Wattpad is a writing community in which users are able to post articles, stories, and poems about anything either online or through the Wattpad app. The content includes work by undiscovered and published writers. Users are able to comment and like stories or join groups associated with the website. Around half of the users are U.S. based; most users also come from the U.K., Canada, the Philippines, Australia, and more.[3]
History[edit]
Wattpad originated in 2006, as the result of a collaboration between Allen Lau and Ivan Yuen.[4]
In February 2007, Wattpad announced the addition of over 17,000 eBooks from Project Gutenberg making them available to mobile users.[5] According to a June 2009 Wattpad press release, the mobile application had been downloaded over 5 million times.[6] In March 2009, an iPhone version was released. This was followed by the launch on BlackBerry App World in April 2009, Google Android in June 2009 and Apple iPad in April 2010.
Wattpad
Type
Private
Headquarters
Toronto, Canada
Area served
Worldwide
Founder(s)
Allen Lau
Ivan Yuen
Owner
WP Technology, Inc.[1]
Employees
70
Website
wattpad.com
Alexa rank
2,034 (April 2014)[2]
Registration
Required to create, modify books
Launched
November 2006
Current status
Active
