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Type of site | URL shortening, bookmarks |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Spectrum Equity[1] |
| Key people | Toby Gabriner[2] (CEO) |
| Employees | 234 (2020)[3] |
| URL | bitly |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | September 13, 2009 |
| Current status | Active |
Bitly is a URL shortening service and a link management platform. The company Bitly, Inc. was established in 2008. It is privately held and based in New York City. Bitly shortens 600 million links per month,[4] for use in social networking, SMS, and email. Bitly makes money by charging for access to aggregate data created as a result of many people using the shortened URLs.
In 2017, Spectrum Equity acquired a majority stake in Bitly for $64 million.[1]
From November 2023, short links cannot be created anymore by guest users, requiring users to create an account.
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- ^ Newman, Andrew Adam (1 December 2014). "Bitly Helps the Red Cross Get to Hope.ly". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.