вторник, 16 октября 2007 г.

Discovery Communications acquires HowStuffWorks for $250 million

 


 

HowStuffWorks has been acquired by Discovery Communications, for $250 million.


HowStuffWorks is the leading source of credible, unbiased, and easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works. Founded by North Carolina State University Professor Marshall Brain in 1998, the site has since grown to be an award-winning online resource for millions of people of all ages.


HowStuffWorks raised a total of $125 million over three rounds, with investment from Carl C. Ichan, and international funding from venture companies in China and Brazil.



The graph above shows the monthly unique visitors to Howstuffworks, the figure presently sits at just over 3.75 million US visitors.


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