Scribd, Inc.
Scribd, Inc. is a privately held AI-powered knowledge company operating four consumer subscription products — Scribd (documents), Slideshare (presentations), Everand (ebooks/audiobooks), and Fable (social reading) — serving 2M+ paying subscribers and 250M+ monthly visitors worldwide with 400M+ human-created pieces of content.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2007
- HeadquartersSan Francisco, United States
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingDigital Commerce or Content
What Scribd, Inc. does
Scribd, Inc. is a privately held, AI-powered knowledge company headquartered in San Francisco that operates four consumer products under a single corporate parent: Scribd (a user-uploaded applied knowledge platform of 300M+ documents and research materials), Slideshare (a presentation-sharing network of 25 million decks reaching 70M monthly users, acquired from LinkedIn in 2020), Everand (a premium tiered subscription for ebooks, audiobooks, and podcasts licensed from major publishers such as Hachette, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, and Simon & Schuster), and Fable (a social reading platform with 100,000+ active book clubs, 5M+ readers, and 100M+ ratings, acquired in June 2025). The portfolio is built on a combined corpus of 400M+ human-created pieces of content in over 50 languages, used by 250M+ monthly visitors, with proprietary technology including the BookID copyright-fingerprinting system, AI-driven trust and safety scanning, and an internal AI project that has organized 200M+ public documents into 1,000 granular topic clusters to power content discovery.
The company generates revenue primarily through consumer subscription: Scribd and Slideshare at a combined $11.99/month, Everand via tiered unlock-based plans ranging from $11.99 to $28.99/month for 1–5 books, and Fable via a freemium model with a Fable Plus paid tier that is now bundled at no extra cost with Everand subscriptions following the June 2026 combined subscription launch. Distribution is direct-to-consumer across web, iOS, and Android, with content acquisition through direct licensing with top publishers and a publisher-facing ONIX feed integration. Scribd, Inc. also serves the B2B-adjacent surface of user-generated content contributors (creators uploading to Scribd and Slideshare) and brands seeking access to engaged reading audiences, though revenue remains overwhelmingly subscription-driven.
Operationally, Scribd, Inc. employs 300+ people across the US, Canada, UK, Mexico, and the Netherlands, is backed by Redpoint Ventures, Spectrum Equity, LGT Capital Partners, and Tencent, and is led by CEO Tony Grimminck (formerly CFO, ex-Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, HotelTonight, and StubHub) with a tenured executive team spanning product, technology, marketing, and legal. The company is the longest-running independent Y Combinator alum and has reported 20% EBITDA margins alongside 50% usage growth since October 2023 under its current leadership and product-strategy posture.
Scribd, Inc. firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Scribd, Inc.
- Legal name
- Scribd, Inc.
- Website
- https://scribdinc.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2007
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- Scribd, Inc. is a privately held AI-powered knowledge company operating four consumer subscription products — Scribd (documents), Slideshare (presentations), Everand (ebooks/audiobooks), and Fable (social reading) — serving 2M+ paying subscribers and 250M+ monthly visitors worldwide with 400M+ human-created pieces of content.
- Ownership category
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Scribd, Inc. industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Digital Reading & Document Platform
- NAICS
- Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210), Book Publishers (513130)
- SIC
- Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Digital Content & Media Subscriptions (CRAFAIAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- E-book Subscription & Bundling Services (MPAJAMAB), Learning Content Bundling & Subscription Passes (All-Access Libraries) (MPACALAL)
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Where Scribd, Inc. is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- San Francisco
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices3 records
Markets served
Scribd, Inc. business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Digital Commerce or Content
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Scribd Subscription: Monthly subscription to the Scribd document/research platform bundled with Slideshare access, starting at $11.99 per month. Provides access to 300M+ user-uploaded documents and 25M presentations.
- Everand Subscription (Tiered): Tiered monthly subscription with unlock-based access to audiobooks and ebooks at three tiers ($11.99 for one book up to five titles per month). Standard, Plus, and Deluxe tiers now available globally. Plus is the most popular tier. Unredeemed 'unlocks' now roll over for up to six months.
