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About.com

Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons2

About.com is a defunct website founded in 1997.1 It was founded by Scott Kurnit.1

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Apr 21, 1997Founded1
  • Industrymass media, publishing1

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Corporate structure

About.com sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What About.com reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Scott Kurnit on Apr 21, 1997.1

Leadership

Who has led About.com, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Dotdash1
  2. Succeeded by People Inc.1

Timeline

  1. Apr 21, 1997Founded Founded1

Sources

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