Here are some of the more impressive Slack statistics I’ve been able to dig up recently. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.
The team messaging app Slack has only been around for about a year, but it has certainly created quite a stir among influencers in its short existence. While it only has a few million daily users currently (a relatively small user tally these days), those who use Slack rave about the product and its user engagement stats are very impressive.
Slack stands poised to grow and become a real player in the enterprise group collaboration and chat market in 2018, so I wanted to take a quick look at some of their early numbers.
Slack Facts
- Slack Website: slack.com
- Slack Launch Year: 2013
- Slack Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
- Slack Founder: Stewart Butterfield
- What is Slack?
Slack brings team communication and collaboration into one place so you can get more work done, whether you belong to a large enterprise or a small business. Check off your to-do list and move your projects forward by bringing the right people, conversations, tools, and information you need together. Slack is available on any device, so you can find and access your team and your work, whether you’re at your desk or on the go. (source)
Slack Statistics
How many people use Slack?
Last updated 5/30/19
Number of Slack weekly active users:
Last updated 5/5/18
Number of messages sent weekly on Slack:
Last updated 5/31/19
Number of paid Slack accounts:
Last updated 5/22/18
Number of organizations that use Slack:
Last updated 5/13/19
Number of teams that use the free version of Slack:
Last updated 5/13/19
Number of daily active Slack users when it launched in February 2014:
Number of paid teams on Slack:
Last updated 5/30/19
Average amount of time users are active on Slack on weekdays:
Last updated 5/31/19
Percentage of the Fortune 100 that pay for Slack:
Last updated 5/5/18
Average amount of hours Slack users stay plugged into it on a weekday:
Last updated 4/1/16
Number of developers that use Slacks API weekly:
Last updated 5/22/18
Percentage of Slack daily users that are from outside the US:
Last updated 5/31/19
Number of Slack employees:
Last updated 4/30/19
Amount of funding Slack has reported raised to date:
Last updated 8/21/18
Slack’s reported valuation:
Last updated 8/21/18
Amount of time that Slack users spend on it weekly:
Last updated 5/31/19
Number of apps for Slack app directory:
Last updated 5/31/19
Number of Slack Enterprise Grid customers:
Last updated 1/31/18
Number of countries that Slack has users in:
Last updated 5/31/18
Percentage of Slack users that say it improves their communication and collaboration inside their organization:
Last updated 5/31/19
Slack paid customer counts (annual):
- Year ended January 31, 2019: 88,000
- Year ended January 31, 2018: 59,000
- Year ended January 31, 2017: 37,000
Slack revenue (annual):
- Year ended January 31, 2019: $400.6 million
- Year ended January 31, 2018: $220.5 million
- Year ended January 31, 2017: $105.2 million
Slack net loss (annual):
- Year ended January 31, 2019: $138.9 million
- Year ended January 31, 2018: $140 million
- Year ended January 31, 2017: $146.9 million
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