9gag

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Make the world happier.

Summer 2012Founded 200736 peopleHong Kong, Hong Kong; Remote

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9GAG is the global cross-platform entertainment media network. It is a place for fun, conversation, and engagement. Founded in 2008, 9GAG’s mission is to make the world happier. 9GAG has a total of 150 million global audience with 39 million followers on Facebook, 44 million on Instagram and 15 million on Twitter. Being #1 ranked global social media platform in entertainment & gaming, #1 ranked US's cross-platform video creators, we distribute 2.2 billion social video views on a monthly basis (source: tubular labs). 9GAG.com is #6 most followed brand on Instagram and is a top 200 website globally. 9GAG is backed by: Freestyle Capital, True Ventures, First Round Capital, Greycroft Partners, 500 Startups, Y Combinator and a group of great angel investors in the United States. eg Anthony Soohoo, Benjamin Ling, BoxGroup, Gary Vaynerchuk, James Hong, Kevin Rose, Karl Jacob, Lowercase Capital, Maneesh Arora, Naval Ravikant, Othman Laraki, Philip Kaplan, Rich Chen, Rich Lefurgy, Scott and Cyan Banister, Tim Ferriss.

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9GAG provides a platform that curates and distributes humorous memes, GIFs, videos, and odd news stories with a high volume of new content daily. It positions itself as a source of daily entertainment and humor with breaking news coverage, accessible on the go.

The product streams a continuous feed of user-generated and sourced content including memes, GIFs, videos, and quirky news items, delivering hundreds of new items daily. Content is likely organized for broad consumption across devices, enabling quick viewing and sharing to entertain users wherever they are.

Who it’s for: General consumer audience seeking entertainment and humor; primarily casual social media users looking for quick laughs and light news.

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