Captain America: Civil War Causes Colossal Engagement Spike on Wattpad
Fandoms Assemble! On Friday, Marvel fans will flood theaters across the world to watch Captain America: Civil War. We know that fans use Wattpad as a way to connect with their favorite characters,...
View ArticleBots, Books, and BIockbuster News From Wattpad
If you’re following the news in places like The Hollywood Reporter, Bloomberg, and Mashable, you may have heard about our entertainment division, Wattpad Studios. With all the buzz around this exciting...
View ArticleJoin Wattpad at Social Media Week LA
On Friday, June 10th at 4:00 PM PST, Wattpad will host a session at Social Media Week LA called How Social Storytelling is Changing Entertainment Marketing. The session, hosted by Wattpad and moderated...
View ArticleAlmost 90% of Wattpad’s 250 Million Stories are Serialized; Find out Why
The Wattpad community loves a good story. What many people overlook, however, is that the stories they love are often serialized, episodic, and collaborative. On Wattpad, almost 90 percent of the 250...
View ArticleBrand Stories: The Royals Rule Wattpad
Steamy scandal. High drama. The monarchy. These ingredients combine to create the types of stories that satisfy the insatiable appetites of many members of the Wattpad community. When E!’s breakout...
View ArticleMeet the Wattpad Stars: Shaun Allen
Now that Wattpad has gone hollywood, we thought it would be a good idea to shine the spotlight on some of our brightest stars. These writers are the engine of Wattpad Studios, but more importantly,...
View ArticleTV5 and Wattpad Presents: original stories make it big on the small screen
Every month, over 45 million people connect with original stories on Wattpad—but for many members of the community, Wattpad is about so much more. In the Philippines, with a user-base of 5 million and...
View ArticleMeet the Wattpad Stars: Ninya Tippett
In the second installment of our Wattpad Star series, we introduce Ninya Tippett, who joined Wattpad in 2013. Today, Ninya works with top brands and her sensational works have amassed a whopping 54...
View ArticleMeet the Wattpad Stars: Jen Wilde
Today we introduce you to Jen Wilde, Aussie fangirl extraordinaire with a penchant for zombies and the paranormal. Jen joined Wattpad in 2012 and was instantly hooked. Today, her stories have received...
View ArticleJoin Us for Social Media Week Toronto (SMWiTO)
As part of Social Media Week Toronto Wattpad will host a panel session about How Brands + Influencers Can Create Story Magic Together. The panel examines how brands can work with influencers to...
View ArticleWattpad at Banff World Media Festival
On Sunday June 12th the Banff World Media Festival, a conference that brings top leaders from across the media landscape to the Canadian Rockies kicks off in beautiful Banff Alberta. Recently Wattpad...
View ArticleFrights, Camera, Action: Turner Joins Forces with Wattpad for...
Just over a month ago, we announced an exciting new chapter in the Wattpad story: The launch of Wattpad Studios, a new division that will partner with the entertainment industry to co-produce Wattpad...
View Article5 Reasons You Should Take Part in The Wattys
Last year, The Wattys became the biggest online writing competition on the planet. Our annual writing celebration brought in over 75,000 entries from 180 countries to completely smash records from...
View ArticleThe Mysterious World of Wattpad
On Wattpad, people love to get to the bottom of a good mystery. Since January, people have spent over 250 million minutes reading stories in Wattpad’s Mystery / Thriller category. To keep the global...
View ArticleThe World’s Largest Online Writing Contest Gets Even Bigger
In 2015, people from all over the world shared more than 75,000 entries to take part in The Wattys, Wattpad’s annual writing contest. This year, with the help of the passionate Wattpad community, we’re...
View ArticleWattpad Celebrates Pride Month
It’s been a year since Wattpad launched the official LGBTQ+ profile in celebration of World Pride Month. Since then, over 5 million stories tagged with LGBTQ+ have been shared by the passionate...
View ArticleMeet the Wattpad Stars: Zoe Aarsen
When Zoe Aarsen first joined Wattpad, she had no idea that her works would spread like wildfire in the community. “I first joined Wattpad in 2011 under a different account name (@caitlynduffy) and the...
View ArticleWattpad Interviews 2015 Watty Award Winner Ekene Ugbaja
The Wattys are back and bigger than ever. To get you ready for this year’s edition, we interviewed 2015 Watty Award winner, Ekene Ugbaja, and got his thoughts on writing, The Wattys, and being part of...
View ArticleEn Unión y Libertad: Wattpad Celebrates 200 Years of Argentinian Independence
On July 9th, Argentina will celebrate 200 years of independence. The milestone event will spur celebrations across the country and ignite the community of storytellers that visit Wattpad from across...
View ArticleHot Summer News from Wattpad HQ
Summer is in the air and things are starting to heat up for Wattpad in the news. With all the buzz around Wattpad Studios becoming a Hollywood idea factory, you may have missed some of the other...
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