2021 2021 Issuu Issuu Year Year in in Review Review
2021 Year in Review As 2021 winds down, I find myself reflecting on this
To support the increased demand and additional
and distribution tools they need, including
year, and the onset of the global pandemic in 2020.
needs of our customers, our Issuu team focused
our premium digital sales feature that is 100%
I continue to be inspired over and over again by the
on adding product integrations and enhancements
commission-free.
creativity and resilience of people all over the world
to the platform, while also expanding our team.
— especially Issuu creators. Our customers have
We added a new office in Braga, Portugal and
chosen Issuu to create and share critical COVID-19
expanded the Issuu leadership team with key
informational resources, editorial content on the
new hires and promotions. This September, we
societal issues that are affecting the globe, and
announced a $31M round of funding that will
content that connects us all.
enable us to continue to scale teams across the
During these challenging two years, we’ve seen a huge increase in demand across all industries for digital content. In 2021, our customer base grew by over half a million users as new content creators
company, invest in new product expansion, and compound accelerating growth. The Issuu team is still growing, so check out our careers page if you are interested in joining us.
joined Issuu. Our customers published over 3.6
We’re excited to see that the Issuu Story Cloud is
million documents this year alone, 361 million pages
proving to be an indispensable tool for the creator
read - the digital equivalent of saving over 3.8
economy ecosystem. Issuu is providing savvy
million trees!
content creators with the powerful digital publishing
As I look toward a new year, I’d like to thank the more than one million of you who have used our tools to connect, inform, inspire and build community with your readers. Our mission at Issuu has always been about connecting content to people. We are focused on building a digital content and marketing platform that helps you build the community and connections that will make you successful.
Happy New Year, Joe Hyrkin CEO, Issuu Read Joe’s full 2020 blog post here
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2021 Milestones
JUN
Visual Rebrand
FEB
SEPT
Key New Hires
Return to Office
OCT
Link-Sprecific Statistics
APR APR
Sustainability
Integrations
SEPT ALL YEAR LONG
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Braga Office Opens
NOV
90% Customer Satisfaction Score
FEB
GME Stock Madness
JUN
Global Travel Increases APR
Vaccines Are Readily Available
SEPT
NOV
$31M in Funding
YouTube removes dislike button
+.5
Active Issuu Creators
Article Stories Created
2.5X
Article Story Reads
Visual Stories Read
1.5X
Mobile Reads
First-time Publishers
Million Growth Growth
3.6
Total Docs Published in 2021
Million
Total Videos Embedded
57K
Total Pages Published in 2021
+.7
Million
1.5X
Growth
1.3X
Growth
94
Million
361M Pages Read 94M Pages Created
One
Forty
New Office
New Employees
Braga, Portugal
issuu.com/careers
2.9X
Canva Documents Published
14X
Stories Created from Canva Docs
3X
Reads on Canva Docs
1.3X
Uploads from Google Drive
2022 Content Marketing Trends
Moving into a digital world
Maximizing the life of an asset
Hybrid events are here to stay
Workplaces are being redefined
Templates and personalized content for brands
CreatingDigital communities: personal and professional
The rise of the micro influencers
Creator Economy and social commerce
Mobile first platforms: the customer experience
Videos going viral
Sustainability business models