Pingdom

Pingdom
Type of businessSubsidiary
Type of site
Website monitoring
OwnerSolarWinds
URLpingdom.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationRequired
Users500,000 (2014)
Launched2005; 19 years ago (2005)
Current statusActive

Pingdom AB is a Swedish website monitoring software as a service company launched in Stockholm and later acquired by the Austin, Texas–based SolarWinds.[1] The company releases annual reports on global internet use, which are frequently cited in academic publications[2] and by media organizations as a source of Internet-related statistics.[3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ Marvin, Rob (2017-09-20). "Pingdom". PC Magazine. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  2. ^ OECD Review of Telecommunication Policy and Regulation in Colombia. OECD Publishing. 2014-04-09. p. 92. ISBN 9789264208131.
  3. ^ Horn, Leslie (2012-01-18). "What Happened On the Internet in 2011?". PC Magazine. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  4. ^ Reisinger, Don (2012-06-28). "Is Pinterest more popular than Tumblr in the U.S.?". CNET. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  5. ^ Schroeder, Stan (2013-01-17). "The Internet In 2012: 634 Million Websites, 2.4 Billion Users". Mashable. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  6. ^ Protalinski, Emil (2011-10-07). "Facebook is bigger than the whole Internet was in 2004". ZDNet. Retrieved 2018-11-12.