Q&A Platforms110 William Street, New YorkFounded 2008
Stack Overflow was acquired by Prosus.
Stack Overflow is a technology knowledge platform headquartered in New York City, best known for its public question-and-answer community that has served roughly 100 million monthly active users over 15 years.
Stack Overflow's annual revenue was $125M in March 2024, its last figure before Prosus bought it. That is up 40% from $89M a year earlier.
| As of | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2022 | $89M | thisisunpacked.substack.com |
| Mar 2024 | $125M | Confirmed by CEO |
Prosus owns Stack Overflow. The date and price of the deal are not on record.
Nathan Latka has interviewed Stack Overflow once, speaking with Prashanth Chandrasekar. Each figure links to the second it was said.
Watch: How Stack Overflow Surpassed $125M in Revenue with 15,000 SaaS Customers (Interview with CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar)March 2024 · Prashanth Chandrasekar, CEO
Growth tactics they described: PartnershipsWatch at 17:36Cold OutreachWatch at 9:54
Prashanth Chandrasekar founded Stack Overflow in 2008 and led it as CEO. Stack Overflow had 660 employees (July 2024, LinkedIn).
InvestorsDean Grant
Also at Stack OverflowNdivhuwo Ramabulana, Emanuel Carpenter, Janice Manningham, Mike Cowart, Aaron Bertrand, Peter O'Connor, Rahul Raj, Tom Limoncelli, Ken Elwell, Stephen Vakil, Syed Rahman, Galina Brukman, Spencer Vail, David Whitt, Michelle Hayes, Rachael Cistola, Kriti S., Brett Goodman, James Boyden, Wouter de Kort, Alex O'Meara, Giamir Buoncristiani, John Bubriski, Antoinette mbah, Erin Larsen, Isabella Markins, Jason Buttura, Vasudha Swaminathan, Matthew Merrill, Desiree Darilek, Jonathan Bowers, J.D. Carlston, Lynn Ballard, Brendan Cleary, Brandy Martinez, Rufus Raghunath, Bert Hall, Bukola Bisuga, Tavian Taylor, Lena M.J., Alastair Walker, Jamie Lowery, Tom Harvey, Maureen Mandelbaum, Chloe Woolwine, Ola Jamalallail, Prashant G., Kyle Mitofsky, Brian Daly, Troy Gould, Jenny Kim, Leo Mendoza, Bella B., İbrahim DURSUN, Munaf Dalvi, Christopher Doucette, Sarah Hakani, Samuel Ordonez Lavine, Aaron Hall, Ash Zade, LaKisha Knox, Adam Kessler, Eric Martin, Madeline Andrew, Matt Stephens, Jacob Adams, Ashish D., Gregor Časar, Chris Belay, Piper L., Youba N., Calliope Stout, Ben Matthews, Meredith Hatzenbuehler, Juan Andrés Rodriguez Censato, Kien Lam, Dion Williams, Kyle Pollard, Emma Bulajewski, Shiyao Li, David A., Joshua Wolsborn, Derek Cheng, Kirti Thorat, Michelle Yoon, Ashlyn M., Maria Geigle, Rajesh kumar ., Susan Sarpa, Eric Campbell, Ramesh Raj, Dixit Akabari
Formerly at Stack OverflowBen Galison
Before Prosus bought it, Stack Overflow's annual revenue was $125M in March 2024, according to the CEO.
Prosus owns Stack Overflow.
Stack Overflow had 660 employees in July 2024, according to LinkedIn.
Prashanth Chandrasekar founded Stack Overflow in 2008.
3 said on camera · 3 from public sources. Founder figures link to the second they were said; public figures name their source; estimates are marked EST. and say whose they are. Not financial advice.
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