What eBaum's World does

eBaum's World is a consumer-facing digital entertainment website founded in 1998 that aggregates and curates humor content — funny pictures, viral videos, games, soundboards ("Time Wasters"), and an archive of "Internet Classics" including flash-era animations. The platform is organized into editorial categories such as Funny, Creepy, Wow, Facepalm, Feels, Ouch, Retro, History, and Cars, and supports user accounts for content submission, commenting, liking, and sharing. Its technology stack is a web-based content management platform backed by a CDN for media delivery, user authentication, and a broad set of programmatic advertising integrations managed primarily by Playwire LLC, with additional ad-tech partners including Google, AppNexus, Rubicon, Amazon Ads, OpenX, Oath, Nativo, Connatix, and ShareThrough, plus analytics providers such as Chartbeat and Crazy Egg. Content discovery is augmented by a Random Memes infinite-scroll page and a dedicated trending subdomain.

The business model is entirely free-to-consumer and ad-supported, with no subscription tiers, paywalls, or premium features; the sole revenue streams are display advertising and sponsored or featured content placements. Marketing is organic-first: SEO-optimized categorized galleries, social sharing of viral media, and email newsletters drive top- and mid-funnel traffic, while owned web and mobile distribution channels handle re-engagement. The site is operated by Viumbe, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Literally Media and part of the WeEndeavor holdings group led by Jacob Nizri, headquartered at 61 Greenpoint Ave #101 in Brooklyn, NY. Viumbe, LLC also operates a portfolio of sibling humor properties — Dorks.com, Holy Lemon.com, YourDailyMedia.com, Fun Mansion.com, and Unoriginal.co.uk. The company is privately held with 11-50 employees, no disclosed institutional funding, and operates as a DMCA-compliant Online Service Provider under U.S. copyright law.

Name

eBaum's World

Legal name

Viumbe, LLC

Website

https://ebaumsworld.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

eBaum's World is a 1998-founded, ad-supported entertainment website that aggregates funny pictures, videos, games, soundboards, and internet classics for general consumers, monetized through display advertising managed by Playwire LLC under parent Literally Media.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Entertainment Media

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210), Broadcasting and Content Providers (516), Motion Picture and Video Industries (5121)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Distribution (7829)

akta.pro primary industry

Webtoon & Digital Comics Publishing Platforms (MPAJAMAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Webcomics & Digital-First Comics Publishing (MPAJAGAD), Digital Comics, Manga & Serialized Reading Platforms (BPAMAJAJ)

Keywords

• Online entertainment
• Humor content
• Viral videos
• Internet media
• User-generated content

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Display Advertising: The primary revenue stream is display advertising on the website and app. Advertising is managed by Playwire LLC, which serves targeted ads based on user data and browsing behavior. The platform uses cookies and web beacons for ad targeting and optimization.
2. Sponsored Content: Trending sections and featured content areas may include sponsored or promoted posts alongside organic content.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

eBaum's World is a free, ad-supported digital entertainment website that aggregates and publishes humor content including funny photo galleries, viral videos, browser-based games, audio soundboards, classic internet animations, and user-submitted memes. The platform is operated by Viumbe, LLC and reaches audiences through its owned web property ebaumsworld.com and mobile applications.

Product overview

eBaum's World is a single unified entertainment content aggregation platform featuring curated humor, viral media, and internet classics. The core product portfolio consists of Funny Galleries (photo galleries), Funny Videos, Games, Soundboards (Time Wasters), and Internet Classics (Animations), plus a Random Memes discovery feature. Content is organized by categories including Funny, Creepy, Wow, Facepalm, Feels, Ouch, Retro, History, and Cars. Users can browse, comment, like, and share content, with user accounts required for interactive features.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Funny Galleries
• Funny Videos
• Games
• Time Wasters / Soundboards
• Internet Classics (Animations)
• Random Memes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration25 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Playwire LLCcoreTechnology or IntegrationPlaywire LLC manages advertising on eBaum's World. They provide advertising services including display ads, targeted advertising, and ad optimization. Playwire collects and uses aggregated and anonymized data for advertising purposes as described in their privacy policy.
• Literally MediacoreOthersParent company that owns and publishes eBaum's World. eBaum's World is part of the Literally Media portfolio of entertainment properties.
• WeEndeavorcoreOthersHoldings management group led by Mr. Jacob Nizri that oversees eBaum's World and related properties under the Literally Media umbrella.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• 9GAG: 9GAG is one of the largest meme and viral content aggregation platforms, allowing users to submit and browse funny pictures, GIFs, and videos. It directly competes with eBaum's World for the same time-wasting entertainment audience and operates an ad-supported model with similar UGC mechanics.
• Cheezburger (I Can Has Cheezburger): Cheezburger operates a network of humor sites (LOLcats, Memebase, FAIL Blog) built on user-submitted funny content and monetized through display advertising. The multi-site portfolio structure and UGC-first model are closely comparable to eBaum's World and its sister sites under Viumbe, LLC.
• The Chive: The Chive is a humor and entertainment site featuring funny photos, viral videos, and curated galleries, monetized via advertising and branded content. It targets the same general internet-user demographic as eBaum's World with a similar ad-supported gallery-driven product.
• Know Your Meme: Know Your Meme is a reference site cataloging internet memes and viral phenomena, with a large archive of user-submitted media. It shares eBaum's World positioning around curating and explaining internet culture, though with a more editorial/reference-driven format.
• Break.com: Break.com is a long-running viral video and humor site featuring user-submitted and curated funny clips. Like eBaum's World, it is ad-supported, targets general internet users, and competes for share of viral-video discovery time.
• Funny or Die: Funny or Die is a comedy and entertainment site featuring viral videos, sketches, and humor content, monetized via advertising. It competes with eBaum's World for the same casual entertainment audience and the same brand-advertiser budgets.
• CollegeHumor: CollegeHumor is a digital comedy publisher producing and curating funny videos, memes, and entertainment content for a young internet audience. It competes for the same share-of-time and ad budgets as eBaum's World, with overlapping video-heavy product format.
• Imgur: Imgur is a viral image- and GIF-hosting platform heavily used for meme sharing and casual entertainment browsing. It targets a near-identical audience to eBaum's World and competes directly for meme-discovery attention and ad inventory.

Broad incumbents

• Reddit: Reddit is a massive user-driven content network with dominant meme and viral-content subreddits (r/funny, r/memes, r/videos). It is not a niche humor site but increasingly absorbs the same audience and viral-content discovery traffic that historically powered eBaum's World.
• BuzzFeed: BuzzFeed is a large digital media publisher covering viral lists, quizzes, memes, and entertainment content with a listicle format that overlaps heavily with eBaum's World's gallery content. It competes for both audience attention and the same display-ad and branded-content budgets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ebaumsworld

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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