
SmartNews is a news aggregation and discovery platform that uses machine learning algorithms to curate news articles from various sources. The company was founded in 2012 in Japan and has since expanded its operations to the United States. SmartNews aims to provide its users with a personalized and relevant news experience by analyzing user behavior and interests to deliver stories that are most likely to be of interest to them. The platform is free to use and generates revenue through advertising. As of 2021, SmartNews has over 20 million monthly active users worldwide and has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing news apps in the United States.
- Revenue
- $104.5M
- Customers
- 20M
- Year founded
- 2012
- Funding
- $427.8M
- Team size
- 519
- Location
- Japan