When was Metacritic founded?

Metacritic was founded in 1999.

Where is Metacritic located?

Metacritic is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does Metacritic have?

As of Jul 01, 2024, the latest employee count at Metacritic is 4.

Is Metacritic a funded company?

Metacritic is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round.

Where does Metacritic rank among its competitors?

Metacritic ranks 8th amongst 50 active competitors, only 1 of which is funded. IMDb, which secured $242K in Sep, 2020.

Who are the top competitors of Metacritic?

Metacritic's top competitors include IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Filmarks. Among them, IMDb secured the most recent funding round in September, 2020.

Metacritic - 2026 Company Profile, Team & Competitors

Company Details

Online movie review platform. It offers critic-rated recommendations and reviews for the movie and entertainment industry. The platform aggregates music, game, TV, and movie reviews from the critics. Offers a scorecard, meta scores that are a weighted average of the critic's reviews. The scores are highlighted in multiple colors such as green scores for favorable reviews, yellow scores for mixed reviews, and red scores for unfavorable reviews.

Website: www.metacritic.com/
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Founded Year

1999

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Ranked

8^th among 50 active competitors

Employee Count

4 as on Jul 01, 2024

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IMDb & 71 more

Exit Details

Acquired by FANDOM (Oct 03, 2022)

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Metacritic got acquired by FANDOM on Oct 03, 2022.

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Metacritic has not raised any funding rounds yet.

The founders of Metacritic are Marc Doyle, Julie Roberts and Jason Dietz.

Here are the details of Metacritic's key team members:

Marc Doyle: Co-Founder, Games Editor of Metacritic.
Julie Roberts: Co-Founder of Metacritic.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Jason Dietz: Co-Founder of Metacritic.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Metacritic's employee count trend

Metacritic has 4 employees as of Jul 24. Here is Metacritic's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Metacritic include IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Filmarks. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Metacritic, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	IMDb 1991, Seattle (United States), Acquired	Online platform offering reviews on the media and entertainment industry	-	Europa, United States Department of Agriculture ... & 1 others	71/100
2nd	Rotten Tomatoes 1998, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Online aggregator of movies and TV shows reviews	$1M	-	53/100
3rd	Filmarks 2012, Fukuoka (Japan), Unfunded	Online platform offering movie reviews	-	-	44/100
4th	ScreenWEEK 2004, Italy, Unfunded	Online platform offering entertainment news	-	-	39/100
5th	REGO 2022, United States, Unfunded	Online platform offering movie reviews	-	-	38/100
6th	AlloCine 1993, Paris (France), Funding Raised	Online platform offering reviews on multi-national films and Tv shows	-	CITA	36/100
7th	MyShows 2014, Delaware (United States), Unfunded	Online platform offering rating for movies and series	-	-	36/100
8th	Metacritic 1999, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Online movie review platform	-	-	31/100
9th	Orange 2016, Tokyo (Japan), Unfunded	App-based social platforms for movie reviews and hobbies	-	-	29/100
10th	Muller Media Conversions 1978, Manhasset (United States), Unfunded	Online platform offering movie reviews	-	-	28/100