Wattpad

Wattpad is a website for reading and publishing original fiction and connecting with fellow writers and readers. Its most popular genres are romance, teen fiction, and fan fiction. As of September 2023, it has a global audience of more than 90 million users, the majority of whom are younger women. In January 2019, it launched a publishing division, Wattpad Books.

Wattpad was developed in 2006 as the result of a collaboration between Allen Lau and Ivan Yuen. It is based in Toronto, Ontario. Naver Corporation announced in January 2021 that it would acquire Wattpad, and the deal was completed in May 2021. Naver is a South Korean conglomerate, and the deal was valued at $600 million in cash and stock.

In February 2015, Wattpad launched After Dark, a standalone app that focuses on the romance genre and is intended for adult readers. Wattpad hosts a number of writing contests each year, including the annual Watty Awards.