Modupe Gbadeyanka
By Modupe Gbadeyanka
The number of people using products of Zoho Corporation has reached 100 million across its over 55 business applications, a statement from the firm has confirmed.
This makes Zoho the first bootstrapped SaaS organisation to hit this milestone, coming on the heels of its $1 billion annual revenue in 2022.
“I want to thank all of our customers for trusting us with their business and helping us reach 100 million users worldwide,” the co-founder of the leading global technology firm, Sridhar Vembu, said.
“This is an impressive milestone for any organisation, but it’s particularly sweet for us as a bootstrapped company that has never raised external capital. And we are not done yet.
“We have an impressive innovation pipeline covering the next 10 years, investing in deep technologies to serve billions of users around the world. We’re working towards it, and we want to thank all of you for your continued support,” Vembu, who doubles as the company’s chief executive, added.
Consistently providing accessible technology while promoting sustainable growth, Zoho has steadily increased its traction from 1 million users in 2008 to 100 million 15 years later—with the last 50 million users added within the past five years.
The brand has grown steadily and responsibly without ever taking external funding, allowing it to preserve its long-term vision and culture without outside pressure or influence.
It’s also what keeps the company centred on its values, such as debt-free growth and serving customers closer to where they are—a product of the company’s transnational localism efforts.
After completing 13 Zoholics (user conference) in the first half of the year, which included Zoholics Kenya, the company will host 18 Zoholics across 16 countries in the next eight weeks, totalling 31 user events across 27 countries in 2023.
In Africa, Zoho will host Zoholics Egypt in October, and Zoholics Nigeria is set to take place in November. Zoholics South Africa was held in August in Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town.
Zoholics is transnational localism in action. Zoho has always believed that being close to customers allows the company to build useful, trusted, customer-focused solutions.
