 Logo used since 2021 | |
Type of site | Technology information and advice |
|---|---|
| Area served | Global |
| Owner | Dotdash Meredith |
| URL | www |
| Registration | No registration necessary |
| Launched | October 2016; 8 years ago (2016-10) |
Lifewire is a technology information and advice website.[1] The website's owner isDotdash Meredith, originally About.com, which launched Lifewire in 2016 as one of its spin-offvertical sites.[2]
As of April 2022, it had a global website ranking of 1432 byAlexa Internet.[3]
Lifewire was the third standalone brand of About.com, anIAC-owned media company, which broke up its collections ofDIY and how-to information into branded vertical websites, and is a competitor to sites such asTechcrunch,Techradar,PCmag.[1] Lifewire was preceded by Verywell, a health info website, and The Balance, a personal finance site. Lifewire became a top 15 technology website in theUnited States as it was launched in October 2016.[4][5] It was a top 10 technology-information site in 2017, reaching 6 million monthly US unique users each month.[6]
The purpose of Lifewire is to offer advice and answers on common technology questions and problems in a simplified format.[4]
When it was launched, Lifewire featured 16,000 articles written by 40 people. Lifewire CEO described the website style "as if yourBFF happened to be aniPhone expert."[4]
