Automattic

Automattic is committed to democratizing publishing and the open web. Known for its robust suite of products, Automattic offers WordPress.com for website creation and management, WooCommerce for e-commerce, Jetpack for site performance and security, Tumblr for social publishing, and other tools aimed at enhancing web functionality. The company was founded in 2005 by Matt Mullenweg, one of WordPress’s original developers.

The company operates as a fully distributed workforce with employees across more than 90 countries. Automattic is a major contributor to the open source WordPress project and supports the WordPress Foundation.

Automattic develops and maintains the ActivityPub plugin for WordPress, bringing Fediverse support to the platform that powers over 43% of websites. WordPress.com also offers built-in ActivityPub integration, making it one of the largest platforms with native Fediverse support.

Beyond ActivityPub, Automattic has been an active participant in the broader social web ecosystem, contributing to open protocols and standards that promote a decentralized and interoperable internet.