LivingSocial

LivingSocial is an online marketplace that allows its registered users to buy and share things to do in their city. Formerly headquartered in Washington, D.C., LivingSocial had roughly 70 million members around the world in 2013. The company shrank from a peak of 4,500 employees in 2011 to about 200 in 2016. LivingSocial was purchased by Groupon in 2016.

LivingSocial
Type of site
Electronic commerce
Available inEnglish and others (for 27 countries)
HeadquartersChicago, U.S.
OwnerGroupon
Created by
Key people
  • Gautam Thakar
  • (CEO & President before company was acquired by Groupon)
Revenue$536,000,000 (2012) $57,000,000 (2015)
URLLivingSocial.com
CommercialYes
LaunchedJune 29, 2007 (2007-06-29) (as Hungry Machine)
Current statusActive
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