Hopscotch Groupe is a Paris-based communications group, listed on Euronext Paris, that combines PR, events, influence and digital work for clients in France and abroad. Frédéric Bedin chairs its executive board. PRovoke Media's 2024 Global 250 ranking lists it 38th, with 685 staff and $102.3 million in 2023 fee income. The group reported 2025 consolidated revenue of €270.8 million.
Updated: October 27, 2026
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What does Hopscotch Groupe do?
Hopscotch Groupe provides what it calls global PR, mixing influence, events, activation, digital work, internal communication and public affairs. Its company descriptions call it the first PR group in France and the third French communications group, with agencies including Hopscotch Paris, Le Public Système PR, heaven, Sagarmatha and Human to Human.
- Public relations, influence and public affairs.
- Events, congresses, travel and luxury communications.
- Digital, internal communication and brand work.
The group's mix of PR and events gives it a different profile from PR-only independents such as Coyne PR and Padilla agency profile.
Who owns and leads Hopscotch Groupe?
Hopscotch Groupe is a publicly listed company on Euronext Paris, managed by its founders and managers, with Frédéric Bedin as chair of the executive board. A 2019 company release describes it as an international communications group created in France and run by its founders and managers.
The group traces its roots to Bedin's event agency Délires, founded in 1986, and to Lionel Chouchan's PR agency, active since 1968. The two merged in 1993 to form Le Public Système, which floated on the stock market in 1998, according to Bedin's biography on the company's site. Le Public Système merged with Hopscotch in 2010, and the group took the Hopscotch name in 2015. Christophe Chenut became chair of the supervisory board in May 2018.
How big is Hopscotch Groupe?
PRovoke Media's 2024 Global 250 lists Hopscotch Groupe 38th with $102,346,067 in 2023 fee income and 685 staff, up 11.1 percent from 2022. The ranking uses 2023 figures, a year older than the O'Dwyer's data on the U.S. profiles.
| Measure | Detail |
|---|
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Staff | 685 (PRovoke Media 2024 ranking) |
| 2023 fee income | $102,346,067 (PRovoke Media 2024 ranking) |
| PRovoke 2024 global rank | 38th |
| 2025 consolidated revenue | €270.8 million, down 15.1% (company results, April 2026) |
| 2025 gross margin | €98.8 million, down 5.7% (company results, April 2026) |
| Ownership | Publicly listed, Euronext Paris (HOP) |
Zonebourse reported that the 2024 Paris Olympics inflated the prior-year comparison and that Hopscotch targets €200 million in gross margin by 2030, with international activity above 35 percent of gross margin in 2025. The revenue figures are company accounts and differ from PRovoke's fee income. The ranking is on PRovoke Media's 2024 Global 250.
What are Hopscotch Groupe's recent moves?
Hopscotch Groupe's documented moves include a 2019 increase in its Sopexa stake, a 2019 event agency acquisition and the 2015 rebrand. The table lists them newest first.
| Date | Move |
|---|
| April 2026 | Reports 2025 results and a 2030 target of €200 million in gross margin |
| July 16, 2019 | Raises its stake in Sopexa from 30.5% to 66% for €7.8 million |
| January 25, 2019 | Acquires Vivacom, a Lille event agency, through its subsidiary Sagarmatha |
| February 2015 | Renames the group Hopscotch Global PR Group, with Hopscotch Paris as its PR agency |
| 2010 | Le Public Système and Hopscotch merge into one group |
Details are in Zonebourse's report Hopscotch targets €200 million gross margin by 2030.
How does Hopscotch Groupe compare with peers?
Hopscotch Groupe reports lower 2023 fee income than SEC Newgate, Pomilio Blumm and Ruder Finn, and higher than Padilla, on PRovoke's table. All figures use the same source and year.
| Firm | Base | Ownership | 2023 fee income (PRovoke) | Staff (PRovoke) |
|---|
| Hopscotch Groupe | Paris, France | Publicly listed | $102,346,067 | 685 |
| SEC Newgate | Milan, Italy | Majority-backed by Investcorp | $196,053,356 | 1,266 |
| Pomilio Blumm | Pescara, Italy | Family-led | $177,112,000 | 307 |
| Ruder Finn | New York, NY | Independent | $175,500,000 | 1,220 |
| Padilla agency profile | Minneapolis, MN | Owned by Avenir Global | $45,849,220 | 184 |
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