When was Wordpress founded?

Wordpress was founded in 2005 and raised its 1st funding round 12 years after it was founded.

Where is Wordpress located?

Wordpress is headquartered in United States. It is registered at 19 LEYDEN STREET,LONDON,ENGLAND,E1 7LE.

Who is the current CEO of Wordpress?

Matt Mullenweg, Leslie Liberatore and Jon Davis s of Wordpress. Matt Mullenweg has also founded 3 companies and is angel investors in 25 startups, including WP Data Access and Automattic.

How many employees does Wordpress have?

As of Dec 31, 2023, the latest employee count at Wordpress is 800.

Is Wordpress a funded company?

Wordpress is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on Nov 14, 2017.

When was the latest funding round of Wordpress?

Wordpress' latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Nov 14, 2017, with participation from 0 investor.

What is the annual revenue of Wordpress?

Annual revenue of Wordpress is £36.8M as on Dec 31, 2024.

Where does Wordpress rank among its competitors?

Wordpress ranks 10th amongst 2451 active competitors, of which 80 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Framer, which secured $100M in Aug, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Wordpress?

Wordpress' top competitors include Wix, Substack and Medium. Among them, Framer secured the most recent funding round in August, 2025.

Wordpress - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Provider of website hosting, domain name registration, and website building. It offers tools for creating websites, blogs, and online stores. Services include domain registration, website themes, and various plugins. The platform provides options for website design, email, and marketing.

Website: wordpress.com
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Registered Address: 19 LEYDEN STREET,LONDON,ENGLAND,E1 7LE

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2005

Location

United States

Stage

Public

Total Funding

$28K in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Nov 14, 2017, $*****

Investors

Shinhan Venture Investment & 11 more

Ranked

10^th among 2451 active competitors

Annual Revenue

£36.8M as on Dec 31, 2024

Employee Count

800 as on Dec 31, 2023

Investment & Acquisitions

Grin Gaming & 4 more

Similar Companies

Wix & 3121 more

Exit Details

Public

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Wordpress is associated with 13 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
OFFICE MAGNET LIMITED CIN: 11734273 , United Kingdom, Active	Dec 18, 2018	$12.9K (As on Dec 31, 2024)	1 (As on Dec 31, 2024)
AUTOMATTIC, INC. CIN: 32053541945 , United States, Active		-	800 (As on Dec 31, 2023)	-
KAIZEN RESTAURANTS LTD CIN: 7737600 , United Kingdom, Active	Aug 10, 2011	$47M (As on Dec 31, 2024)	945 (As on Dec 31, 2024)
Michael James Ferguson Jr Foreign Private Trust CIN: 0001772180 , United States, Active	Dec 05, 2018	-	-	-
WILLING-WORKERS CHARITY ORGANIZATION CIN: 998058767 , Norway, Active	Feb 04, 2012	-	-
Lab Cat Games LLC CIN: 0001703108 , United States, Active	Feb 17, 2017	-	-	-
Vertecore Technologies, Llc CIN: 474856661 , United States, Active		-	-	-
SANPURO HOLDING PLC CIN: 6974889 , United Kingdom, Active	Jul 27, 2009	$1.48M (As on Dec 31, 2021)	2 (As on Dec 31, 2021)
SNØ JUDOKLUBB CIN: 920420230 , Norway, Active	Jan 22, 2018	-	-
Where's Rose, LLC CIN: 0001815431 , United States, Active	May 25, 2020	-	-	-
Boulder Bathhouse LLC CIN: 0001722351 , United States, Active		$1 - $1M (As on Nov 13, 2018)	-	-
EXPERTRIS TECHNOLOGY D.O.O. CIN: 67026213827 , Croatia, Active	Oct 09, 2022	$91.3K (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-
Word Express CIN: 40103735204 , Latvia, Deadpooled	Nov 26, 2013	$7.51K (As on Dec 31, 2020)	1 (As on Dec 31, 2020)	-

Wordpress got listed on Oct 09, 2009.

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Wordpress has raised a total funding of $28K over 1 round. Wordpress has 11 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Wordpress:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Nov 14, 2017	7428564	Seed	9549708	8723244	2509599	6819618

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The founders of Wordpress are Matt Mullenweg, Mike Little, Suvrat Jain, Michelle Nephew, Sriranjan Rath, Leslie Liberatore, Jon Davis, Deborah Duerr, Narendra Rahul Amuloju and Achala Pani.

Here are the details of Wordpress' key team members:

Matt Mullenweg: Co-Founder & CEO of Wordpress and founder of 7 other companies, including WP Data Access, Automattic and Audrey Capital. They are also an angel investor in 25 startups.
Mike Little: Former Co-Founder of Wordpress and founder of 2 other companies, WP Data Access and WordPress.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses
Suvrat Jain: Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Wordpress.
Michelle Nephew: Founder & Managing Director of Wordpress.
Sriranjan Rath: Founder/Creative Director/Onset Supervisor of Wordpress.

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Wordpress' employee count trend

Wordpress has 800 employees as of Dec 23. The total employee count is 7.0% lower than what it was in Dec 22. Here is Wordpress's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Wordpress include Wix, Substack and Medium. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Wordpress, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Wix 2006, Israel, Public	Provider of tools for website creation, hosting, and business management	$53.5M	Mangrove Capital Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners ... & 11 others	85/100
2nd	Substack 2017, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Subscription-based content management platform for publishers	$190M	Bond Capital, Andreessen Horowitz & 33 others	84/100
3rd	Medium 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Online platform allows users to read and write blogs	$163M	Spark Capital, Andreessen Horowitz & 26 others	84/100
4th	Webflow 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Cloud based website development platform	$336M	Accel, Y Combinator & 39 others	79/100
5th	Beacons AI 2017, Stanford (United States), Series A	AI based marketing suite solution	$29.8M	Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator & 13 others	74/100
6th	Framer 2014, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Series D	Provider of a no-code website builder with integrated content management	$163M	Meritech, Atomico & 10 others	72/100
7th	Webs 2001, United States, Public	Provider of tools for website creation, hosting, and online business	$23.1M	Columbia Capital, QED Investors & 7 others	72/100
8th	Yandex 2000, Moscow (Russia), Public	Blog focusing on music, market, video, and other related topics	-	Middleland Capital, Almaz Capital & 10 others	67/100
9th	Jimdo 2007, United States, Series B	Provider of tools for website creation, online store, and marketing	$28.5M	Spectrum Equity, Global Founders Capital & 3 others	66/100
10th	Wordpress 2005, United States, Public	Provider of website hosting, domain name registration, and website building	$28K	Shinhan Venture Investment, 8200 EISP & 10 others	67/100

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Wordpress has made 3 investments in companies including Sarwa and Dreamlines. Wordpress has also acquired 2 companies including Grin Gaming and scroll kit.

Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Oct 10, 2024	Acquisition	Grin Gaming	2018	Los Angeles (United States)
Sep 02, 2018	Investments	Sarwa	2016	Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
May 08, 2018	Investments	Dreamlines	2012	Hamburg (Germany)