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Angie's List reached over 3 million paid members by 2016

Angie Hicks · Angie's List: Angie Hicks (2016) · Aug 20, 2018 · at 24:06

Angie Hicks, co-founder of Angie's List, reports the company's membership scale.

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“We have over three million paid members.”

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The claim, plainly

At the time of recording (~2016), Angie's List had over 3 million paid members.

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Assessment

According to Angie's List, Inc. SEC Form 10-K filings for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016, the company surpassed 3 million paid memberships by year-end 2014 (reaching 3,041,651) and grew to 3,297,395 paid memberships as of December 31, 2015. This directly corroborates then-co-founder Angie Hicks's statement that the company had over 3 million paid members during the relevant timeframe.

Angie's List, Inc. Form 10-K for FY 2015 filed with the SEC reported 3,041,651 paid memberships as of December 31, 2014, and 3,297,395 paid memberships as of December 31, 2015.
Angie's List, Inc. Form 10-K for FY 2016 confirmed total paid memberships of 3,297,395 as of December 31, 2015.
Contemporaneous company press release on January 12, 2015 formally announced surpassing 3.0 million paid memberships.

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