Webinar Hosting Business

3 Webinar Hosting Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 7th, 2024

Are you an app builder looking for a profitable business? Consider building a webinar hosting platform.

Businesses host webinars as a tool for helping them convert leads into paying customers.

Therefore, starting your webinar hosting service could be a profitable business venture.

To attract customers, focus on building a robust webinar hosting service that provides the users with all features they need to host an interactive webinar. A webinar hosting service should offer custom solutions and support for all technical issues.

In this list, you'll find real-world webinar hosting business success stories and very profitable examples of starting a webinar hosting business that makes money.

1. ClickMeeting ($10.8M/year)

ClickMeeting was born out of Simon Grabowski's desire to support small- and medium-sized businesses with modern communication and marketing software. In 1998, he founded GetResponse, a platform for email marketing, which eventually expanded to include a separate tool for webinars and online meetings. ClickMeeting quickly gained traction, particularly in the American market, and has since grown to host over 2.3 million events with 30 million attendees in 2020 alone.

How much money it makes: $10.8M/year
How many people on the team: 93

Our Online Meetings Platform Skyrocketed During The Pandemic And Now Makes $10.8M/Year

ClickMeeting, a platform for webinars and online meetings, has grown to host over 2 million events with 30 million attendees and has been profitable since its launch in 2010, with a focus on reliability and quality customer service.

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2. eWebinar ($600K/year)

Melissa Kwan, co-founder and CEO of eWebinar, came up with the idea for the business after experiencing the pain of having to run the same webinar over and over again for her previous enterprise SaaS startup. Recognizing the need for a scalable webinar automation solution, Melissa decided to create eWebinar, a platform that turns any video into an interactive webinar that can be set on a recurring schedule or made available on demand. With customers ranging from solopreneurs to publicly traded companies, eWebinar has achieved an MRR of around $50k and continues to focus on delivering the best product and customer experience.

How much money it makes: $600K/year
How much did it cost to start: $500K
How many people on the team: 0

How A Non-Technical Founder Bootstrapped A $50K/Month Automated Webinar Platform

Melissa Kwan, CEO of eWebinar, discusses how she identified the pain point of running the same webinar over and over again, leading her to build an automated webinar solution, with a current MRR of $50k and a focus on word-of-mouth marketing.

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3. tiiny.host ($180K/year)

Wanted to create a simpler and easier way to host web development projects. He wanted the project to be as easy to use as possible, with as few clicks as possible.

How much money it makes: $180K/year
How much did it cost to start: $100
How many people on the team: 0

How I Turned My Teenage Hobby Into A Profitable Static Web Hosting Service

Tiiny.Host is a web hosting company that's doubled its monthly recurring revenue every three months, amassing 40,000+ users by providing an easy-to-use hosting and file sharing solution, and built up its brand through SEO.

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