The story
Founded by Clement Delangue and Thomas Wolf in 2016.1
Private company
Hugging Face
Logo: Victor (Hugging Face Staff), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
American machine learning company
Hugging Face, Inc., is an American company based in New York City that develops computation tools for building applications using machine learning. It operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Nvidia.2 It was founded by Thomas Wolf and Clement Delangue.1 It employed 250 people in 2025.1 Its revenue was $15 million in 2022.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
2016Founded1
- HeadquartersParis1
- Websitehuggingface.co
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Hugging Face, Inc., is an American company based in New York City that develops computation tools for building applications using machine learning. It operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Nvidia.2
Leadership
Who has led Hugging Face, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderClement Delangue1
- FounderJulien Chaumond1
- FounderThomas Wolf1
- Chief executive officerClement Delangue1
Board members and other officers (1)
- Chief technology officerJulien Chaumond1
Products and brands
- Hugging Face Hub
Listed on Wikidata.1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Subsidiaries
- Hugging Face SAS
From Wikidata.1
Employees over time
Revenue over time
As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.
Revenue
- 2022$15.0M1
Timeline
- 2016Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitehuggingface.co1
- X (Twitter)x.com/huggingface1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCHlNU7kIZhRgSbhHvFoy72w1
- LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/huggingface1
- WikipediaHugging Face
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ108943604
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataHugging Face on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaHugging Face on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsHugging Face logo by Victor (Hugging Face Staff), Public domain