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Legacy.com

Logo: Legacy.com, Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Commercial provider of online memorials

Legacy.com is a United States–based website founded in 1998, the world's largest commercial provider of online memorials. The Web site hosts obituaries and memorials for more than 70 percent of all U.S. deaths. Legacy.com hosts obituaries for more than three-quarters of the 100 largest newspapers in the U.S., by circulation.2 It is headquartered in Chicago, United States.1 Its chief executive is Stopher Bartol.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1998Founded1
  • HeadquartersChicago, United States1
  • Websitewww.legacy.com
  • Legal formCorporation3
  • LEI549300GLHC2YL8TV7C493
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressC/O CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, 19808 Wilmington, United States3
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 31190803

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Legacy.com is a United States–based website founded in 1998, the world's largest commercial provider of online memorials. The Web site hosts obituaries and memorials for more than 70 percent of all U.S. deaths. Legacy.com hosts obituaries for more than three-quarters of the 100 largest newspapers in the U.S., by circulation. The site attracts more than 30 million unique visitors per month and is among the top 40 trafficked websites in the world.2

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Timeline

  1. 1998Founded Founded1

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