Community (celebrity texting)
Community is a social marketing startup that connects fans with celebrities, through a phone number run by Community. Celebrities leak or share their phone number as if it's their personal cell phone. It is based in Santa Monica, California.
The cofounders are and , who pivoted from their previous app, , which was in a Techstars incubator in 2017. , formerly CTO of Hulu, is the CTO.[1][2][3][4]
The service was launched in July 2019 with investments from Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary. Maverick's Chief Impact Officer Molly DeWolf Swenson brought Community to Oseary after trialing the texting platform with G-Eazy.[5] At the time Barack Obama joined Community, on September 23, 2020, the company had amassed nearly 20 million members.[6]
Notable users[]
- Barack Obama[7]
- Misha Collins[1]
- Jake Paul[1][8]
- Marshmello[1][9][8]
- P. Diddy[1][8][10]
- Scooter Braun[1]
- Paul McCartney[1][8]
- Ashton Kutcher[1][11]
- Karlie Kloss[12]
- Gregg Sulkin[13]
- Gary Vaynerchuk[1]
- Amy Schumer[14][8][10]
- Sophia Bush[15]
- OneRepublic[3]
- Jennifer Lopez[3]
- Guapdad 4000[3]
- Diplo (placed the phone number on a billboard in Hollywood)[3]
- Summer Walker[3]
- Tory Lanez[3]
- Tom Felton
- Ellen DeGeneres[3][10]
- Mark Cuban[3][8]
- Kerry Washington[8][10]
- Pod Save America[8]
- Jonas Brothers[8][16]
- DDG[8]
- SuperM[8]
- Wax Motif[8]
- Jennifer Lopez[10]
- Alex Rodriguez[10]
- Ava DuVernay[10]
- John Legend[10]
- Jim Gaffigan[10]
- Ian Somerhalder[16]
- Lele Pons[4]
- Dream (YouTuber)[17]
See also[]
- Katy Perry, who accidentally shared her phone number[1]
- Escapex[1]
- Cameo (website)
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Taylor Lorenz (15 October 2019). "Forget DMs. Celebrities Want You to Text Them". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ Kate Clark (25 July 2019). "An inside look at the startup behind Ashton Kutcher's weird tweets – TechCrunch". TechCrunch. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Micah Singleton (10 November 2019). "Why Hundreds of Music Stars Are Giving Fans Their Phone Numbers". Billboard. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ a b Billy Nilles (14 November 2019). "Why Are All Your Favorite Stars Giving Out Their Phone Numbers? - E! Online". E!. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ Beer, Jeff (2020-01-06). "Why your favorite celebs are ditching Twitter for an app you've never heard of". Fast Company. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ^ Beer, Jeff (2020-09-23). "Why President Barack Obama is giving out his phone number today". Fast Company. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ^ Beer, Jeff (2020-09-23). "Why President Barack Obama is giving out his phone number today". Fast Company. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Jeff Beer (6 January 2020). "Why your favorite celebs are ditching Twitter for an app you've never heard of". Fast Company. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "LEAKING My Phone Number