The Next Web
The Next Web (TNW) is a website and annual series of conferences focused on new technology and start-up companies in Europe.[2][3][4] The Next Web company was established in 2006 by co-founders Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten and Patrick de Laive in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and a technology news website of the same name was started in 2009.[2][5] TNW's reporting has been sourced by Wired, Mashable, and the Huffington Post, among others.[6][7][8][9]
Type of site | Technology news |
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Available in | English |
Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Owner | Financial Times |
URL | thenextweb |
Alexa rank | |
Commercial | Yes |
Launched | June 10, 2008[1] |
Current status | Active |
On 5 March 2019, the Financial Times purchased a majority stake in TNW.[4]
According to de Laive, it took one year for TheNextWeb.com to reach 100,000 monthly visitors and as of June 2016, it gets 8 million to 10 million monthly visitors.[2]
Conferences
TNW Conference | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Technology and Business |
Location(s) | Amsterdam |
Country | Netherlands |
Inaugurated | 2006 |
Founders | Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Patrick de Laive |
Attendance | 17,500 (2019) |
Website | thenextweb |
Speakers at The Next Web conferences have included Gary Vaynerchuk, Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, and Robert Cailliau.[10][11]
In 2017, The Next Web's Amsterdam conference came under fire for making misleading statements and having a lack of transparency about paying presenters for speaking appearances and for having a gender gap in the number of its male and female presenters and a gender pay gap in their compensation.[11]
See also
References
- "Thenextweb.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools". WHOIS. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- Thomas, Aby Sam (12 June 2016). "Staying On Top Of Generation-T: The Next Web Co-Founder Patrick de Laive". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- Davies, Jessica (5 March 2019). "The Financial Times buys The Next Web to beef up live events business". Digiday. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- Gross, Anna (5 March 2019). "FT acquires majority stake in The Next Web". Financial Times. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- "Top 6 Takeaways from The Next Web". Open Campus. The New School. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- Thompson, Rachel (26 January 2018). "Here's why your Instagram and Facebook feeds are looking bare this morning". Mashable. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- "Security News This Week". Wired. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- Emerson, Ramona (4 January 2012). "Silicon Valley Ryan Gosling: 'Hey Girl' Meme Goes Tech". Huffington Post. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- "Google's New Podcast App for Android Comes Built into Search and Assistant". Firstpost. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- "HRH Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands". CES. Consumer Electronics Show. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- Ehrenkranz, Melanie (15 March 2017). "The Next Web tech conference is under fire for stiffing speakers". Mic. Retrieved 20 November 2018.