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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

79/100

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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

April 01, 2021

Facebook’s acquisition of Giphy to face in-depth UK competition probe

Britain's Competition and Markets Authority has referred Facebook's acquisition of GIF database Giphy for an in-depth investigation.
March 25, 2021

Facebook’s Giphy takeover could harm Gif supply, watchdog warns

The competition watchdog has given Facebook and Giphy five working days to address concerns their merger could harm the digital The post Facebook’s Giphy takeover could harm Gif supply, watchdog warns appeared first on CityAM.
January 28, 2021

UK’s competition watchdog still eyeing Facebook’s Giphy buy

The UK’s competition regulator will make a decision on whether or not Facebook’s purchase of Giphy has a ‘realistic prospect’ of substantially lessening competition by March 25, it said today, as it continues to scrutinize the acquisition. “The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) hereby gives no…
January 28, 2021

Competition watchdog opens probe into Facebook’s Giphy takeover

The UK competition watchdog has launched a formal investigation into Facebook’s takeover of popular gif search engine Giphy. Facebook last The post Competition watchdog opens probe into Facebook’s Giphy takeover appeared first on CityAM.
October 20, 2020

Genies will let consumers create their own 3D avatars with Giphy and Gucci

Genies is expanding its focus from celebrities to everyday consumers with its 3D avatars for social apps from the likes of Giphy and Gucci.
August 28, 2020

Facebook Fights U.K. Merger Regulator Over Giphy Acquisition

Facebook Fights U.K. Merger Regulator Over Giphy Acquisition
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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 165 employees.

  • Who are GIPHY competitors?

    Competitors of GIPHY include Tenor, County of Chemung 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.