# MongoDB > MongoDB is a New York-based public software company built around a document database that stores application data in flexible, JSON-like records rather than rigid rows and columns. Its flagship Atlas service runs that database across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, while adding search, vector retrieval, streaming, analytics, security, and management tools. The company sells usage-based cloud capacity, enterprise software subscriptions, support, and services to startups, governments, and large companies, with more than 67,700 customers reported as of April 30, 2026. - **Founded:** 2007 - **Headquarters:** New York, United States - **Founders:** Dwight Merriman (Co-founder and original CEO), Eliot Horowitz (Co-founder and original CTO), Kevin Ryan (Co-founder) - **Team size:** 5,636 employees as of January 31, 2026 - **Products:** MongoDB Community Edition, MongoDB Enterprise Advanced, MongoDB Atlas, MongoDB Search, MongoDB Vector Search - **Notable:** Popularized the document-database model and grew the MongoDB project to hundreds of millions of downloads., Launched MongoDB Atlas in 2016 as a managed database service and expanded it across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud., Completed an initial public offering on Nasdaq under the ticker MDB in October 2017. ## Products & services - **MongoDB Community Edition** — The free, source-available edition of the document database for local development and self-managed deployments, with query, indexing, replication, sharding, and search capabilities. - **MongoDB Enterprise Advanced** — A commercial self-managed package for on-premises, private-cloud, and hybrid deployments, including enterprise security, management, support, and optional Search and Vector Search. - **MongoDB Atlas** — A fully managed, usage-priced database and data platform available across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, with automated operations, global distribution, backups, and security controls. - **MongoDB Search** — Integrated full-text search over application data, reducing the need to copy and synchronize data with a separate search engine. - **MongoDB Vector Search** — Semantic and hybrid retrieval over embeddings stored alongside operational data, designed for recommendations, RAG, and other AI application patterns. - **Atlas Stream Processing** — A managed service that reads, transforms, validates, and routes continuous event streams using MongoDB's aggregation model, including Kafka and Atlas sources and sinks. - **Voyage AI by MongoDB** — Embedding and reranking models integrated with MongoDB's search and operational data capabilities to improve retrieval quality for AI applications. - **MongoDB Compass** — A desktop graphical interface for exploring schemas, building queries and aggregations, and managing MongoDB data. - **MongoDB University and professional services** — Developer education, certification, consulting, migration help, and technical support for teams adopting or operating MongoDB. ## Achievements - Popularized the document-database model and grew the MongoDB project to hundreds of millions of downloads. - Launched MongoDB Atlas in 2016 as a managed database service and expanded it across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. - Completed an initial public offering on Nasdaq under the ticker MDB in October 2017. - Reported more than 67,700 customers and 66,400+ Atlas customers as of April 30, 2026. - Reached $2.4638 billion in fiscal 2026 revenue, up 23% year over year. - Acquired Voyage AI in February 2025 to add embedding and reranking model expertise. - Was named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems, according to MongoDB's company page. - Was named 2026 Google Cloud Partner of the Year for Marketplace - Data, the company's seventh consecutive Google Cloud partner award. - Recorded more than 3 million MongoDB University registrations by January 31, 2026. - Made Search and Vector Search available for Atlas, Enterprise Advanced, and Community Edition by June 2026. ## Latest updates - **2026-06** — MongoDB made Search and Vector Search generally available for Enterprise Advanced and Community Edition, extending retrieval to on-premises, private-cloud, hybrid, and local deployments. - **2026-05** — First-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue reached $687.6 million, up 25% year over year; Atlas revenue grew more than 29%, and the company raised full-year revenue guidance to $2.92 billion-$2.96 billion. - **2026-05** — MongoDB announced automated Voyage AI embeddings, persistent agent memory, and native retrieval features designed to move enterprise AI agents from experiments into production. - **2026-05** — MongoDB acquired Clarity Business Solutions to deepen support and professional services for highly classified U.S. federal workloads. - **2026-05** — MongoDB and LangChain formalized a strategic partnership around Atlas as a backend for AI agents, including vector search and persistent memory. - **2026-04** — The company announced a 74 million euro expansion in Ireland, including a new Cork office and plans to grow its Irish workforce by more than 50% by 2027. - **2026-03** — MongoDB reported fiscal 2026 revenue of $2.46 billion, up 23%, with Atlas revenue up 29% for the year. - **2025-11** — CJ Desai became president and CEO, succeeding Dev Ittycheria, who remained on the board as an adviser. - **2025-02** — MongoDB acquired Voyage AI, adding embedding and reranking models intended to improve the relevance of enterprise AI retrieval. ## Links - Website: https://www.mongodb.com/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mongodbinc/ - Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mongodb - GitHub: https://github.com/mongodb - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/mongodb - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mongodb/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MongoDB/ --- Profile page: https://yespress.io/mongodb Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io Last updated: 2026-08-11