Is home24 still a publicly traded company?

No. home24 SE delisted from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in September 2023 after XXXLutz's tender offer, and XXXLutz completed a squeeze-out of remaining minority shareholders on March 14, 2025, making home24 a wholly owned subsidiary.

Austria's XXXLutz Group, Europe's largest furniture retailer, owns 100% of home24 SE following a corporate squeeze-out completed March 14, 2025, after acquiring roughly 60% via a 2022 tender offer and EU clearance in April 2023.

Is home24 profitable?

No independent financials have been published since the 2023 delisting. Revenue trended down from about 616 million euros in 2021 to roughly 580 million euros in 2023, with a 2025 GMV estimate of about 561 million dollars, flat to declining.

Has home24 had layoffs?

Third-party workforce tracking (Revelio Labs) shows headcount fell 14.5% from 1,514 employees in 2023 to about 1,295 by December 2025, with a dip to 1,277 in 2024 before a small 2025 uptick.

Who is home24's biggest competitor?

Its closest branded German peer is publicly listed Westwing Group SE, with FY2025 revenue guided at 425 to 455 million euros. Its own parent, XXXLutz, and giants like IKEA, Wayfair, and OTTO also compete directly in the same market.

Could AI replace home24?

AI tools like ChatGPT image editing, RoomsGPT, and Havenly AI are eroding the inspiration and room-visualization layer of furniture shopping, per an April 2026 industry roundup, but they cannot execute purchases or manage logistics, which remain home24's core function.

E-commerce and marketplaces · subsidiary of XXXLutz Group · Germany

home24

home24.com ↗

German online furniture retailer, now a fully owned XXXLutz subsidiary.

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Assessed 22 July 2026 · Evidence as of 22 July 2026

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On the recordSince 22 July 2026 · Checkable from Q4 2026 · Every call on the record Checkpoint: German furniture sector insolvency data and any XXXLutz brand consolidation announcement

The call

home24 now runs as XXXLutz's online arm, still doing more revenue than niche rivals like Westwing but with no independent path or AI-era discovery edge of its own.

Home24 sells furniture and home goods online across Europe, competing with bigger names like IKEA, Wayfair, and its own parent company XXXLutz. The business is hard to defend because selling furniture online is something any large retailer can do, and AI tools like ChatGPT and RoomsGPT are now helping customers design rooms and shop without needing Home24 as a guide. The main question is whether XXXLutz will keep Home24 as a separate brand or fold it into its own websites, which would signal that the company sees Home24 as replaceable rather than special.

Why

AI pressure: RoomsGPT, Havenly AI, Spacely AI, and ChatGPT image editing for room design. AI design tools let shoppers plan rooms before they ever land on home24, pulling traffic away from its top-of-funnel pages. Could AI do the core job? Yes, likely.

Bigger players: XXXLutz Group. XXXLutz owns home24 outright since March 2025 and can fold its traffic, brand, and stores into its own online push at will. Could a giant copy it? Yes, easily.

What protects it. XXXLutz's capital and logistics network keep home24 funded and stocked even as its own brand identity fades.

What would change this call

XXXLutz absorbs home24-branded traffic into a BUTLERS@home24 or XXXLutz-online umbrella. Would confirm home24's brand is being folded into the parent rather than run independently.
Headcount trend at home24 (Revelio/LinkedIn data) continues falling past the 2025 level of 1,295. Would show ongoing cost-cutting and shrinkage post-delisting.
Resolution of the Mobly/Tok&Stok merger dispute affecting home24's ~44% Mobly stake. Would determine whether this stake retains or loses significant value.

Key numbers

Revenue fell from €616m (2021) to ~€580m (2023) (2023)
Headcount down 14.5% to 1,295 employees (2025-12-31)
home24.de made ~$22.3m monthly vs Westwing's $10m (2026-04-25)

Named risks

Wholly owned by XXXLutz with no public disclosure since 2023 delisting, obscuring true financial health. Severity: high
Flat to declining revenue and GMV trend from 2021 through 2025 estimates. Severity: high
German furniture-sector distress with about 12,900 insolvencies in H1 2026 pressuring the category. Severity: medium
Mobly/Tok&Stok merger dispute unresolved as of March 2025, threatening value of home24's 44% stake. Severity: medium
AI visualization tools eroding top-of-funnel inspiration traffic that home24 previously relied on. Severity: medium

Rivals, as read in July 2026

Rival	Direction	Evidence
XXXLutz Group	losing to	Now sole owner since March 2025 squeeze-out, overlapping directly in DACH furniture retail
Westwing Group SE	contesting	home24.de generated ~$22.3m monthly online revenue vs Westwing's ~$10m as of April 2026
IKEA	losing to	Historically positioned as an IKEA challenger since at least 2018, no evidence of gains since
Wayfair	contesting	Tracked as a peer competitor domain in German e-commerce revenue comparisons, April 2026
AI design tools (RoomsGPT, Havenly, ChatGPT image edit)	losing to	Free/low-cost AI visualization tools eroding retailer inspiration-layer traffic, cited April 2026

Questions people ask

Is home24 still a publicly traded company?: No. home24 SE delisted from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in September 2023 after XXXLutz's tender offer, and XXXLutz completed a squeeze-out of remaining minority shareholders on March 14, 2025, making home24 a wholly owned subsidiary.
Who owns home24 now?: Austria's XXXLutz Group, Europe's largest furniture retailer, owns 100% of home24 SE following a corporate squeeze-out completed March 14, 2025, after acquiring roughly 60% via a 2022 tender offer and EU clearance in April 2023.
Is home24 profitable?: No independent financials have been published since the 2023 delisting. Revenue trended down from about 616 million euros in 2021 to roughly 580 million euros in 2023, with a 2025 GMV estimate of about 561 million dollars, flat to declining.
Has home24 had layoffs?: Third-party workforce tracking (Revelio Labs) shows headcount fell 14.5% from 1,514 employees in 2023 to about 1,295 by December 2025, with a dip to 1,277 in 2024 before a small 2025 uptick.
Who is home24's biggest competitor?: Its closest branded German peer is publicly listed Westwing Group SE, with FY2025 revenue guided at 425 to 455 million euros. Its own parent, XXXLutz, and giants like IKEA, Wayfair, and OTTO also compete directly in the same market.
Could AI replace home24?: AI tools like ChatGPT image editing, RoomsGPT, and Havenly AI are eroding the inspiration and room-visualization layer of furniture shopping, per an April 2026 industry roundup, but they cannot execute purchases or manage logistics, which remain home24's core function.

Timeline

2026-07home24 signs open letter of 100+ German startup leaders to Chancellor Merz on labor and pension policy
2025-03-14XXXLutz completes squeeze-out, home24 SE becomes wholly owned subsidiary
2025-03-05Mobly merger with Tok&Stok contested by Dubrule founding family, unresolved
2023-09-30XXXLutz delisting tender offer at 7.50 euros/share closes, home24 exits Frankfurt trading
2023-04EU clears XXXLutz's acquisition of home24
2022-10XXXLutz begins takeover of home24, acquiring roughly 60% via public offer
2022home24 acquires BUTLERS brand, folding about 130 European stores into the group
2018-06home24 IPOs on Frankfurt Stock Exchange, raising about 150 million euros
2009home24 founded in Berlin under predecessor entities Jade 909 GmbH / FP Commerce GmbH

Revision history

22 July 2026

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