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WebMD
Biotech & Life Sciences · Newark, United States · Founded 1996
Online health information for consumers and professionals. MoreLess
WebMD is an online platform that provides health information, tools for managing health, and support for individuals seeking information about their health and well-being. The platform's primary audience is the general public, as well as healthcare professionals.
WebMD's business model is primarily based on advertising and sponsorships from pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers, and other health-related businesses. The company generates revenue by displaying targeted advertising to its users, as well as by creating sponsored content and providing lead generation services to its partners.
Keywords: health information, symptom checker, drug database, doctor directory, medical news, wellness, patient education, healthcare consumer, digital health, online health resource
Company overview
WebMD company information
The essential company record, classifications and operating signals in one place.
- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 1996
- Headquarters
- Newark, United States
- Employees
- 3,117
- Open positions
- 43
- Dealroom signal
- 77.0
- Investment activity
- 20 companies · latest Mar 2023
- Capital deployed
- $13M
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
Valuation & funding
WebMD funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACQUISITIONOther financing | Jul 2017 | $2.8B | $2.8B | KKR | — |
| GRANTOther financing | Sep 2014 | $14M | — | Undisclosed | — |
| IPOOther financing | Sep 2005 | $952M | $952M | Undisclosed | — |
| EARLY VCOther financing | May 2002 | $0 | — | Kleiner Perkins · Icahn Enterprises · Inspovation Ventures · Reference Capital | — |
| EARLY VCOther financing | May 1999 | $275M | $1.1B | PCG Capital Partners · Microsoft for Startups MEA · Intel Capital · Excite | — |
| FundingOther financing | Jan 1996 | NEA | — |
Financials
Revenue and workforce over time
Available revenue and workforce history. Fields without reported data are omitted.
| Year | Revenue | Growth | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $705M | 0% | 3,117 |
| 2025 | $705M | 0% | 3,048 |
| 2024 | $705M | 0% | 2,835 |
| 2023 | $705M | 0% | 2,156 |
| 2022 | $705M | 0% | 2,156 |
| 2021 | $705M | 0% | 2,156 |
| 2020 | $705M | — | 1,859 |
Growth signals
WebMD website traffic
Latest recorded traffic for WebMD is 31M monthly website visits, up 0% over the last three months. WebMD's team grew 2.3% over the past year.
Hiring
Open positions at WebMD
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Comparisons
WebMD compared with similar companies
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Capital deployed
WebMD investments and acquisitions
Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.
Grupo SANEDMadrid, Spain
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JIMParis, France
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MnghealthUnited States
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Mercury HealthcareDenver, United StatesThe domain name mercuryhealthcare.com is for sale
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MGPChesham, United KingdomMGP – Promoting best practice in healthcare
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Coliquio.deGermany
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StayWellMiddletown Township, United StatesStayWell - Health Management, Health Education & More
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PrIME OncologyThe Hague, NetherlandsGlobal professional independent medical education organization specializing in educational activities
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MediQualityOttignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, BelgiumOnline physician community and digital media for health care professionals in benelux
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Jobson Healthcare InformationNew York City, United StatesPublishing company providing healthcare information and marketing services
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Digital Health DialogBedford, United StatesDigital Health Dialog develops technologies to communicate directly with patients via its mobile messaging tool
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TheraSimDurham, United StatesTheraSim provides advanced technology-based solutions for impacting clinician behavior through virtual patient simulations.
$5.2Mvaluation
Talent graph
WebMD's talent
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Global footprint
Where WebMD has talent and traffic
team presence
In the news
Latest news about WebMD
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Market sentiment
What the market is saying about WebMD
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