Notion (productivity software)

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Notion
Developer(s) Notion Labs, Inc.
Initial release2016;9 years ago (2016)
Stable release
2.53 [1]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg / 19 August 2025
Operating system
Available inEnglish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Spanish (Latin America), Danish (Beta), Dutch (Beta), Finnish (Beta), Norwegian (Beta), Swedish (Beta)
Type Note-taking, Wiki (Knowledge management software, Collaborative software)
License Proprietary software, Freemium
Website www.notion.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Notion is a productivity and note-taking web application developed by Notion Labs, Inc. It is an online-only organizational tool with a freemium subscription model. It is headquartered in San Francisco.

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Software

Notion is a collaboration platform with Markdown and includes kanban boards, tasks, wikis and databases. It serves as a workspace for notetaking, knowledge management, data organization, and project and task tracking. [2] It is accessable via cross-platform apps and most web browsers. [3]

Notion uses AI and a library of free and fee-based templates. Notion AI assists users in writing and improving content, summarizing existing notes, adjusting tone, and translating or checking text. [4] [5] [6]

History

Notion Labs, Inc. was created as a startup in San Francisco, California, founded in 2013 by Ivan Zhao, Chris Prucha, Jessica Lam, Simon Last, and Toby Schachman. [7]

In August 2016, Notion 1.0 was released, followed by Notion 2.0 in March 2018. At that point, the company had fewer than 10 employees. [8]

In September 2019, the company announced it had reached 1 million users. [9]

In January 2020, Notion received $50 million in investments from Index Ventures and others. [9] It was valued at two billion dollars later that year. [10]

In October 2021, a new round of funding led by Coatue Management and Sequoia Capital helped Notion raise $275 million. The investment valued Notion at $10 billion, and the company had 20 million users. [11]

In February 2023, Notion released the "Notion AI" service that can be used on the workspace, [12] and later added an AI feature allowing users to query an AI chatbot, and receive answers based on information stored in their workspace.

In September 2024, the company announced it had reached 100 million users. [13]

In April 2025 they released Notion Mail, a Gmail-based email client with Notion AI integration, intended to assist users draft replies, schedule meetings, and search across messages . [14]

Pricing

Notion has a four tiered subscription model: Free, Plus, Business, and Enterprise. [15] Notion also offers a free student plan called "Notion for education". [16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Notion 2.53 It's here: Offline mode". 19 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Notion goes where Evernote dares not: what you need to know". Android Community. 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. ↑ Raphael, J. R. (2021-10-27). "3 fantastic ways Notion can make you more efficient". Computerworld. Archived from the original on 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  4. ↑ Kelly, Will (2023-01-20). "Evernote and Notion take aim at enterprise collaboration market". TechTarget. Archived from the original on 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  5. ↑ Snyder, Brady (2023-02-24). "What Is Notion AI? The Latest Buzzy Writing Assistant, Explained". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  6. ↑ "Integrations". Notion. Archived from the original on 2023-10-27. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  7. ↑ "Notion Labs, Inc. Company Profile: Financials, Valuation, and Growth". PrivCo. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  8. ↑ Shah, Hiten (2019-05-28). "How Ivan Zhao's Notion Is Going After Atlassian and Why It Just Might Win". FYI. Archived from the original on 2021-06-19. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  9. 1 2 Griffith, Erin (2020-04-01). "Notion, Maker of Collaboration Software, Raises $50 Million". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  10. ↑ "레고블록처럼 사용하는 생산성 앱 '노션' 한국어 버전 정식 출시" [Full release of productivity app 'Notion' in Korean]. 테크M (in Korean). 2020-08-11. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  11. ↑ Konrad, Alex. "Notion Reaches $10 Billion Valuation, Boosted By Remote Work — And TikTok". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  12. ↑ "What Is Notion AI? The Latest Buzzy Writing Assistant, Explained". screenrant.com. 2023-02-24. Archived from the original on 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  13. ↑ Zhao, Ivan (2024-09-03). "100 million people now use Notion". Notion. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
  14. ↑ Szkutak, Rebecca (2025-04-15). "Notion releases an AI‑powered email client for Gmail". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
  15. ↑ "Notion Pricing Plans". Archived from the original on 2017-10-29. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  16. ↑ "Notion for education". Notion. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
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