In 2014, SpaceX had won nine contracts out of 20 that were openly competed worldwide in 2014 at commercial launch service providers.[94] Space media reported that SpaceX had "already begun to take market share" from Arianespace.[95] Arianespace has requested that European governments provide additional subsidies to face the competition from SpaceX.[96][97] European satellite operators are pushing the European Space Agency (ESA) to reduce Ariane 5 and the future Ariane 6 rocket launch prices as a result of competition from SpaceX.