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Wattpad.com
Current, rebranded logo since 2019
Type of business
Subsidiary
Type of site
Reading app, social networking service
Available in
Various; stories available in more than in 50 languages[1]
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario, Canada[2]
Area served
Worldwide
Owner
Naver Corporation[3]
Founder(s)
Allen Lau Ivan Yuen
Employees
145[4]
URL
wattpad.com
Registration
Required for nearly all actions.
Users
500 million (2020)[5]
Launched
December 2006; 17 years ago (2006-12)
Current status
Active
Native client(s) on
Web, Android, iOS
Wattpad is a website for reading and publishing original written fiction[6] and connecting with fellow writers and readers.[7] Its most popular genres are romance, teen fiction, and fan fiction.[8] As of November 2021, Wattpad has more than 90 million monthly users[7] (the majority of whom are younger women)[9] and there are over 665 million story uploads in total.[10][failed verification]
Some of its stories have been transformed into mainstream novels and TV series and movies; examples include the After and The Kissing Booth series. In January 2019, Wattpad launched its own publishing division named Wattpad Books to ease the effort for its authors.[11] In January 2021, Naver Corporation announced that it would be acquiring Wattpad and the deal was completed in May 2021.[12]
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Wattpad is a website for reading and publishing original written fiction and connecting with fellow writers and readers. Its most popular genres are romance...
After, which she started publishing on the social storytelling platform Wattpad. The print edition of the series was published by Gallery Books, and has...
(September 22, 2014). "Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Sam Concepcion lead new 'Wattpad Presents' TV lineup". Rappler. Retrieved March 30, 2018. "JoWaPao relishes...
June 2015 "Wattpad Launches Wattpad Books, a New Publishing Division to Bring Diverse, Data-Backed Stories to Book-Lovers Everywhere". Wattpad HQ. Archived...
Hong Kong-born Canadian entrepreneur who is the co-founder and CEO of Wattpad. Lau was born in Hong Kong, and at age 19, he immigrated to Canada where...
Ali Novak's 2014 novel of the same name, which was first published on Wattpad. The series follows recently-orphaned Jackie Howard (Nikki Rodriguez),...
2017 Philippine teen television film that aired on TV5 as part of its Wattpad Presents series. It is based on the pop fiction book of the same name written...
September 14, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014. "Best-selling romantic WattPad novel to comes to life". The Manila Times. April 26, 2023. Retrieved September...
between GMMTV and Parbdee Tawesuk, with Naver's North American subsidiary Wattpad Webtoon Studio. Mui Aticha Tanthanawigrai, who has previously worked as...
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Mediacorp and Wattpad inked partnership for developing scripted series and films for Toggle and Mediacorp FTA channels, based on books made by Wattpad writers...
Maigue and A.K.A. Jam member Katrina Velarde. De Leon starred recently in a Wattpad entitled Diary ng Hindi Malandi, Slight Lang by Owwsic where she played...
young adult novel The Kissing Booth, which was originally published on Wattpad. In November 2016, it was announced that Netflix had purchased rights to...
Wattpad author HaveYouSeenThisGirl and illustrated by Enjelicious. The original, unedited story was first posted on the online literary site Wattpad....
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