Automattic
American web development company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Automatic.
Automattic Inc. is an American global distributed company which was founded in August 2005 and is most notable for WordPress.com (a freemium blogging service), as well as its contributions to WordPress (an open source blogging software). The company's name is a play on founder Matt Mullenweg's first name and the word "automatic".[2]
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Company type | Private |
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Founded | 2005; 19 years ago (2005), in the United States |
Founder | Matt Mullenweg |
Headquarters | San Francisco, California, US |
Key people | Matt Mullenweg (CEO, president) |
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Number of employees | 1,934 (January 2024)[1] |
ASN | 2635 ![]() |
Website | automattic.com |
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