Rapidly growing kid-friendly social media company founded by 12 Year Old Zach Marks experiencing explosive organic growth
BOCA RATON, FL–GRMM, (Marketwired – Oct 17, 2017) – Grom Social Enterprises (OTCQB: GRMM) (“Grom” or the “Company”), a holding company for five wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, today announced that its Grom Social Inc. subsidiary had surpassed 6 million users. Grom Social, Inc. is a leading social networking community for kids between the ages of five and 16. In addition to its 6 million children users, Grom Social, Inc. has a nearly equivalent number of parent and guardian users, so that Grom Social, Inc.’s aggregate total number of users is approximately 12 million individuals.
Having surpassed this milestone, Grom now has:
- Over 12 million users since inception including parents and guardians
- A Global user base with users in over 200 countries and currently adding 300,000 new users signing up every month
- One of the longest session duration times in the social media industry, with users spending an average of 52 minutes on the site each visit
“This is a momentous event in our Company’s history,” said Darren Marks, Grom’s Chairman and CEO. “From a concept just five short years ago, we have grown into a true destination site for children and parents alike as the safest social networking site on the web. We believe our success is due to our relentless dedication to providing ‘original content’ while providing a positive, safe experience that allows kids to communicate on a global basis in an atmosphere that promotes fun, friendship and education.”
Zach Marks, the 17 year old founder of Grom Social, says, “It is only fitting that we surpass this important milestone in October, which is National Bullying Prevention Month. Cyber-Bullying prevention is one of the many causes we support in our crusade to create responsible digital citizens as we advance the interests of children worldwide. I am incredibly proud of the progress we have achieved, and I’m even more excited about our opportunity to expand Grom as the leading destination for kids to use social media in a safe and friendly way.”
“As a public company Grom is focused on generating growth to build value for our shareholders, and we believe our 50% growth in combined users over the last year is indicative of our long-term potential,” said Melvin Leiner, Grom’s Executive Vice President.
About Grom Social Enterprises, Inc.
Grom Social Enterprises, Inc. owns five separate subsidiaries, including Grom Social, a safe social media platform for kids between the ages of five and 16. Since its beginnings in 2012, Grom Social has attracted kids and parents with the promise of a safe and secure environment where their kids can be entertained and can interact with their peers while learning good digital citizenship.
The Company also owns and operates Top Draw Animation, Inc., an award-winning animation company which produces animated content for Grom Social and other high-profile media properties such as Tom and Jerry, My Little Pony and Disney Animation’s Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero. In addition, Grom Educational Services provides web filtering services up to an additional two million children across 3,700 schools and libraries, and Grom Nutritional Services is in the process of creating a line of healthy nutritional supplements for children.
For more information please visit Grom’s website at www.gromsocial.com.
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