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Wattpad

Consumer Services · Toronto, Canada · Founded 2006

Wattpad is the best place to read and share stories. MoreLess

Wattpad is a unique digital platform that connects a global community of 90 million readers and writers through storytelling. It operates in the social storytelling market, providing a space where users can create, share, and discover stories. The platform serves a diverse range of clients, including aspiring writers looking to showcase their work and readers seeking new and engaging content.

Wattpad's business model is multifaceted. It primarily makes money through advertising, premium subscriptions, and content monetization. The platform offers a free version supported by ads, and a premium subscription that provides an ad-free experience and additional features. Additionally, Wattpad monetizes content by partnering with entertainment companies to adapt popular stories into books, movies, and TV series through Wattpad Studios. This not only generates revenue but also provides writers with opportunities to reach broader audiences and achieve commercial success.

Wattpad Books is another revenue stream, where the company publishes popular stories from the platform, bringing them to bookshelves around the world. This initiative supports diverse voices and helps writers transition from digital to traditional publishing.

In summary, Wattpad is a social storytelling platform that connects millions of readers and writers, offering various monetization avenues such as advertising, premium subscriptions, and content adaptation. It operates in the digital content and entertainment market, serving a global audience with a focus on diverse and original storytelling.

Keywords: social storytelling, digital platform, global community, writers, readers, advertising, premium subscriptions, content monetization, Wattpad Studios, Wattpad Books.

Talent graph

Wattpad's talent

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Team profiled 58 named & role-tagged
Founders Hidden — book a demo/100 quality score
Key operators 8 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
Potential founders Hidden — book a demo likely future founders
Startup mafia Hidden — book a demo alumni-founded startups
Talent movements Hidden — book a demo in · Hidden — book a demo out past 12 months

Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.

Investors

5 investors on Wattpad's cap table

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Series A 2 investors entered at this stage
Series B+ 3 investors entered at this stage
OMERS Ventures
Tencent
The Raine Group

Global footprint

Where Wattpad has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
82 countries with
team presence
🇮🇩 Indonesia27.1%
🇨🇦 Canada12.2%
🇮🇳 India9.2%
🇺🇸 United States8.3%
🇵🇭 Philippines7.5%
Top 5 of 82 shown

Market sentiment

What the market is saying about Wattpad

An AI-synthesized read of the highest-engagement posts about Wattpad on X over the past 7 days. We rank by likes & retweets, ignore corporate channels, and surface the themes that broke out from real people.

Reading the room on X — pulling top posts and synthesizing themes…

Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour

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