Academia.edu
| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
Type of site | Platform for sharing research papers |
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Founder(s) | Richard Price |
| Employees | 100 |
| URL | academia |
| Registration | Required |
| Users | 270 million |
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Academia.edu is a commercial platform for sharing academic research that is uploaded and distributed by researchers from around the world. All academic articles are free to read by visitors, however uploading and downloading articles is restricted to registered users, with additional features accessible only as a paid subscription.
Since the launch of the site in 2008, the number of users has grown rapidly, reaching about 10 million daily visits in early 2022. By 2024, Academia.edu has over 270 million registered users, with over 55 million papers currently available on the platform.
In 2022, the company entered the scientific publishing sector, launching a dozen scientific, open access journals, and publishing under the name of Academia.edu Journals.