Freepost

Freepost (stylized as freepøst) is an American web hosting service operated by Freepost Inc., a company based in. It allows its users to create and publish websites (simply referred to as "sites") for free and to browse user-created websites by their theme or interest.

Freepost was launched on October 28, 2007 as a microblogging website. Though it is available as both a website and a mobile applications, users are exclusively able to edit and manage their sites via the web application. As of late 2022, it had over 87 million active users and over 19 million user-created sites.

History
Freepost was launched on October 28, 2007 by Stephan Weinberg and Gabriel Youngard—two former Boxread employees—on October 28, 2007. The website was created because the duo felt that Boxread should have special multimedia boards that could serve as users' blogs. Many of the more prominent Freepost employees disagreed with this idea as the site's boards were based on specific popular topics—such as news, technology, opinions, and popular culture—and were never intended to be used as personal blogs.

Freepost sites were initially used primarily as microblogs. However, as the site gained widespread popularity in late 2008, users began using them for other purposes, including image posting and Boxread-esque. The site reached one million users in January 2009, and quickly reached ten million in December.

Usage
As of Q4 2021, Freepost had 87 million active users and over 19 million user-created sites.