Blog Posts

August 21, 2019

PCCW (SEHK:0008) – HONG KONG / TORONTO, August 21, 2019 – Wattpad, the global multiplatform company for original stories, and Viu, a leading pan-regional OTT video service from PCCW Media Group, today announced a collaboration to develop Viu ...

August 15, 2019

Users have grown 23 percent in a year of continued international expansionTORONTO - August 15, 2019 - Wattpad, the global multi-platform entertainment company for original stories, today announced that the platform has surpassed 80 million monthly ...

August 08, 2019

LONDON – 8 August 2019 – Penguin Random House UK today announced that it is collaborating with Wattpad Books, the new direct publishing division from Wattpad, to bring Wattpad Books titles to the UK.  Combining human editorial expertise with ...

July 18, 2019

TORONTO - July 18, 2019 - Wattpad, the global multi-platform entertainment company for original stories, today announced that Wattpad Paid Stories and Wattpad Premium are now available to users around the world.  Wattpad Paid Stories, the ...

July 08, 2019

New Delhi/Mumbai, 9 July 2019: Penguin Random House India announces a new collaboration with Wattpad, the world’s largest social storytelling platform.  In this partnership, authors of the publishing house will be featured on the storytelling ...

June 28, 2019

Wattpad Co-Founder Ivan Yuen will step into the role of Chief Strategy Officer TORONTO - June 28, 2019 - Wattpad, the global multi-platform entertainment company for original stories, today announced that Seema Lakhani has been elevated to ...

June 27, 2019

TORONTO - June 27, 2019 - Earlier this year, Wattpad, the global multi-platform entertainment company for original stories, announced the launch of Wattpad Books, the company’s first publishing division. Combining human editorial expertise and ...

June 25, 2019

Mediaset will have exclusive first-look rights to develop Italian Wattpad stories for TVTORONTO - June 25, 2019 - Wattpad, the global multiplatform entertainment company for original stories, and Mediaset, Italy’s leading entertainment company, ...

June 20, 2019

NL Film will have first-look rights to adapt Dutch-language stories from WattpadJune 20, 2019 - TORONTO - NL Film and Wattpad, the global multiplatform company for original stories, have announced an exclusive Dutch-language partnership to bring ...

June 04, 2019

2019 Watty Award winners will be considered for a spot on Wattpad Books’ Fall 2020 list TORONTO - June 4, 2019 - The Watty Awards, Wattpad’s annual global writing competition, is back for its tenth year! To mark the awards’ ten year anniversary, ...

April 29, 2019

Lagardère Studios will be the first French producer to work with Wattpad, and will have first-look rights to adapt French-language content on the platform.Paris - April 23rd, 2019 - Lagardère Studios and Wattpad, the global multiplatform company for ...

April 23, 2019

New development deal will adapt Wattpad stories for Mediacorp’s streaming and free-to-air platformsBali, Indonesia, 23 April 2019 – Wattpad, the global multiplatform entertainment company for original stories, and Mediacorp, Singapore’s largest ...

April 17, 2019

TORONTO - April 17, 2019 - Wattpad, the global multi-platform entertainment company for original stories today announced a partnership with Sony Pictures Television (SPT), one of the television industry's leading content providers, to co-produce ...

April 15, 2019

MANILA - April 15, 2019 - Wattpad, the global multiplatform entertainment company for original stories, and Anvil Publishing, Inc., one of the leading book publishers in the Philippines, have teamed up to create Bliss Books, a groundbreaking new YA ...

March 13, 2019

TORONTO - March. 13, 2019 - Wattpad, the global multi-platform entertainment company for original stories, and Times Bridge, the global investments and partnerships arm of The Times Group, today announced a new partnership and strategic ...

February 13, 2019

The deal will see Wattpad stories adapted for the Korean market, bringing international Wattpad hits to screens all over the country   TORONTO - Feb. 13, 2019 - Wattpad, the global multiplatform entertainment company for original stories, ...

January 24, 2019

Wattpad Books uses technology and human editorial expertise to find the next global publishing phenomenon among the half a billion story uploads on Wattpad TORONTO - Jan. 24, 2019 - Wattpad, the global multiplatform entertainment company for ...

December 12, 2018

From #MuslimRomance to Mental Health Awareness, Wattpad Stories Celebrate Inclusivity Across Characters and GenresTORONTO - Dec. 12, 2018 - Wattpad, the global multiplatform entertainment company for original stories, today released its 2018 Year in ...

December 06, 2018

Devashish Sharma joins Wattpad in a year of major international expansion and new hiresTORONTO - December 6, 2018 - Wattpad, the global multiplatform entertainment company for original stories, today announced the appointment of Devashish Sharma as ...

November 13, 2018

The new monetization program is now open for US Wattpad users, with a fast-follow planned for Spanish-speaking regions and global availability in 2019  TORONTO - Nov. 13, 2018 - Wattpad, the global multiplatform entertainment company for ...