Who owns WordPress.com?
WordPress.com is owned by Automattic (the United States).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Automattic — about us, Automattic Inc. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Automattic Inc. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, San Francisco, California
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 2005
- Category
- Internet & digital › Digital services › Website & store builders
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About WordPress.com
WordPress.com is the hosted commercial service built on the open-source WordPress software, which runs a large share of all websites. The software itself is free and governed separately, a distinction that confuses almost everyone who has not had to care about it.
Ownership timeline of WordPress.com
- Current owner Automattic [1] reported
Where WordPress.com sits in Automattic
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Automattic
Automattic controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
- Gravatar (2004)
- Tumblr (2007)
- WooCommerce (2011)
Other brands in website & store builders, and who owns them
The 20 brands in website & store builders on Brandtree belong to 6 owners. The largest is IONOS, with 9; Automattic has 3.
About the owner: Automattic
Automattic is a privately held company headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States, founded in 2005. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control.
Automattic is the company behind WordPress.com, founded in 2005 by one of the creators of the WordPress software. It is privately held and fully distributed with no central office, and its relationship with the separate non-profit WordPress Foundation became the subject of open litigation in 2024.
🇺🇸 WordPress.com and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; WordPress.com is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of WordPress.com?
The parent company of WordPress.com is Automattic, a privately held company headquartered in the United States.
Is WordPress.com American?
Yes. WordPress.com originated in the United States in 2005 and its owner, Automattic, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is WordPress.com still owned by Automattic?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, WordPress.com is still owned by Automattic. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Automattic — about us — Automattic Inc., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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