Tumblr
Microblogging platform founded by David Karp in 2007; owned by Automattic.
At a glance
Who owns it
Owned by Automattic since 2019.
People
David Karp
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- Tumblr is a microblogging and social platform for short-form multimedia posts.
- David Karp founded it and launched it in February 2007 with developer Marco Arment.
- Yahoo bought it in 2013.
- Automattic, which runs WordPress.com, bought it in 2019.
Key facts
- Launched
- February 20071
- Founder
- David Karp1
- Owners
- Yahoo (agreed May 2013), then Automattic (announced 12 Aug 2019)1
Who owns it
Owned by Automattic since 2019.
Parent company
- AutomatticOrganization
bought from Verizon Media; Axios reported under $3 million · since 2019 1
People
Founded by
- David Karp
Before
People until Sep 2010
Marco Arment (lead developer and CTO) 2
Links
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