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9gag.com
HQ: Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Remote
11-50
Consumer

Company research

Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals

Overview

9GAG is a Hong Kong-headquartered private entertainment/social platform best known for meme, GIF, and video sharing. It operates as a global cross-platform entertainment network and has expanded into Web3 via Memeland and related projects.

Primary product

9GAG meme-sharing website and mobile app

Founded

2008

Headquarters

1104, 11/F Crawford House, 70 Queen’s Road Central, Central, Hong Kong

Team size

50-60

Work style

Remote

Industry

Entertainment

Sub-industry

Social media / digital publishing

Offices

1104, 11/F Crawford House, 70 Queen’s Road Central, Central, Hong Kong
52A Sha Tsui Road, Hong Kong
Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong
444 Castro St Ste 1200, Mountain View, California 94041, United States

Business model

advertising
sponsored content
digital publishing
custom video production
merchandise/e-commerce

Funding

Stage

Seed / angel-backed

Total raised

$2.9M

Latest round

Angel (individual) · Oct 2014

People & investors

Leadership

Ray Chan

Founder / CEO

Brian Yu

Co-founder

Chris Chan

Co-founder

Derek Chan

Co-founder

Kevin Yuen

Chief Product & Tech Officer Consultant

Zeta Lo

Marketing Director, 9GAG & Memeland

Tony Liang

Technical Lead

Calvin Tsang

Technical Lead

Jim Wong

Content Director

Karen Cheng

Head of Social

Founders

Marco Fung

Co-founder

Investors

500 Startups
Anthony Soohoo
Benjamin Ling
BoxGroup
Chris Sacca
David Tisch
First Round Capital
Freestyle Capital
Gary Vaynerchuk
Greycroft Partners
Kevin Rose
Lowercase Capital
Naval Ravikant
Philip Kaplan
Scott Banister
Tim Ferriss
True Ventures
Y Combinator

Work & culture

9GAG describes its culture as H2O: Hustle, Humble, Open. Public materials emphasize active listening, speaking up, ownership, small high-performing teams, accountability, and feedback-driven work over a 'family' model.

Work style

Remote

Compensation

Public job posts show some roles around US$3.5K–4.5K per month, but 9GAG does not publish a company-wide compensation band. The clearest public compensation signals are benefits-heavy rather than salary-heavy.

Benefits

100% remote work
25-day paid time off
20-week maternity leave
8-week paternity leave
family care
pet care
marriage leave
birthday leave
US$1.5M health insurance per teammate

Product & market

Pricing

Free consumer platform primarily monetized through advertising, sponsorships, and branded/custom content; merchandise/e-commerce is also present.

Differentiators

  • —meme-first entertainment and UGC curation
  • —massive cross-platform distribution
  • —large global social following
  • —strong Web3 extension via Memeland
  • —humor-oriented, highly shareable content format
  • —advertising products tailored to youth audiences

Technology

AWS
Cloudflare
React
Vue.js
Node.js
TypeScript
Kotlin
Python
MongoDB
Cassandra
Redis
Memcached
Datadog
GitHub Actions
Vercel
Google Cloud
Google Sheets
Solidity

Customers

global consumers/audiences, especially Gen Y and Z
advertisers and brands
partners and sponsors
content creators and communities
Web3/NFT users through Memeland

Competitors

Instagram
Imgur
Reddit
TikTok
Meitu
BuzzFeed

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

$20M-$30M

Estimated monthly visits

77M

Traffic estimate as of May 2026

support@9gag.com

Signals & risks

Acquisition
Apr 2025

Ray Chan, 9GAG’s co-founder, completed acquisition of a controlling stake in Howking Technology International Holdings and proposed renaming it MemeStrategy, signaling a major strategic pivot into AI, blockchain, and virtual assets.

Source

Latest news

9GAG & Moonit Join Forces to Launch Meme Money Markets, Turning Viral Memes into Tradeable Tokens in Real-Time

PR Newswire / Canada NewsWire · Jul 2025

9GAG and Moonit launched an AI-powered meme tokenization system that converts viral posts into tradable crypto assets on Solana in real time.

MemeStrategy Partners with 9GAG for MemeDay in 13 Cities Worldwide, Launching Meme69 Awards

MemeStrategy · Jun 2025

MemeStrategy and 9GAG expanded MemeDay to 13 cities worldwide and launched the Meme69 Awards, reinforcing the Web3/community extension of the brand.

9GAG Founder Completes Acquisition of Controlling Stake in Howking Tech (2440.HK), Proposing Rename to MemeStrategy

PR Newswire / MemeStrategy · Apr 2025

Ray Chan completed a controlling-stake acquisition of Howking Technology and proposed renaming it MemeStrategy, expanding 9GAG-linked assets into AI, blockchain, and virtual assets.

Bitfinex to List Memecoin (MEME), the Ecosystem Token of Memeland by 9GAG

Bitfinex Blog · Jan 2024

Bitfinex announced a MEME token listing, adding another exchange distribution milestone for the Memeland ecosystem.

Binance Labs Invests in MEME, the Native Token of Memeland from the Creators of 9GAG

Metaverse Post · Jan 2024

Binance Labs announced an investment in MEME, the token associated with Memeland, 9GAG's Web3 venture studio.

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