D11 is the informal short brand for Dream11. Founded 2008 by Harsh Jain and Bhavit Sheth. Freemium fantasy cricket launched 2012. 2020 IPL title sponsor ₹222 Cr, 2023 India jersey sponsor ₹358 Cr.
After the 2025-08 PROGA Act, paid contests are paused, but the 2017-2018 skill-based legal precedent (Indian High Court + Supreme Court) historical record remains intact. Brand, operating entity, and user base remain intact.
All factual claims are verified against Wikipedia (Dream11 entry) as the cited source. See the brand-intel KV source_url for the original fetched snippet.