# Gen Digital

> Gen Digital is the public consumer technology company behind Norton, Avast, LifeLock, MoneyLion, Avira, AVG, CCleaner and ReputationDefender. Its portfolio combines device security, privacy, identity and reputation protection, scam detection, and financial wellness products for roughly 500 million users, including 81 million paid customers as of July 2026. Gen earns primarily from subscriptions and services sold directly and through retailers, employers, telecom companies and financial-marketplace partners.

- **Founded:** 1982
- **Headquarters:** Tempe, United States and Prague, Czech Republic
- **Founders:** Gary Hendrix (Founder of Symantec, Gen's corporate predecessor)
- **Team size:** Approximately 3,900 employees across more than 20 countries as of April 3, 2026
- **Products:** Norton, Avast, LifeLock, MoneyLion, Avira and AVG
- **Notable:** Reached approximately 500 million total users in more than 150 countries., Reported 81 million paid customers as of July 3, 2026., Crossed $5 billion in annual GAAP revenue in fiscal 2026, up 27% year over year.

## Products & services

- **Norton** — Consumer cyber safety suites covering device security, VPN, privacy, identity protection and AI-powered scam defense.
- **Avast** — Freemium and paid security, privacy and identity-protection software distributed globally.
- **LifeLock** — Identity monitoring, alerts, restoration assistance and eligible reimbursement offerings, often bundled with Norton 360.
- **MoneyLion** — Consumer financial app, first-party financial products, content and a marketplace connecting people with third-party lending, insurance, credit and banking offers.
- **Avira and AVG** — Consumer antivirus, privacy and performance products with large freemium distribution, especially outside the United States.
- **CCleaner** — Device cleaning, privacy and performance-optimization software.
- **ReputationDefender** — Online privacy and reputation-management services for individuals.
- **Norton Genie** — AI-powered scam analysis for suspicious messages, emails, images and links, also available through supported AI assistants.
- **Norton Neo** — An AI-native browser and assistant designed with Gen's security and privacy controls.
- **Norton Family Assistant** — A secure AI agent intended to help families coordinate schedules and daily parenting tasks.

## Achievements

- Reached approximately 500 million total users in more than 150 countries.
- Reported 81 million paid customers as of July 3, 2026.
- Crossed $5 billion in annual GAAP revenue in fiscal 2026, up 27% year over year.
- Generated $1.545 billion in operating cash flow and $1.523 billion in non-GAAP free cash flow in fiscal 2026.
- Completed the approximately $1 billion acquisition of MoneyLion in April 2025.
- Gen cyber safety brands received 28 honors from major independent testing labs in 2026.
- Blocked more than 14.5 billion attacks during the period covered by its 2025 Social Impact Report.
- Named among Newsweek's America's Most Responsible Companies for a third consecutive year, as reported by Gen in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Gen reported Q1 fiscal 2027 revenue of $1.336 billion, 81 million paid customers and raised full-year non-GAAP revenue guidance to $5.375-$5.475 billion.
- **2026-06** — Norton Genie launched as a Claude connector after an earlier ChatGPT integration, bringing scam analysis into conversational AI workflows.
- **2026-06** — Norton introduced Family Assistant, a secure AI agent for family coordination and digital-age parenting tasks.
- **2026-05** — Gen reported fiscal 2026 revenue of exactly $5.000 billion, up 27%, with $1.545 billion in operating cash flow.
- **2026-04** — Gen and xAI announced a partnership to power Norton Neo and other consumer AI products with Grok models and Gen's Agent Trust Hub.
- **2026-04** — Norton launched real-time AI-agent protection in Norton 360.
- **2025-12** — Norton Neo, an AI-native browser positioned around safety and privacy, became available worldwide.
- **2025-04** — Gen completed its acquisition of MoneyLion for $82 per share in cash, valuing the transaction at approximately $1 billion plus a contingent value right.

## Links

- Website: https://www.gendigital.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gendigitalinc/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/GenDigitalInc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@gendigitalinc
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gendigital/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GenDigitalInc

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Last updated: 2026-08-12