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Type of business | Private |
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Type of site | Social network service |
Available in | English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Russian, Turkish, etc. |
Founded | Syracuse, New York (1999) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Owner | Henry Dotterer |
Founder(s) | Henry Dotterer |
Employees | 29 (2020)[1] |
URL | ProZ.com |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Required |
Users | 1,118,765 (October 2020)[1] |
Launched | November 1999 |
Current status | Active |
ProZ.com is a membership-based website targeting freelance translators. Founded in 1999,[1] it is mainly used for posting and responding to translation job offers. As of 20 October 2018[update], ProZ.com reports more than 960,000 registered users, spanning more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.[1]
The site is available in more than 45 languages and is being localized in 35 other languages,[2] although localization is not complete for many languages, the default setting being English. QuantCast reports ProZ.com has 220,000 monthly unique U.S. visitors.[3]
The website is not restricted to professional translators and hosts a number of semi-professional and amateur translators. It is open to anyone, without proof of competency or legal registration,[4][5] although members can submit degree certificates and other qualifications for verification.