WordPress Hosting ProvidersAustin, TexasFounded 2010CEO Heather Brunner
WP Engine is a WordPress Hosting Providers company based in Austin, founded in 2010.
WP Engine's annual revenue was $400M in June 2024, the most recent figure on record. WP Engine is #8 on the Latka List, level with one other. The list ranks the 1,301 companies Nathan Latka has interviewed by revenue.
| As of | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $1M | Jason Cohen on cameraWatch at 1:25 |
| 2012 | $5M | Jason Cohen on cameraWatch at 1:36 |
| Jun 2014 | $20M | Confirmed by CEO |
| Jun 2015 | $40M | Confirmed by CEO |
| Jun 2016 | $60M | Confirmed by CEO |
| 2017 | $100M | Jason Cohen on cameraWatch at 1:40 |
| Jun 2020 | $110M | Confirmed by CEO |
| Jun 2022 | $245M | Confirmed by CEO |
| Jun 2024 | $400M | Confirmed by CEO |
WP Engine is privately held, so there is no WP Engine stock to buy. Investors valued it at $1B in its 2018 funding round.
Valuation history$1B 2018$120M Series C 2015
WP Engine has raised $290.7M across five rounds since 2011. The latest was a $250M funding round in 2018.
| Date | Round | Raised | Valuation | Led by | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Funding round | $250M | $1B | Bloomberg | |
| Mar 2015 | Series C | $23M | $120M | North Bridge | TechCrunch |
| Jan 2014 | Series B | $15M | – | TechCrunch | |
| Sep 2012 | Series B | $1.7M | – | Crunchbase | |
| Nov 2011 | Series A | $1M | – | TechCrunch | |
| Total raised | $290.7M |
Nathan Latka has interviewed WP Engine once, speaking with Jason Cohen. Each figure links to the second it was said.
Watch: How WP Engine Reached $100M ARR in Under Seven Years (Interview with Founder Jason Cohen)March 2024 · Jason Cohen, Founder and CIO (Chief Innovation Officer)
WP Engine competes most directly with Pantheon and Kinsta. It is the largest of the three by revenue.
| Company | Revenue | Funding | Employees | Customers | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WP Engine | $400M | $290.7M | 1,150 | 120K | 2010 |
 Pantheon | $123.9M | $200M | 413 | 10K | 2010 |
 Kinsta | $21.2M | – | 212 | – | 2013 |
#2 of 43 WordPress Hosting Providers companies by revenue · category median $1.2M · See the ranking
Jason Cohen founded WP Engine in 2010. Heather Brunner is CEO. WP Engine has 1,150 employees (March 2026, reveliolabs.com estimate).
InvestorsGirish B
Also at WP EngineCari Galloway, Reid Thomas, Slade Cozart, Julia Krotosz, Stephen Justo, Kate Horonzy, Wyn Gregory, Adam Borysławski, Lee Wittlinger, A. Eniola Ojo, Erin Olson, Amadeusz Nawrot, Nikolaos Makalekas, Andrzej Kawula, Tyla Dockeray, Lindsey Haas, Syed Nadeem, Alexandria Martinez, Rahul Dhir, Vladimir Kononiaka, Eliza Fitts, Rachel LaVelle, Joseph Montano, Donal O'Sullivan, Elle Cundiff, Kyle Bremont, Andy McClintock, Rebecca Jones, Anna Klonowska, Niamh Delaney, Zafar Yakubov, David Miller, Sean Padden, Ciprianna Engel, Jonathon Fucik, Ian Robertson, Von Jones, Shannon Bedsaul, Jack Clarkson, Zoe McKinley, Daniel Bazely, Jessica Illarramendi, Garrett Graver, Teresa Gobble, Chloe Albon, Rachel Fortuna, Ted Plunkett, Lloyd Black III, Eric Adams, Mary Johnson, Eugene Bercowicz, Mariyah Warren-Baskin, Nathan Wint Zaw, Santiago Argott Elizondo, John Schuncke, Lauren Morton, Demetrius Rauls, Zed H., Stephen Simmonds, Isaiah Tsau, Jordan Brodey, Luiz Henrique de Sousa Ribas, Jeremy Trask, Jon Stolmeier, Vicky Ness, Addie Grosserode, Alexandra Makely, Rebecca Wood-Spagnoli, Audra Matar, Arrun Bawa, Robert Billington, Betsy Rivas, Diarmuid Mac Namara, Jackson Kuhn, David Polanco, Talissa Walsh, Denzel Banks, David Horgan, Emily O'Donovan, Cezar Alexandru Ilascu, Barbara Cantu, David Ritchie, Emerson Carter, Vincent Iway, Sarah Coffey, Andrey Agra Andrade, Tiffani Anderson, Sophie Sutherland, Deepika Anandakrishnan, Kelsey Kappel, Ben Suma, Blake Cunniffe, Gareth O.
| As of | Employees | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 1,150EST | reveliolabs.com estimatedeclining from ~1,340 in 2023 |
| Apr 2024 | 1,100 | Confirmed by CEO |
| Dec 2023 | 1,001 | |
| Jul 2023 | 1,001 | – |
| Dec 2022 | 1,157 | |
| Dec 2021 | 1,100 | |
| Jan 2018 | 1,030 | – |
WP Engine's annual revenue was $400M in June 2024, according to the CEO. No later figure is on record.
Investors valued WP Engine at $1B in its 2018 funding round, according to Bloomberg.
WP Engine has raised $290.7M across five funding rounds. The latest was a $250M funding round in 2018.
WP Engine is privately held. Its lead investors include North Bridge.
Reveliolabs.com estimates WP Engine's headcount at about 1,150 (March 2026).
Heather Brunner is the CEO of WP Engine.
Jason Cohen founded WP Engine in 2010.
6 said on camera · 15 from public sources · 1 estimate. 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. The Latka List ranks the private, operating companies Nathan Latka has interviewed by the latest revenue figure on each profile, reported or estimated; equal figures share a rank.
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