@Chadodesu Not sure what’s the point of this?
Is Wingbits Coming for FlightRadar24’s Market Share?
FlightRadar24 has built a half-billion-dollar company with a simple model: rely on tens of thousands of hobbyists to deploy ADS-B receivers — without paying them. That unpaid network fuels their ~$40M yearly revenue.
Wingbits, backed with almost $10M+ in revenue, is coming in fast!
Instead of volunteers, they incentivize us, ensuring better uptime and faster growth. They already have ~5,000 stations live, growing faster than any flight tracker in history. For comparison, FlightRadar24 sits at ~40,000, built over many years.
Given that FlightRadar24’s model has limits (coverage gaps, no incentive to expand in low-traffic areas), is it fair to think Wingbits could seize market share by covering zones competitors ignore, and eventually tap into the same $40M+/year opportunity?
They also have potential in grabbing Maritime Tracking (AIS data) which ships use much like planes ADS-B technology.
What do you all think, real disruption, or too early to call?
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Interesting side note… open FR24, click on a plane near you, look for “expand coverage here”
Fill out an application, mention you have a hyfix system.
Wait a week.
Expose your tar1090 csv feed or publish a dump1090 feed to them.
Get a free $500 /y Business account. (and possibly a free 6DBI coco antenna. ) that lets you use the app to see planes from data you provided, from anywhere.