Wattpad
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| July 18 2024 | Users in Turkey became unable to access Wattpad without using a VPN, following the court's blocking order. |
| April 2024 | Wattpad announced the removal of its private messaging (PM) feature in response to a report about sexual grooming, citing concerns about user safety and promoting more transparent communication on the platform. |
| 2021 | The Wattpad novel 'He's Into Her' by Maxinejiji (Maxine Lat Calibuso) premiered on iWant TFC, starring Belle Mariano and Donny Pangilinan. |
| December 8 2021 | ViacomCBS announced a partnership with Wattpad to produce original stories. |
| May 2021 | The acquisition of Wattpad by Naver Corporation was completed, finalizing the corporate transition. |
| January 2021 | Naver Corporation announced its intention to acquire Wattpad, marking a significant milestone in the platform's corporate history. |
| July 14 2020 | Researchers at Risk Based Security confirmed a threat actor was responsible for the data breach, revealing over 278 million exposed password credentials and email addresses, with a significant impact on Gmail, Yahoo, and Outlook accounts. |
| June 2020 | Wattpad experienced a massive data breach exposing almost 270 million user records, including personal information like names, email addresses, IP addresses, genders, birth dates, and password hashes. |
| October 2019 | Wattpad Books released five additional titles between September and October, including 'Trapeze', 'What Happened That Night', 'Saving Everest', 'Cupid's Match', and 'I'm a Gay Wizard'. |
| September 17 2019 | Wattpad Team announced the end of the Next Beta program, following positive results indicating writers were ready for a more comprehensive funding program. The program was subsequently rebranded as 'Paid Stories'. |
| August 13 2019 | Wattpad Books released their lead title 'The QB Bad Boy & Me' by Tay Marley, which had 28.8 million reads on the platform. |
| July 11 2019 | Wattpad launched the Next Beta program worldwide, further extending the opportunity for writers to monetize their stories across different regions. |
| May 27 2019 | Wattpad expanded the Next Beta program to Latin America and Spain, enabling Spanish-speaking writers and readers to participate in the paid stories initiative. |
| April 12 2019 | The film adaptation of Anna Todd's 'After' was released by Aviron Pictures, starring Josephine Langford, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, and other notable actors. |
| January 24 2019 | Wattpad launched its publishing division Wattpad Books, led by Ashleigh Gardner and managed by Deanna McFadden, with the goal of taking the 'guesswork' out of publishing. |
| 2018 | Wattpad's annual writing competition, The Watty Awards, involved nearly 300,000 writers from 35 countries, highlighting the platform's global reach and engagement among writers. |
| November 13 2018 | Wattpad introduced 'Next Beta' program in select countries, allowing writers to earn money through stories unlocked by Watt Coins, with over 50 initial participating stories. |
| June 2018 | The Kissing Booth was ranked as the fourth most-popular movie in IMDb's popularity rankings. |
| May 11 2018 | The Kissing Booth premiered on Netflix, becoming one of the most-watched movies in the country and globally. |
| January 2018 | Wattpad announced $51M in funding from Tencent Holdings Limited, BDC, Globe Telecom's Kickstart Ventures, Peterson Group, Canso, and existing investor Raine. |
| December 2015 | Wattpad released versions for Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 10 Mobile. |
| April 2014 | Wattpad announced $46M in Series C funding led by OMERS ventures. |
| March 2014 | Wattpad partnered with Pop Fiction, an imprint of Summit Media, to market Filipino Wattpad stories. |
| 2013 | The Kissing Booth was published by Penguin Random House. |
| 2012 | The Kissing Booth amassed over 19 million reads on Wattpad. |
| June 2012 | Wattpad raised $17.3M in venture funding led by Khosla Ventures. |
| 2011 | Beth Reekles wrote The Kissing Booth on Wattpad, which later won a Watty Award for 'Most Popular Teen Fiction' in Wattpad's annual writing contest. |
| 2011 | Wattpad received $3.5M in total funding from W Media Ventures, Golden Venture Partners, and Union Square Ventures. |
| December 2011 | Wattpad was selected as the hottest digital media company at the Canadian Innovation Exchange. Co-founder and CEO Ivan Yuen was recognized as a top Canadian entrepreneur at the Impact Infused Awards sponsored by Deloitte. |
| April 2010 | Wattpad launched on Apple iPad. |
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