- Fable Subscriptions: Freemium model with free book clubs, basic features, and Fable Plus paid tier offering enhanced tools, deeper reading insights, advanced stats, personalized goals, bonus badges, and ad-free experience. Fable Plus is now bundled at no additional cost with Everand subscriptions.
- Individual Ebook Purchases via Fable: Fable also offers a catalog of ebooks available for individual purchase within the app via integrated ereader experience with authorized partners.
- Everand + Fable Plus Bundled Subscription: Combined subscription (launched June 2, 2026) bundling 1.5M+ audiobooks/ebooks with nearly 200,000 Fable book clubs into a single plan priced $11.99–$28.99 per month for 1–5 books, available to a combined community of 5M readers.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | Scribd/Slideshare combined subscription |
| Subscription | Monthly | Everand tiered (1 to 5 books/month) |
| Freemium | Pay-as-you-go | Fable Free |
| Subscription | Monthly | Fable Plus |
| Hybrid | Monthly | Everand + Fable Plus Combined Bundle |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels6 records
Scribd, Inc. product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Scribd, Inc. operates a portfolio of four consumer subscription and content platforms: Scribd (an applied knowledge/document library with 300M+ user-uploaded documents), Slideshare (a presentation-sharing platform with 25M decks and 70M monthly users), Everand (a premium digital reading subscription for ebooks, audiobooks and podcasts), and Fable (a social reading platform with 100,000+ active book clubs). The company monetizes primarily through monthly subscriptions priced from $11.99, with Everand offering tiered unlock-based plans (1-5 books per month) and Fable Plus bundled at no extra cost to Everand subscribers.
Product overview
Scribd, Inc. operates a multi-product portfolio architecture consisting of four distinct consumer brands under a single AI-powered knowledge company, following a deliberate 2023 unbundling strategy that separated document, presentation, and book content into specialized products and a 2025 acquisition that added social reading. The core platform Scribd hosts 300M+ user-generated documents focused on applied knowledge and research, while Slideshare serves professional presentations with 25M decks. The premium subscription business runs through Everand (millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and podcasts) and the social reading business runs through Fable (book clubs, reading streaks, and personalized reading insights). In June 2026, Scribd, Inc. connected the two reading brands via a combined Everand + Fable subscription with native cross-app activity syncing, ratings, and book club discovery, positioning Scribd, Slideshare, Everand, and Fable as four separate products with separate subscriptions and apps but a shared ecosystem, mission, and growing set of cross-product integrations.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Scribd: Applied knowledge platform containing documents on every topic imaginable, with over 300M+ pieces of content added by its community; includes documents, research papers, legal filings, academic materials, and manuals.
- Slideshare
- Everand
- Fable
Products and services
- Scribd An applied knowledge platform containing 300M+ user-uploaded documents including documents, research papers, legal filings, academic materials and manuals on every topic. Following the 2023 unbundling, it focuses exclusively on documents and research, with ebooks, audiobooks and podcasts moved to Everand.
- Slideshare A vast collection of 25 million presentations uploaded by subject matter experts globally, with 70M monthly users. Founded in 2006, acquired from LinkedIn in 2020, and rebranded in September 2025 with new AI Commands that can rephrase, simplify, or adapt slides for different audiences.
- Everand Digital content subscription home to millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and podcasts, including bestselling and iconic titles. Spun off from Scribd at the end of 2023 and relaunched with a tiered, unlock-based subscription structure at the end of 2024; in 2026 launched globally across Standard, Plus, and Deluxe tiers with six-month unlock rollover.
- Fable The leading social reading platform with 100,000+ active book clubs, 5M readers, and 820K readers who joined a new club in 2025. Acquired by Scribd, Inc. in 2025 and joined the Everand family in June 2025; in June 2026 launched a combined subscription with Everand and a native Android app with Fable Plus.
Quantifiable outcome
- 50% usage increase since October 2023 with 20% EBITDA margins
- +7 more outcomes
Companies that use Scribd, Inc.
Customer profileSegments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Scribd, Inc. technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration4 records
AI capability10 records
Feature6 records
Scribd, Inc. partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators19 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Scribd, Inc. competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Audible (Amazon): Amazon-owned audiobook subscription service, the largest direct competitor to Everand's audiobook offering. Audible's scale, exclusive originals, and integration with the broader Amazon ecosystem make it the most direct comparable in audiobook subscriptions.
