American web development company
Automattic Inc. is an American global distributed company most notable for WordPress.com and its contributions to the WordPress system. The company was founded in 2005.[ 2]
Automattic's brands and products include WordPress.com , Akismet , Gravatar , BuddyPress ,[ 3] Simplenote , WooCommerce ,[ 4] Atavist ,[ 5] Tumblr ,[ 6] Parse.ly ,[ 7] Day One ,[ 8] Pocket Casts ,[ 9] and Beeper .[ 10]
^ "About Us" . Automattic . July 23, 2005. Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2025 .
^ Morrison, Chris (October 19, 2021). "How doing everything wrong turned Automattic into a multibillion dollar media powerhouse" . TechCrunch . Archived from the original on September 30, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024 .
^ Mullenweg, Matt (September 9, 2010). "A New Home for the WordPress Trademark" . ma.tt . Archived from the original on December 9, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2018 .
^ Forrester, Mark (May 19, 2015). "WooThemes Joins Automattic" . The WooCommerce Blog . Archived from the original on November 29, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2018 .
^ "Automattic, Parent Company of WordPress.com, Acquires Atavist Publishing Platform and Award-Winning Magazine" . PR Newswire . June 21, 2018. Archived from the original on October 1, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2018 .
^ Gooding, Sarah (August 13, 2019). "Automattic Acquires Tumblr, Plans to Rebuild the Backend Powered by WordPress" . wptavern.com . Archived from the original on December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024 .
^ Mullenweg, Matt (February 8, 2021). "Parse.ly & Automattic" . ma.tt . Archived from the original on October 13, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2021 .
^ Perez, Sarah (June 14, 2021). "WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires journaling app Day One" . TechCrunch . Archived from the original on December 10, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2021 .
^ Budelli, Eli (July 16, 2021). "Popular Podcast App Pocket Casts Joins Automattic" . WordPress.com . Archived from the original on December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024 .
^ Pierce, David (April 9, 2024). "Beeper was just acquired by Automattic, which has big plans for the future of messaging" . The Verge . Archived from the original on November 25, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024 .