Case study

HYROX achieves hypergrowth through global payments consistency

What started in Hamburg in 2017 with just 650 participants has grown into one of the fastest growing fitness movements in the world. Today, HYROX hosts more than 100 races a year, connects a community of over 1.6 million athletes worldwide, and operates in 30 markets. At flagship events in cities like New York, up to 50,000 people now hit the starting line.

At the heart of this growth is uncompromising standardization. Every HYROX race worldwide follows the exact same format: eight running segments and eight functional workout stations combined into identical race flows. This consistency doesn’t just allow HYROX to scale globally; it also builds deep trust with a community that travels the world to compete — from São Paulo to Sydney and beyond.

As HYROX expanded internationally, the demands on their technical infrastructure grew too. A consistent global athletic experience needs a payment experience to match.

That’s why HYROX chose Adyen.

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