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GIPHY is a company that operates a search engine that allows users to search, share and discover animated graphics interchange formats on the Internet. It offers GIFs in the areas of actions, adjectives, animals, anime, art and design, cartoons and comics, celebrities, decades, emotions, fashion and beauty, food and drink, gaming, holidays, interests, memes, movies, music, nature, news and politics, reactions, science, sports, transportation, and TV. The company organizes GIFs to enable users to find the content and share it out through their social channels.

Employee Rating

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TypeSubsidiary
Parent CompanyFacebook
HQNew York, NY, US
Founded2013
Websitegiphy.com
Cybersecurity ratingCMore
GIPHY was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY, US

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Key People/Management at GIPHY

Adam Leibsohn

Adam Leibsohn

COO
Nam Nguyen

Nam Nguyen

Director, Business Development
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GIPHY Office Locations

GIPHY has an office in New York
New York, NY, US (HQ)
416 W 13th St
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GIPHY Financials and Metrics

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Founding Date

2013

Total Funding

$150.9 m

Investors

Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Catalyst, Haystack, Slow Ventures, RRE Ventures, Threshold, CAA Ventures, Glynn Capital Management, Semil Shah, China Media Capital (CMC), Betaworks, Quire, GV, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Lerer Hippeau
In total, GIPHY had raised $150.9 m. GIPHY is a subsidiary of Facebook

GIPHY Operating Metrics

Jan, 2014Jul, 2014Jan, 2015Jul, 2015Jan, 2016Jul, 2016Jul, 2017Oct, 2017

Daily Active Users

200 m300 m

Monthly Viewers

250 m

Unique Visitors

1.9 m4.1 m7.3 m10.5 m46.9 m81.8 m
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GIPHY Cybersecurity Score

Cybersecurity ratingPremium dataset

C

76/100

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GIPHY Online and Social Media Presence

GIPHY's Trends

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GIPHY Company Culture

  • Overall Culture

    B-

    78/100

  • CEO Rating

    C

    70/100

  • Compensation

    C+

    74/100

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GIPHY News and Updates

September 09, 2021

Facebook's $400m acquisition of Giphy could be blocked based on fruitless antitrust claims

The Competition and Markets Authority have threatened to dissolve Facebook’s £289m acquisition of Giphy based on fruitless allegations the merger The post Facebook's $400m acquisition of Giphy could be blocked based on fruitless antitrust claims appeared first on CityAM.
September 08, 2021

Facebook Slams U.K. Watchdog’s Call to Sell Giphy

Facebook Slams U.K. Watchdog’s Call to Sell Giphy
August 13, 2021

UK regulator rules against Facebook’s acquisition of Giphy on competition grounds

The U.K. competition regulator today said it has provisionally ruled that Facebook Inc.’s acquisition of Giphy Inc. lessens competition and will force the social media giant to sell the company should the ruling become final. Facebook acquired Giphy, an animated GIF image sharing platform, for $400…
August 12, 2021

Competition watchdog provisionally finds Facebook and Giphy merger harmful

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found that Facebook’s merger with Giphy would be harmful to competition between The post Competition watchdog provisionally finds Facebook and Giphy merger harmful appeared first on CityAM.
August 12, 2021

Facebook Could Be Forced To Sell Giphy Over U.K. Antitrust Ruling

The United Kingdom’s competition watchdog has warned that Facebook could be forced to sell the GIF search engine and database Giphy.
August 12, 2021

Facebook's takeover of Giphy raises serious competition concerns, UK regulator says

The U.K.'s competition regulator announced Thursday that Facebook's acquisition of popular GIF website Giphy presents competition concerns.
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 GIPHY Frequently Asked Questions

  • When was GIPHY founded?

    GIPHY was founded in 2013.

  • Who are GIPHY key executives?

    GIPHY's key executives are Adam Leibsohn and Nam Nguyen.

  • How many employees does GIPHY have?

    GIPHY has 177 employees.

  • Who are GIPHY competitors?

    Competitors of GIPHY include Tenor, authorSTREAM and Listory.

  • Where is GIPHY headquarters?

    GIPHY headquarters is located at 416 W 13th St, New York.

  • Where are GIPHY offices?

    GIPHY has an office in New York.

  • How many offices does GIPHY have?

    GIPHY has 1 office.