EU
Infrastructure Mixed infrastructure
Data jurisdiction EU
Open source No
GDPR Compliant
Pricing Free · from Free
Free tier Yes
Platforms Web, iOS, Android
Languages
ENFRDEESITNLPTPL
80 · Strongly European

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Why does it score 80?

Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ
Why this score?

Decathlon is headquartered near Lille and legally domiciled in France.

30/30
Ownership & control
Independent ownership
Why this score?

Decathlon is family-owned by the Mulliez and Leclercq families, with no outside investors or stock exchange listing.

25/25
Data sovereignty
Mixed infrastructure
Why this score?

Decathlon's infrastructure is a mix of cloud providers across France and the EU.

12/30
Accountability & trust
GDPR compliant
Why this score?

Decathlon isn't open source and hasn't published independent third-party audits. It designs and makes most of its own products in-house under brands like Quechua and Domyos.

8/15
Independence bonus
Bootstrapped, no outside investors
+5
EuroPoints total
80/100
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