Zoho Corporation, a renowned global technology firm, announced 100 million users across its 55+ business applications today.
Zoho Corporation is a global Indian tech company that makes web-based software and business tools.It is best known for its online office tool, Zoho Office. In 1996, Sridhar Vembu and Tony Thomas began the business. It has 12 offices in nine countries. Its global headquarters are in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, and its business headquarters are in Del Valle, Texas, just outside of Austin.
Therefore, it claims to be the first bootstrapped SaaS company to attain this milestone. After hitting $1 billion in revenue last year, the company is growing.
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Zoho Corp. co-founder and CEO Sridhar Vembu expressed his joy in reaching the milestone, especially as a bootstrapped firm without external funding.
I want to congratulate our clients for trusting us with their businesses and helping us surpass 100 million users worldwide, said Zoho Corp. co-founder and CEO Sridhar Vembu.
This is a significant milestone for any group, but we’ve never raised outside funds, so it’s incredibly thrilling. We’re incomplete. For the next decade, we have an excellent ideation plan. Deep technologies will help billions of people worldwide. “We’re working on it, and we want to thank everyone for their support,” he stated.
The SaaS platform has expanded from 1 million users in 2008 to 100 million users in 15 years, with 50 million joining in the last five. It continually simplifies technology and supports sustainable growth. The company thanks its 700,000 consumers in 150+ countries for their long-term support.
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Zoho, a worldwide technology leader, offers various business software and productivity tools. Zoho, a pioneer in cloud-based software, has served millions of customers across businesses and sectors since 1996.
The company is one of the world’s most productive technology companies, with over 55 apps in practically every major business category. Privately owned and prosperous, the Chennai-based corporation employs over 15,000 people.
In addition to its sizable Asian presence, the corporation has expanded into Africa with offices in Cairo, Cape Town, and Lagos.
Zoho’s drive to make software solutions that are affordable and easy to use is one of its best qualities. The company has different pricing plans and options to meet the different needs of businesses. This means that businesses of all kinds can use their powerful software tools.
The business has grown regularly and responsibly without getting money from outside sources. This lets the company keep its long-term goals and culture without pressure or impact from outside. It also helps the company stay true to its values, like debt-free growth and serving customers closer to where they are, which results from the company’s attempts to be more “transnationally local.”
After hosting 13 Zoholics (user conferences) in the first half of the year, including Zoholics Kenya, the company will host 18 Zoholics in 16 countries over the next 8 weeks. In 2023, the company plans to host 31 user events in 27 countries.
Zoholics Egypt will be held in October, and Zoholics Nigeria will be held in November. In August, Zoholics South Africa was in Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town. Zoholics is an example of how global localism works. Zoho has always thought that being close to customers helps the business make solutions that are useful, trustworthy, and customer-focused.