Here are a few of the most interesting SmartNews statistics and facts I was able to dig up. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.

Please note that some of these numbers are easier to find than others. A few of these SmartNews stats come from their own reports, but some are based on news reports and not official company tallies. No information contained on DMR should be relied upon to make investment decisions. Basically, this is the best I can find and I don’t guarantee anything to be 100%

SmartNews Facts

• SmartNews Website: www.smartnews.be
• Year SmartNews Launched: 2012
• SmartNews Founders: Kaisei Hamamoto, Ken Suzuki
• SmartNews Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan

SmartNews Statistics

How many people use SmartNews?

30 million

Last updated 8/13/18

Number of articles analyzed, categorized and evaluated daily by SmartNews:

10 million

Last updated 8/13/18

Number of SmartNews US publisher partners:

400

Last updated 8/4/19

Total amount of SmartNews funding:

$90 million

Last updated 8/13/18

Number of SmartNews employees:

100

Last updated 8/13/18

Percentage of monthly SmartNews users that use it daily:

50%

Last updated 1/22/15

Number of monthly active SmartNews users in Japan:

4 million users

Last updated 1/22/15

Number of monthly active SmartNews users in the U.S.:

1 million users

Last updated 1/22/15

Number of countries SmartNews is available in:

150 countries

Last updated 3/30/15

Number of Japanese publishers on SmartNews:

100

Last updated 8/8/14

Percent of SmartNews app downloaders that are active users:

75%

Last updated 8/8/14

Percent of Smart News app downloaders that are daily users:

38%

Last updated 8/8/14

Estimated value of SmartNews:

$1.1 billion

Last updated 8/4/19

What is SmartNews?

The award-winning news app powered by intelligent, impartial algorithms. Read the best of what’s trending. (source)