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| Type of business | Private |
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Type of site | News and entertainment |
| Available in | English |
| Founded | March 14, 2012[1] |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Owner | Good Worldwide |
| Founder(s) | Eli Pariser and Peter Koechley |
| Editor | Eric Pfeiffer (Editor-in-chief) |
| CEO | Max Schorr |
| URL | upworthy |
| Current status | Active |
Upworthy is a media brand that focuses on positive storytelling.[2]
It was started in March 2012 by Eli Pariser, the former executive director of MoveOn, and Peter Koechley, the former managing editor of The Onion. One of Facebook's co-founders, Chris Hughes, was an early investor. In 2017, the company was acquired by Good Worldwide. Between the two platforms, they reached 100MM people a month.[3][4][5][6]
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- ^ Pilkington, Ed (March 26, 2012), "New media gurus launch Upworthy – their 'super-basic' internet start-up", The Guardian, archived from the original on March 4, 2014, retrieved April 11, 2012
- ^ Gannes, Liz (March 26, 2012), Viral With a Purpose? Upworthy Finds Serious Web Content Worth Sharing., AllThingsD, archived from the original on March 30, 2012, retrieved April 11, 2012
- ^ "The woman behind Upworthy's viral explosion". Archived from the original on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.