Wix.com, a free online website builder that allows users to create customized websites with ease, today announced that it has reached more than 10 million registered users worldwide and is now adding about 1 million new users every month.
Wix.com offers a free, easy-to-use website building solution that is a proven asset for small business owners, freelancers and creative professionals. Wix.coms hassle-free, drag and drop interface provides users total creative freedom void of the complex, confusing and expensive elements of other web design programs. With Wix.com, business owners and entrepreneurs from all niches can easily create a professional, attractive, cross-platform, web presence that is customized for their brands.
Passing this major benchmark is a testament to the benefit of our site for companies and entrepreneurs worldwide, said Avishai Abrahami, Founder and CEO of Wix.com. More than ever, an online presence is critical for driving business, yet small and local companies are not able to afford expensive outside resources. With Wix.com, businesses of any size can join our community to share best practices and creative marketing ideas.
With 10 million users and counting, Wix.com is poised for even greater growth in the coming months. Wix.com recently closed a successful $40 million round of funding, which is being used to launch new product updates that will enable its rapidly growing user-community to create a cohesive cross platform online presence.
The first of these updates is a recently released free product for integrating fully functional websites into Facebook fan pages, allowing individuals and businesses alike to create and maintain their identity on the worlds most popular social network. Already, 40,000 fan pages have been enhanced by the Wix.com app for Facebook. This summer, Wix.com will launch new Facebook fan page elements including a storefront where visitors will be able to make purchases without leaving the page via PayPal, the elimination of advertisements, and the ability to add music playlists.
Additionally, to align with the ever-growing smartphone and tablet market, the company plans to release a mobile standalone product later this year, allowing users to create websites specifically designed for optimal display and performance on mobile devices.