EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The year’s List of the Largest Internet-Based Firms is occupied by 12 companies. They are defined as businesses that use the Internet exclusively or could not function without the Internet. This List was last published in 2009, with No. 1 Company being ValueClick, Inc. This year, ValueClick has moved to No. 2, with United Online claiming the No. 1 ranking. United Online is also the largest employer, with 1,699 employees. This is followed closely by ReachLocal with 1,100 and more locations (19) than United Online (14). The youngest company on the List is CrowdGather, founded in 2008, which develops and hosts forum-based Web sites for a variety of online communities. – By Josh Dausch THE PACESETTER United Online is the largest Internet-Based Firm, reporting $920.6 million in revenue in 2010. The company employs 1,699 people at its 14 facilities and is headquartered in Woodland Hills. Its global network includes worldwide locations in the U.S., U.K., Germany and India. United Online provides consumer products and services over the Internet. It is broken down into three separate departments; The FTD segment provides floral related products to customers and retailers, Content & Media deals in nostalgia Web sites and Communications (its primary segment) offers Internet access via the brands of NetZero and Juno. It was founded in 1997. – By Josh Dausch Download the 2011 SFV’s LARGEST INTERNET-BASED FIRMS list (pdf)
THE LIST: Largest Internet-based Firms
