Gigya, the provider of social infrastructure, announced it has reached 1.5 billion unique monthly users, up from the billion it reported a year ago. That’s nearly 2/3’s of the global Internet population.
It took some sizable companies to attain that kind of reach. The company surpassed 650 clients with 300 leading online businesses. Customers include Wal-Mart, DirectTV, RedBox, Beats Electronics, Pacific Sunwear (PacSun), American Heart Association, Jelly Belly, Barneys New York, Bad Boy Marketing Group, Adidas, Food Network, AlItalia and LUSH Cosmetics. The company now works with over 50 percent of the comScore Top 100 U.S. web properties.
“Gigya’s growth over the last year has been astounding,” said Patrick Salyer, CEO of Gigya. “We’re on our way to becoming universal on the web and we won’t stop until every consumer-facing enterprise is using our technology.”
Last year, the company tripled its sales growth over 2011. Its fourth quarter was the company’s largest ever with 33 percent quarter-over-quarter growth.
Gigya works to socialize the web by providing companies with a one-stop shop to share social experiences. The company provides social log-in, commenting, sharing features and gamification through easy plug-ins that encourage sharing.
The company has more than 150 employees, with plans to add another 70 over the next year. It has offices in Mountain View, CA, London and Tel Aviv. It most recently raised $15.3 million last year.