Automattic

Automattic Inc.
Company typePrivate
Industry
  • Internet
  • Web Development
  • Software
Founded2005 (2005), in the United States
FounderMatt Mullenweg
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, US
Key people
Matt Mullenweg (CEO, president)
Products
Number of employees
1,483 (2025[1])
ASN2635 Edit this at Wikidata
Websiteautomattic.com

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]

  1. ^ "About Us". Automattic. July 23, 2005. Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Forrester, Mark (May 19, 2015). "WooThemes Joins Automattic". The WooCommerce Blog. Archived from the original on November 29, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Mullenweg, Matt (February 8, 2021). "Parse.ly & Automattic". ma.tt. Archived from the original on October 13, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.

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