Gizmodo
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Type of site
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Design, technology, science, science fiction, blog |
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| Available in | English, French, Dutch, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Owner | Univision Communications |
| Created by | Peter Rojas |
| Editor | Katie Drummond |
| Website | gizmodo |
| Alexa rank |
 548 (Global, December 2016[update])
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| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | July 1, 2002 |
| Current status | Active |
Gizmodo (/ɡɪzˈmoʊdoʊ/ giz-MOH-doh) is a design, technology, science and science fiction website that writes articles on politics. It was originally launched as part of the Gawker Media network run by Nick Denton, and runs on the Kinja platform. Gizmodo also includes the subsite io9, which focuses on science fiction and futurism as they relate to politics.
The blog, launched in 2002, was originally edited by Peter Rojas, who was later recruited by Weblogs, Inc. to launch their similar technology blog, Engadget. By mid-2004, Gizmodo and Gawker together were bringing in revenue of approximately $6,500 per month.
In 2005, VNU and Gawker Media formed an alliance to republish Gizmodo across Europe, with VNU translating the content into French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, and adding local European-interest material.
In 2006, Gizmodo Japan was launched by Mediagene, with additional Japanese contents.
In April 2007, Allure Media launched Gizmodo Australia, under license from Gawker Media and incorporating additional Australian content.
In November 2007, the Dutch magazine license was taken over by HUB Uitgevers.
In September 2008, Gizmodo Brazil was launched with Portuguese content.
In September 2011, Gizmodo UK was launched with Future, to cover British news.
In February 2011, Gizmodo underwent a major redesign.
In 2015, the Gawker blog io9 was merged into Gizmodo. The staff of io9 continued with Gizmodo and continued to post articles on subjects covered by the website, including science fiction, fantasy, futurism, science, technology and astronomy.
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