Alki David facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Alki David
Born	Alkiviades David May 1968 (age 56) Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Occupation	Entrepreneur, film producer
Spouse(s)	Emma McAllister ​ (m. 2007⁠–⁠2009)​ Jennifer Stano ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	2

Alkiviades "Alki" David (born May 1968; pronounced /ˈælki/ AL-kee) is a Cypriot-British businessman. By 2008, he was the majority shareholder of Leventis-David Group, which owns Coca-Cola Hellenic bottling plants in 28 countries. He founded the Internet-based television provider FilmOn, streaming-video site BattleCam.com, among other Internet companies. He is said to be and has claimed to be a billionaire.

Early life

Alkiviades David was born in May 1968, in Lagos, Nigeria, to a trading and shipping family of Greek Cypriot origin. His father, Andrew A. David (1934–2000), was born in Petra, Cyprus and went on to study business at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. In 1957, Andrew A. David joined the family business, the Leventis-David Group in Ghana, where he managed Coca-Cola Bottling Plant in Accra.

David attended high school in Switzerland and studied film at the Royal College of Art.

Career

In 1998, he co-founded the London modelling agency Independent Models, whose models included Helena Christensen.

In 2006, David partnered with veteran film producer Elliott Kastner to launch 111 Pictures Ltd., a UK-based independent production and international sales company. Also that year, David started FilmOn, an online streaming site.

He has appeared in films, including a 2008 motion picture, The Bank Job, in which David played a tunneling expert hired by Jason Statham to help with a bank heist.

In 2015, David began working with rapper Chief Keef, who signed a record contract with David and FilmOn. The rapper was let go in the same year due to disputes with Keef's management.

According to The Sunday Times Rich List in 2020 his net worth, combined with the Leventis family, was estimated at £2.35 billion. However, various news reports in 2021 quoted David as noting billionaire claims were his own fabrications, and following multi-million-dollar judgements against him claimed he was "exhausted" of any funds.

In 2024, David was ranked, together with the Leventis family, as the 60th richest person in the UK, and 2nd richest Cypriot. This is despite David's own claims that his image as a wealthy billionaire was a fabrication.

Personal life

David has been married and divorced three times, and has two sons, Andrew and Alexander, with his first wife. He met second wife Emma McAllister in 2004, marrying her in 2007, and separating in 2009. In 2011 he married Jennifer Stano, a swimsuit designer and former model. In 2024, Stano stated that David was her "ex", and that they had children together during their marriage.

In 2022, after failing to appear at multiple court-ordered appearances, David's lawyer reported there were discussions underway to place him into conservatorship as his client was suffering from "downward spiralling mental health" issues.

Business

David's businesses include:

• FilmOn, a video on-demand website and mobile service which is an extension of his 111Pix distribution venture.
• BattleCam.com, a peer-to-peer video streaming website and community whose offerings including Fight Night and other pay-per-view tournaments built around mixed martial arts, gaming and comedy.
• 9021go.com, a home shopping site founded in 2011
• Hologram USA Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard.

Filmography