How Jason Cohen Built WP Engine to $400M Revenue in 14 Years

February 22nd, 2025

Founded By

Jason Cohen

Monthly Revenue

$33.3M

Starting Costs

$20K

Days To Build

Founders

Employees

2000 (est.)

Monthly Traffic

5.95M

Profitable

Yes

Days To Build

Year Started

2010

Customer

B2B & B2C

Revenue Per Visitor

$5.60

Founded By
Jason Cohen: Monthly Revenue
$33.3M: Starting Costs
$20K: Days To Build
36

Founders
1: Employees
2000 (est.): Monthly Traffic
5.95M: Profitable
Yes

Days To Build
36: Year Started
2010: Customer
B2B & B2C: Revenue Per Visitor
$5.60

Who is Jason Cohen?

Jason Cohen, founder of WP Engine, is an entrepreneur from Austin, Texas, who previously created Smart Bear. He has a background in software engineering and started WP Engine in 2010, scaling it to become a leading managed WordPress hosting...

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Disclaimer: The initial draft of this article was compiled by the Starter Story team based on publicly available interviews, podcasts, and other content from the founder. See the sources we used here.