György Gattyán
György Zoltán Gattyán | |
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| Born | June 14, 1975 Budapest, Hungary |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, businessman, film producer, politician |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Known for | Founder of LiveJasmin and Docler Holding |
György Zoltán Gattyán (born 14 June 1975) is a prominent Hungarian entrepreneur, recognized as the founder of the adult webcam platform LiveJasmin and the proprietor of Docler Holding. He played a key role in establishing the Prima Primissima Foundation and actively supports cultural projects such as the Junior Prima Prize and the Docler Holding New Generation Gábor Dénes Award. Gattyán shifted the headquarters of his enterprises to Los Angeles and Luxembourg. In the 2024 Forbes list of "The 50 Wealthiest Hungarians," he secured the 5th position with an estimated net worth of 364.2 billion HUF (approximately 1.7 billion USD).
Docler Holding, founded in 2011 and based in Luxembourg, operates as a global IT and media corporation employing over 1,300 staff members across locations including Budapest, Los Angeles, Paris, and Hong Kong. The company focuses on creating and managing top-tier live streaming platforms while also owning various ventures such as Teqball, NetLock, Farvest, Dogpound, Reborn, Escalion, Premium, alongside initiatives like Pitch Your StartUp.
Gattyán entered politics through the Solution Movement during the 2022 Hungarian parliamentary election, targeting a two-thirds parliamentary majority but ultimately receiving only about 1% of the votes.
Early life
György Gattyán was born on 24 May 1970 in Budapest. His father worked as a mason and ran a construction business, while his mother was a homemaker. He completed his secondary education at Corvin Mátyás High School and briefly pursued studies at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences (later incorporated into Semmelweis University). As an athlete, he trained as a runner with the Ikarus Sports Club under coach István Tomhauser.
Career
In 2001, Gattyán launched LiveJasmin, an innovative adult webcam service that broke new ground in online adult content streaming. In 2008, he established Docler Holding Enterprise to provide a wide array of IT and internet-related services. Utilizing LiveJasmin’s technological infrastructure, he also created an online fortune-telling platform. Today, Docler Holding along with its subsidiaries employs more than 1,300 individuals. His fashion retail project Il Bacio di Stile debuted in September 2013 but was discontinued shortly thereafter.
Although he reinvested earnings into his enterprises, Napi Gazdaság ranked him as Hungary’s third wealthiest person.
Gattyán further expanded into film production by co-producing the TV series The Globetrotting Mouse (2005) and concluding episodes of Hungarian Folk Tales (2010) in collaboration with Kecskemét Film Ltd. His production credits include animated films such as The Death of Joyous Armenian and The Tree that Reached the Sky, as well as the American television series World Without End, which garnered success on U.S. networks. In 2013, he served as executive producer for the U.S. thriller Open Grave. Docler Entertainment produces around four to five films annually across Hungary and the United States, including titles like Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (2013). Gattyán has also contributed as curator and juror at multiple film festivals.
Party foundation
In November 2021, Gattyán declared his intention to run for prime minister in the 2022 Hungarian parliamentary election. He officially established the political party Megoldás Mozgalom (MEMO) on 17 December 2021. Following this announcement, the opposition coalition United for Hungary accused him of collaborating with Fidesz.
Despite his expectation of securing a commanding two-thirds majority, MEMO received only 58,929 votes (1.04%), which was sufficient to avoid reimbursing state campaign funds. As a result, MEMO qualified for annual state funding amounting to between 50 and 60 million forints through to 2026 and has commenced preparations for upcoming electoral contests.
Sports
The Docler Group, under Gattyán's leadership, backs multiple sports teams and individual athletes, such as Richárd Rapport, Hungary's youngest chess grandmaster, and Benjamin Vadnai, a world sailing champion. Gattyán is also a supporter of teqball, a sport invented by Gábor Borsányi and Viktor Huszár and endorsed by prominent personalities including Ronaldinho. He established the International Teqball Federation (FITEQ), which became part of the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) in 2020, integrating teqball into the international sports federation community.
Philanthropy
György Gattyán has contributed hundreds of millions of forints to orphanages and disadvantaged children through the Gattyán Foundation. In a 2021 ranking, he was recognized as the second most generous philanthropist in Hungary, highlighting his substantial charitable efforts.
References
External links
- Docler Holding Group
- Ervin Tamás: A man of luxury. Népszabadság, (12 September 2013) (article in Hungarian)