MyHeritage (Firm)

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Name (Latin)
MyHeritage (Firm)
Other forms of name
MyHeritage Ltd
My Heritage (Firm)
My Heritage Ltd
Start period
2003
Place of residence/headquarters
Bne Atarot (Israel)
Biographical or Historical Data
MyHeritage is a family-oriented social network service and genealogy website. It allows members to create their own family websites, share pictures and videos, organize family events, create family trees, and search for ancestors.[1][2] With over 63 million users, MyHeritage is one of the largest sites in the social networking and genealogy field.[3][4] In 2003, CEO Gilad Japhet and a team of genealogy enthusiasts founded MyHeritage in Japhet's living room in the small town of Bnei Atarot, just outside Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Other Identifiers

VIAF: 171223987
Wikidata: Q589757
Library of congress: no2011073319
Sources of Information
  • Family tree builder, c2010:title screen (MyHeritage) disc label (MyHeritage Ltd.)
  • Family tree builder, c2009:
  • The Firm's WWW pages, May 10, 2011:home page (MyHeritage Ltd.) company overview (MyHeritage.com was founded by a team of people with a passion for genealogy and a strong grasp of internet technology to make it easier for people around the world to use the power of the internet to discover their heritage; it is based in Bnei Atarot, near Tel Aviv, Israel)
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Wikipedia description:

MyHeritage is an online genealogy company with web, mobile, and software products and services, founded in Israel in 2003. Users of the platform can obtain their family trees, upload and browse through photos, and search through over 19.9 billion historical records, among other features. In early 2021 it was acquired by Francisco Partners, an American private equity firm, for $600 million. As of 2023, the service supported 42 languages. In 2016, it launched a genetic testing service called MyHeritage DNA, with more than 6.5 million DNA kits in the company's database by March 2023. The company is headquartered in Or Yehuda, Israel, with additional offices in Tel Aviv, Israel; Lehi, Utah; Kyiv, Ukraine; and Burbank, California.

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