Five major data-scraping brands consolidate under $3.6 billion 'Source' umbrella to fuel AI agents

Five prominent web scraping companies—Oxylabs, Decodo, Webshare, ScrapingBee, and Honeygain—have consolidated under a new Vilnius-based parent organization named Source. Valued at $3.6 billion, the group aims to address the surging demand for web data, which has increased fourfold over the past year, largely driven by the rise of AI agents and automated search tools. While the brands will continue to operate independently regarding product strategy and customer bases, Source will oversee centralized functions like compliance, procurement, and patent management. The move comes as the industry faces increased legal scrutiny, including litigation from platforms like Reddit. Source argues that its unified structure will help defend responsible access to public web data, ensuring that smaller entities can compete with larger corporations in the era of AI-driven information retrieval. The group currently processes 1.5 million requests per second and is expanding its focus toward dedicated AI search APIs.