Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow is the world's largest developer Q&A community, where programmers ask and answer technical questions. It operates the broader Stack Exchange network of over 170 niche Q&A sites. Acquired by Prosus NV in 2021 for $1.8 billion, the platform has faced significant structural disruption from AI coding assistants and AI-generated search overviews, leading to sustained traffic decline and a ~28% workforce reduction in 2023.
Company Info
- Founded
- 2008
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Founders
- Joel Spolsky, Jeff Atwood
- Employees
- 350-450
- Website
- https://stackoverflow.com
- Status
- acquired
Funding
$1.8B (acquired by Prosus) total