- Kindle Unlimited (Amazon): Amazon's all-you-can-read ebook subscription, directly comparable to Everand's tiered ebook subscription model. Backed by Amazon's massive catalog and Prime ecosystem, it represents the most formidable incumbent in the consumer reading subscription category.
- Storytel: Sweden-based audiobook and ebook subscription service operating in 25+ markets with a similar tiered model. Directly comparable to Everand as a digital reading subscription with a focus on international markets outside Amazon's strongest footprint.
- Rakuten Kobo: Ebook and audiobook retailer and subscription provider with Kobo Plus, closely comparable to Everand's ebook/audiobook offering. Operates globally with strong non-U.S. market presence, similar to Everand's international expansion strategy.
- Goodreads: Amazon-owned social reading platform with book reviews, lists, and community features. Directly comparable to Fable's social reading experience and complementary to Everand's content subscription as a discovery layer.
Broad incumbents
- Apple Books: Apple's ebook and audiobook store and reading app, embedded across the iOS ecosystem. Comparable as a major competitor in the same digital reading category, with deep device and platform integration across the Apple ecosystem.
- Spotify: Music and podcast streaming service that has expanded aggressively into audiobooks. Comparable to Everand in audio content subscription and to Fable as a content discovery platform; overlaps indirectly with Scribd's audio and podcast offering.
- Google Play Books: Google's ebook store and reader with subscription elements. Comparable to Everand as a digital reading platform, leveraging Android distribution and Google's broader consumer ecosystem.
Emerging players
- Wattpad: User-generated stories and social reading community owned by Naver. Comparable to Fable's social reading model and Scribd's user-generated document library, with strong community engagement around serialized content.
- Blinkist: Subscription service offering book summaries and short-form insights, comparable to Everand/Scribd in the consumer knowledge subscription category. Differentiates on condensed formats and overlaps with Scribd's 'applied knowledge' positioning.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat7 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Scribd, Inc. social profiles
Digital presenceScribd, Inc. compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance3 records
Scribd, Inc. financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Scribd, Inc. leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles14 records
Scribd, Inc. subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries4 records
Scribd, Inc. funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds7 records
Investors10 records
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Scribd, Inc. M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A3 records
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Scribd, Inc.
What does Scribd, Inc. do?
Scribd, Inc. operates a portfolio of four consumer subscription and content platforms: Scribd (an applied knowledge/document library with 300M+ user-uploaded documents), Slideshare (a presentation-sharing platform with 25M decks and 70M monthly users), Everand (a premium digital reading subscription for ebooks, audiobooks and podcasts), and Fable (a social reading platform with 100,000+ active book clubs). The company monetizes primarily through monthly subscriptions priced from $11.99, with Everand offering tiered unlock-based plans (1-5 books per month) and Fable Plus bundled at no extra cost to Everand subscribers.
Is Scribd, Inc. a public or private company?
Scribd, Inc. is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Scribd, Inc. founded?
Scribd, Inc. was founded in 2007. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is Scribd, Inc. based?
Scribd, Inc. is headquartered in San Francisco, United States, in the North America region.
How does Scribd, Inc. make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Scribd Subscription is the primary driver. The others are everand Subscription (Tiered), fable Subscriptions, individual Ebook Purchases via Fable and everand + Fable Plus Bundled Subscription.
Who are Scribd, Inc.'s main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Audible (Amazon), Kindle Unlimited (Amazon), Storytel, Rakuten Kobo and Goodreads. Broad incumbents are Apple Books, Spotify and Google Play Books. Emerging players are Wattpad and Blinkist.
Does Scribd, Inc. have an API?
No public API is recorded for Scribd, Inc..
What industry is Scribd, Inc. in?
Scribd, Inc.'s product category is Digital Reading & Document Platform. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRAFAIAA, Digital Content & Media Subscriptions, with a secondary code of MPAJAMAB, E-book Subscription & Bundling Services. Its NAICS code is 516210 and its SIC code is 2731.