# Glassdoor

> Glassdoor is a global workplace review and job-search platform that combines anonymous employee feedback, salary data and professional communities with Indeed-powered job matching. Workers use it to investigate employers; companies pay for employer branding, advertising and employee-insight tools. Founded in 2007, it was acquired by Recruit Holdings for $1.2 billion in 2018 and is now part of Indeed.

- **Founded:** 2007
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Robert Hohman (Co-founder and founding CEO), Rich Barton (Co-founder and founding non-executive chairman), Tim Besse (Co-founder and founding vice president of product and marketing)
- **Products:** Company reviews and ratings, Salary information, Employer branding and profiles, Glassdoor communities, Glassdoor Recruiter
- **Notable:** Launched public beta June 11, 2008 with nearly 3,300 reviews and salary reports covering more than 250 companies., Reported about USD 200 million cumulative financing by June 2016., Acquired by Recruit Holdings for USD 1.2 billion in 2018.

## Products & services

- **Company reviews and ratings** — Anonymous employee perspectives on employers, management and workplace conditions.
- **Salary information** — User-contributed pay information for researching compensation by role and employer.
- **Employer branding and profiles** — Free company presence and paid tools for employer storytelling, advertising and employee insights; Enhanced Employer Profiles were introduced in 2010.
- **Glassdoor communities** — Industry, interest and company bowls for workplace conversations with selectable levels of public identity.
- **Glassdoor Recruiter** — Current job matching offering pairing career preferences and company insights with Indeed job inventory; launch year not established.
- **Review Intelligence** — Proprietary review sentiment analysis, also used in the 2026 Best CEOs methodology.

## Achievements

- Launched public beta June 11, 2008 with nearly 3,300 reviews and salary reports covering more than 250 companies.
- Reported about USD 200 million cumulative financing by June 2016.
- Acquired by Recruit Holdings for USD 1.2 billion in 2018.
- Turned employee reviews into recurring employer awards and labor-market research.

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Recruit announced approximately 1,300 workforce reductions across the HR Technology segment operating Indeed and Glassdoor; this is not a Glassdoor-only count.
- **2026-08** — Glassdoor announced its 50 Best CEOs 2026 list; the release body is dated August 12, while its newsroom listing shows August 11.
- **2026-10** — As checked October 16, the current About page promotes Glassdoor Recruiter, Indeed-powered matching and free job-seeker services. This is an observation date, not a product launch date.

## Links

- Website: https://www.glassdoor.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/glassdoor/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Glassdoor
- GitHub: https://github.com/Glassdoor
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Glassdoor
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glassdoor/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Glassdoor/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@glassdoor

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Last updated: 2026-10-16