Fandom

Fan platform for entertainment and gaming

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Publishing
Content
Entertainment
Digital Media
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Company mission

Fandom's mission is to understand, inform, entertain and celebrate fans by building the best entertainment and gaming communities, services and experiences.

Employees

201-500

HQ Location

Union Square, San Francisco, CA

OTTA INSIGHTS

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-3% employee growth in 12 months

Otta's take on Fandom

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Xav Kearney

CTO of Otta

Fandoms are on the rise, with companies and cultural brands recognizing the lucrative potential of increased fan engagement and increasingly courting audiences with additional content. Fandom (previously Wikia) is a company leveraging this trend by providing a mainstream multi-platform home for the rise of fan-targeted content and experiences through a multi-property, multimedia business.

Fandom has more than 300 million monthly active users and 250,000 wiki communities. Its advertising revenue model, in an industry defined by internet participation and loyal engagement, has been an astute move from the start and has helped propel it to a leading position, as have a spate of multimedia and media asset acquisitions since 2018.

New features long requested by the community rolled out in 2022, including Interactive Wiki Maps and Fandom Trivia. Fandom is still working on evolving map tools and implementing further new features, such as custom map markers and more. This will provide its community with more immersive opportunities for fan exploration, with the company aiming to attract new users to continue its growth.

Total funding - $161.4m

Last fundraise

Jun 2018

$106.4m

SERIES E

This company has top investors

Company benefits

  • Robust health plans
  • Flexible time off
  • Retirement programs including 401k match
  • Paid parental leave
  • Learning resources
  • Paid volunteer time

Company values

  • We serve a global community
  • We build experiences
  • We bring joy

Founders

Angela Starling

(Co-founder)

Was a Research Officer at The National Foundation for Educational Research. Was on the Board of Trustees, and then on the Advisory Board of Wikimedia Foundation. Founded Chalk Drop.

Jimmy Wales

(Co-founder & Owner)

Founded Wikipedia. Was Executive Chairman at The People's Operator. Has been a Board Member of the Wikimedia Foundation for over 18 years. Is the Founder & CEO of WikiTribune.


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