Piktochart
Developer(s) | Piktochart |
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Platform | Web (works best on Chrome and Firefox) |
Type | Infographic software |
License | Free and paid Subscriptions |
Website | www |
Piktochart is a web-based graphic design tool and infographic maker.[1]
History
The idea of Piktochart was born in 2011 and a minimum viable product began developing.[2]
In March 2012, the first iteration of Piktochart was launched by co-founders, Goh Ai Ching and Andrea Zaggia in Penang, Malaysia.[3] By the end of the same year, Piktochart grew its user base to more than 170,000 users and received a $140,000 grant from the Malaysian government’s Cradle Fund, as well as announcing that it had raised seed funding from a number of investors.[3]
Its userbase grew with the addition of new formats such as reports, banners and presentations which resulted in more than 3 million users in mid-2015.[citation needed]
As of 2018, Piktochart has been used by more than 11 million people worldwide and has grown to become a semi-distributed team of 53 team members with the office based in Penang.[2]
Features
Whereas companies like
The current version of Piktochart, released in 2017, includes a HTML publisher which allows users to create visuals that can be viewed online or embedded to a website, as well as allowing the user to include multiple interactive elements such as charts, videos, map visualization, and animated icons.[6]
See also
- Infographics
- Data Visualization
References
- ^ "Product Features". Piktochart. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ a b Chia, Lianne (26 January 2017). "A Silicon Valley of the East: Penang's thriving start-up community". Channel NewsAsia.
- ^ Techcrunch.
- ^ Trewe, Marti. "Piktochart: simple infographic creator online for the busy professional". AG Beat. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ Weaver, Heather. "Infographics Made Easy With Piktochart". Web Appstorm. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ Peacock, Marisa. "New Piktochart Release Makes Infographics Interactive: Adds Links, Clickable Tabs". CMS Wire. Retrieved 6 December 2013.