Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com LLC
Company typePrivate
Industry
Founded1996 (1996)
Founders
  • Paul Brent Allen
  • Dan Taggart
HeadquartersLehi, Utah, U.S.
Key people
Products
  • Ancestry.com
  • Ancestry.ca
  • Ancestry.co.uk
  • Ancestry DNA
  • Archives.com
  • Know your Pet DNA[3]
  • Find a Grave
  • Fold3
  • Newspapers.com
  • Rootsweb
  • AncestryProGenealogists
  • Forces War Records UK
  • Geneanet
RevenueIncrease US$1 billion (2022)[4]
Owner (2021-present)
Members25 million
Number of employees
1,400[6]
Websitewww.ancestry.com Edit this at Wikidata

Ancestry.com LLC is an American genealogy company based in Lehi, Utah. The largest for-profit genealogy company in the world, it operates a network of genealogical, historical records, and related genetic genealogy websites.

In November 2018, the company was said to have provided access to approximately 10 billion historical records, to have 3 million paying subscribers, and to have sold 18 million DNA kits to customers.[7] By 2022, this number had risen to 30 billion records according to the company.[8] On December 4, 2020, The Blackstone Group acquired the company in a deal valued at $4.7 billion.[9][10][11] By 2023, Ancestry was the largest provider of consumer DNA testing in the world with a network of over 25 million users,[12] and Ancestry DNA testing is now available in 128 countries around the globe.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference deb liu ceo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Goodman, Wes (April 2, 2016). "GIC and Silver Lake Invest in U.S. Genealogy Company Ancestry". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Pet DNA Ancestry".
  4. ^ About 'Ancestry' — Company facts
  5. ^ "Our Team | Ancestry Corporate". Ancestry.com. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  6. ^ About 'Ancestry' – Corporate facts
  7. ^ Holland, Jake; Stoller, Daniel R. (September 1, 2020). "With Congress Quiet, States Step in to Safeguard Genetic Privacy". Bloomberg Law. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020. 23andMe sold 12 million kits through 2019 and Ancestry has over 18 million people in its DNA network, according to a company spokeswoman.
  8. ^ "We're increasing our monthly subscription prices to help provide you with more content and new product features". Ancestry.com.
  9. ^ Aliaj, Ortenca; Wiggins, Kaye (August 5, 2020). "Blackstone snaps up Ancestry.com in $4.7bn deal". Financial Times. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  10. ^ "Lehi-based Ancestry acquired in $4.7 billion deal". KSL.com. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  11. ^ "Blackstone Completes Acquisition of Ancestry®, Leading Online Family History Business, for $4.7 Billion". December 4, 2020.
  12. ^ "Ancestry.com to Improve Ability to Trace Lineage of More Ethnicities, Says CEO".

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