# Static Media

> Static Media is an Indiana-based digital publisher behind brands including Looper, Mashed, Tasting Table, Jalopnik and Engadget. Founded by Reggie Renner and Mike Langin in 2012, it combines specialist editorial teams, audience testing and advertising technology to build and acquire consumer publications. It reported more than 220 million monthly visits across 33 brands in August 2026.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** Fishers, United States
- **Founders:** Reggie Renner (Co-founder and CEO), Mike Langin (Co-founder and CTO)
- **Products:** ZergNet, Owned digital publications, Creative Studio and advertising, Video publishing
- **Notable:** Reported 33 brands and more than 220 million monthly visits in August 2026., Relaunched Chowhound in 2023 after its 2022 closure., Added Jalopnik in 2025 and announced the acquisition of Engadget from Yahoo in April 2026.

## Products & services

- **ZergNet** — Content recommendation and discovery platform combining audience data, editorial curation and presentation testing.
- **Owned digital publications** — Consumer sites including Looper, Mashed, Tasting Table, House Digest, Islands, Jalopnik, BGR, TVLine, Engadget and Mom.com.
- **Creative Studio and advertising** — Custom advertiser campaigns and programs across the publishing portfolio.
- **Video publishing** — Video production and distribution across brand channels; the corporate website reports 22 million YouTube subscribers in aggregate.

## Achievements

- Reported 33 brands and more than 220 million monthly visits in August 2026.
- Relaunched Chowhound in 2023 after its 2022 closure.
- Added Jalopnik in 2025 and announced the acquisition of Engadget from Yahoo in April 2026.
- Reported more than 1,100 writers and editors and approximately 12,500 original articles per month in August 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Announced the acquisition of Mom.com from Bright Mountain Media on August 19; described it as the portfolio’s first parenting-only brand.
- **2026-08** — Published a company-wide No-AI Writing Policy on August 6, requiring identifiable human authors and human editorial review.
- **2026-04** — Announced acquisition of Engadget, previously owned by Yahoo, on April 30.
- **2025-12** — Announced acquisition and relaunch of travel site PlanetWare on December 10.
- **2025-10** — Announced acquisitions of TVLine and BGR from Penske Media on October 20.

## Links

- Website: https://static.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/static-co/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/staticmed
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/staticmedia

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Last updated: 2026-10-16