Dropbox

Dropbox
Developer(s)	Dropbox, Inc.
Initial release	September 2008
Stable release(s) [±]
Windows, macOS, Linux
Windows, macOS, Linux	197.4.7629 / April 25, 2024
Windows (Windows Store version)	5.0 / March 27, 2017
Android	374.2.4 / April 30, 2024
iOS	374.2 / April 22, 2024
Preview release(s) [±]
Windows, macOS, Linux
Windows, macOS, Linux	198.3.7576 / April 29, 2024
Android	375.1.4 / April 30, 2024
Written in	Python PyQT; Go; CoffeeScript; Rust;
Operating system	Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows Phone
Available in	22 languages
	List of languages Chinese (traditional and simplified), English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Malaysian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal's and Brazilian), Russian, Spanish (Castilian and Latin American), Ukrainian
Type	Online backup service
License	Proprietary software
Website	www.dropbox.com

Dropbox, Inc.
Formerly	Evenflow, Inc. (2007–2009)
Company type	Public
Traded as	Nasdaq: DBX (Class A); S&P 400 component;
Industry	Cloud storage; File hosting;
Founded	May 2007
Founders	Drew Houston; Arash Ferdowsi;
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Key people	Drew Houston (CEO); Timothy Young (president); Tim Regan (CFO);
Products	Cloud storage; File synchronization; Personal cloud; Client software;
Revenue	US$2.50 billion (2023)
Operating income	US$539 million (2023)
Net income	US$454 million (2023)
Total assets	US$2.98 billion (2023)
Total equity	US$−166 million (2023)
Number of employees	2,693 (2023)
ASN	19679;
	Footnotes / references;

Dropbox is a file hosting service operated by the American company Dropbox, Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, California, U.S. that offers cloud storage, file synchronization, personal cloud, and client software. Dropbox was founded in 2007 by MIT students Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi as a startup company, with initial funding from seed accelerator Y Combinator.^[13]

Dropbox has experienced criticism and generated controversy for issues including security breaches and privacy concerns.^[14]

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