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 Current, rebranded logo since 2019 | |
| Type of business | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
Type of site | Reading app, social networking service |
| Available in | Multilingual; stories available in more than in 50 languages[1] |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada[2] |
| Area served | Worldwide (except blocking countries) |
| Owner | Webtoon Entertainment (Naver Corporation and LY Corporation)[3] |
| Founder(s) | Allen Lau Ivan Yuen |
| Employees | 145[4] |
| URL | wattpad |
| Registration | Required for nearly all actions. |
| Users | 500 million (2020)[5] |
| Launched | December 2006 |
| Current status | Active |
| Native client(s) on | Web, Android, iOS |
Wattpad is a website for reading and publishing original written fiction[6] and connecting with fellow writers and readers.[7] Its most popular genres are romance, teen fiction, and fan fiction.[8] As of November 2021, Wattpad has more than 90 million monthly users[7] (the majority of whom are younger women)[9] and there are over 665 million story uploads in total.[10][failed verification]
Some of its stories have been transformed into mainstream novels and TV series and movies, such as the After and The Kissing Booth series. In January 2019, Wattpad launched its own publishing division named Wattpad Books to ease the effort for its authors.[11] In January 2021, Naver Corporation announced that it would be acquiring Wattpad and the deal was completed in May 2021.[12]
- ^ Pianzola F, Rebora S, Lauer G (January 2020). "Wattpad as a resource for literary studies. Quantitative and qualitative examples of the importance of digital social reading and readers' comments in the margins". PLOS ONE. 15 (1): e0226708. Bibcode:2020PLoSO..1526708P. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0226708. PMC 6961871. PMID 31940372.
- ^ "Wattpad HQ". Foursquare. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ^ "Home", Wattpad, archived from the original on February 22, 2024, retrieved December 7, 2023
- ^ Silcoff, Sean; Dingman, Shane (October 18, 2017). "Tech startup Wattpad raises $40-million from Chinese internet giant Tencentlaccess-date=2017-12-06". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ "About Wattpad". Wattpad HQ. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ "Wattpad: Building the world's biggest reader and writer community - The Literary Platform". October 18, 2012. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ a b "Wattpad | Wattpad HQ". wattpad. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
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