- Retail & merch98%
- Home video & streaming1.6%
- Other<1%
- Unattributed<1%
est. 2000
Dora the Explorer
began as a TV series
$15.8Bestimated lifetime revenue
Shelf EmpireRetail and merchandise makes up 98% of the revenue we could break down. We use this label at 60% or more.
No. 24 of 99, ranked by estimated lifetime revenue
What we know
Sources checked to
- Estimated lifetime revenue
- $15.8BMoney taken in before costs. This is not profit or company value.
- Biggest source of revenue
- Retail & merch 98%of the revenue we can break down
- Verified rights holder
- NickelodeonParent group: Paramount Skydance
- Where it began
- 2000 · a TV series
- How sure is this estimate?
- Solid estimateThe sources are strong across all five checks.
Solid estimatefive checks; the lowest score sets the rating
- Where the number comes from
- scored 2 out of 4
- What the number measures
- scored 3 out of 4
- How recent the estimate is
- scored 4 out of 4
- How much of the total is itemised
- scored 4 out of 4
- Double-counting risk
- scored 4 out of 4
Rights and ownership
Verified current rights holder: Nickelodeon · parent group: Paramount Skydance
Holds master franchise control.
See all verified rights (1)
| Right | Holder | Territory | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master franchise control | Nickelodeon | Worldwide | 2000 |
How the money mix changed
began as a TV series, 2000
Home video & streaming
biggest revenue source in this data
Retail & merch
98% of the revenue we can break down now comes from outside home video & streaming
More ways to compare it
We calculate these numbers from the records above. The formulas are on the Receipts page. If the data is not strong enough, we leave a number out.
- Share from merchandise
- 98%
- How varied the revenue is
- 6 / 100
- Revenue beyond where it started
- 98%
- Average revenue per year
- $608M per year
- lifetime average, not the current yearly rate
- Online interest compared with revenue
- not shown: search-interest data was unavailable at snapshot time
Sources and calculationsshow detailshide details
| Channel | Value | Share | Confidence | Source | Checked on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail & merch | $15.4B | 98% | solid estimate | List of highest-grossing media franchises — Wikipedia | 2026-09-03 |
| Home video & streaming | $250M | 1.6% | solid estimate | List of highest-grossing media franchises — Wikipedia | 2026-09-03 |
| Other | $118M | <1% | solid estimate | List of highest-grossing media franchises — Wikipedia | 2026-09-03 |
| Unattributed | — | <1% | — | difference vs. the whole-franchise total | 2026-09-03 |
| Total | $15.8B | 100% |
estimated lifetime revenue · checked 2026-09-03