Wattpad
Wattpad is a website for reading and publishing original written fiction and connecting with fellow writers and readers. Its most popular genres are romance, teen fiction, and fan fiction. As of November 2021, Wattpad has more than 90 million monthly users (the majority of which are younger women) and there are over 665 million story uploads in total.
Current, rebranded logo since 2019 | |
| Type of business | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
Type of site | Reading app, social networking service |
| Available in | Various; stories available in more than in 50 languages |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Owner | Naver Corporation |
| Founder(s) | Allen Lau Ivan Yuen |
| Employees | 145 |
| URL | wattpad |
| Registration | Required for nearly all actions. |
| Users | 500 million (2020) |
| Launched | December 2006 |
| Current status | Active |
| Native client(s) on | Web, Android, iOS |
Some of its stories have been transformed into mainstream novels and TV series and movies; examples include the After and The Kissing Booth series. In January 2019, Wattpad launched its own publishing division named Wattpad Books to ease the effort for its authors. In January 2021, Naver Corporation announced that it would be acquiring Wattpad and the deal was completed in May 2021.
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