The CoinGecko Story

CoinGecko was founded in 2014 by TM Lee (CEO) and Bobby Ong (COO) with the mission to democratize the access of crypto data and empower users with actionable insights. We also deep dive into the crypto space to deliver valuable insights to our users through our cryptocurrency reports, as well as our publications, newsletter and more.

 2014
April: CoinGecko launches to provide a 360 overview on the crypto market.

 2017
October:CoinGecko launches its quarterly cryptocurrency report

 2018
April: CoinGecko launches its daily newsletter to provide curated crypto news
May: CoinGecko launches its free public API with over 20 endpoints available
July: CoinGecko launches its official iOS and Android app

 2019
May: CoinGecko launches Trust Score to combat fake exchange volume data
October: CoinGecko launches its Derivatives section

 2020
Jan: CoinGecko launches its podcast
March: CoinGecko launches world-first DeFi book (How to DeFi) and Earn section
June: CoinGecko launches CoinGecko Candy - be rewarded for using CoinGecko!
August: CoinGecko launches Portfolio
September: CoinGecko launches new DeFi page

 2021
February: CoinGecko releases its second book, How To Bitcoin and Category section
March: CoinGecko releases its Enterprise API
April: CoinGecko launches Premium and Premium+ Subscription and NFT Spotlight
July: CoinGecko releases How to Defi: Advanced
August: CoinGecko launches GeckoTerminal for live on-chain price charts
November: CoinGecko hosts its first inaugural conference GeckoCon: NFTs Gone Wild

 2022
January: CoinGecko releases How to NFT book
February: CoinGecko releases its newly revamped Mobile App V2
May: CoinGecko revamps its Premium Subscription to focus on providing alphas and exclusive research articles
July: CoinGecko hosts its second virtual conference GeckoCon: The Decentralized Future

 2023
April: 100,000 subscribers on our Youtube channel
June: CoinGecko releases NFT floor price tracker
November: CoinGecko expands Crypto Data API offering with Zash acquisition