Chess.com

Brand

Company overview

Chess.com is the #1 chess destination with more than 150 million members! Play for free, join tournaments, and improve your game with lessons and videos from top Grandmasters and coaches. Improve your tactics, strategy, analytical thinking and problem solving with training tools and discussion forums. Our site and apps are a labor of love, from our 100% remote global team of over 700 passionate chess fans.

Founded in 2006

960 employees (163 in marketing)

Salaries

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People

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Headcount +8.6% year over year

Funding

Total funding

$550K

Last raise

Private Equity, 4 years ago

Funding history

Jan 2022

Private Equity Round Chess.Com

Jan 2013

Secondary Market Chess.Com · $550K

Audience

Monthly website visitors

204.1M

Month over month-0.7%

Quarter over quarter-3%

Top sourceDirect (74.4%)

Ad budget per month$728.4

Average search rank44.7

Traffic source mix

Direct

74.4%

Search

24.2%

Referral

1.1%

Social

0.3%

Paid referral

0%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

56.3K

12-mo growth

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Monthly growth

+2.8%

News

Hannah Sayce Chess.com Creator of the Month

Nov 21, 2025 • Chess.com

Chess.com Community Update November 2025

Nov 13, 2025 • Chess.com

Daniel Naroditsky's Articles, Videos, And Commentary On Chess.com

Nov 10, 2025 • Chess.com

Links

Open positions

Social Media Manager - French

Chess.com

USA (Remote)

In-houseFull-timeMid level

VP, Media

Chess.com

USA (Remote)

In-houseSalaried-FtSenior level

2 open marketing positions

Social Media Manager - French

Chess.com

USA (Remote)

In-houseFull-timeMid level

VP, Media

Chess.com

USA (Remote)

In-houseSalaried-FtSenior level