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Woo is the company behind WooCommerce, the ecommerce platform that powers 4M+ stores.* Built on WordPress, WooCommerce empowers anyone to sell anything, with unlimited control over how they build and evolve their business.
Launched in 2011 and acquired by Automattic in 2015, Woo is a fully distributed company with employees worldwide.
*StoreLeads, January 2026
WooCommerce in numbers
developers, creatives, and builders
supporting WooCommerce merchants worldwide
core code contributors from
around the world
*Regarding third-party measurement: WordPress plugin rules don’t permit the automatic collection of stats and performance data (although some merchants do opt in to share data). We use third-party measurement tools, including StoreLeads.app and W3Techs, to build an accurate estimate of WooCommerce installations, growth, and geographic distribution.
Latest Woo news
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We organised a WordCamp – you won’t believe what happened next!
Organising a WordCamp is a wild ride – if you’ve ever done it before you’ll know just how much work goes into it and you will no doubt have some great personal experience with last minute changes, unreliable suppliers and the stress that goes along with that. At this point I’d probably say something like…
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WordCamp Providence Roundup – The Flexibility of WooCommerce
Earlier this year, I was lucky enough to speak at WordCamp Providence about the Flexibility of WooCommerce – my first WordCamp Presentation! Couldn’t make it? Don’t worry, neither could I.
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A glimpse into the life and times of the remote working WooTeam
When your colleagues are all spread out across the world one of the ways you get to know them is through extensive social media following and stalking. Instagram is a crowd favourite at Woo and we keep an eye on one another to learn the little things. Take a glimpse, if you like, and also scroll down…
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The WooTeam at #wceu
Working remotely means you can go for a long while never actually meeting your colleagues. G+ Hangouts, HipChat, Zoom calls etc are great but there really is nothing quite like realtime. It’s why we have our annual WooTrip and why WooThemes encourage us to attend as many WordCamps and WP MeetUps as we can to…
Why people love WooCommerce
Unlimited capability
WooCommerce developers can build 100% custom products as needed. The WooCommerce Marketplace also offers hundreds of extensions and themes that personalize and extend the capabilities of WooCommerce stores.
Woo customer support
WooCommerce has a worldwide community of developers, builders, and creatives ready to help anyone build an online business that scales.
Open source roots
As a freely downloadable plugin for WordPress, WooCommerce has always been a part of the open-source community. Democratizing commerce is at our core.
Ownership over leasing
Woo customers own their site end to end, with a 100% open-source platform, unlimited hosting options, and total control over their shopping experience.
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