According to a story in AllthingsD.com today, Word Press now powers 70 million sites, up from 35 million sites a year ago.
“Almost half of the biggest blogs in the world are hosted by WordPress.com”
The company behind WordPress is Automattic which expects according to the story to generate $45 million in revenue this year.
“The majority of Automattic revenue comes from premium subscription services, and that’s supplemented by a “VIP” enterprise publisher business — in total, there are half a million paying customers — as well as a recently launched advertising revenue-sharing network.”
The company has 106 employees.
TheDomains.com operates on Word Press.
Danny Pryor says
The year-over-year number is pretty astounding, but this is a great example of how a company can take all losses for the first few years, until they catch fire. The contingency to that is the availability of venture capital and the right people.
windy city says
I only use WordPress for my sites. There are so many themes and plug-ins that you’ll never get bored…
very good domains --------------------------> says
the right moment to sell the company for $1+ billion
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medical logos says
word press is simple and user-friendly…that’s why growing in such a speed…!!!