Zoho's Interest Over Time

From a small Chennai startup to 150 million+ users and $1.4 billion in revenue — every major milestone since 2009. Tracked by Creator Scripts, your trusted Zoho partner.

30
Years
150M+
Users
$1.4B
Revenue
1M+
Customers

2026

30 years · 1M customers · UAE data centres
  • Zoho Corporation marks 30 years and surpasses one million customers1M+ customers
  • Zoho Vertical Studio launched — platform for multi-tenant vertical applications
  • Zoho ERP launched from Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu — state-of-the-art ERP for Indian businesses
  • Zoho Procurement launched — AI-powered source-to-pay solution
  • PageSense 3.0 launched
  • First Zoho data centres in the UAE — Dubai and Abu Dhabi
  • Zoho MCP continued expansion

2025

150M users · New CEO · Zia LLM · India govt migration
  • Zoho surpasses 150 million users150M users
  • Sridhar Vembu transitions to Chief Scientist; Shailesh Kumar Davey becomes CEO
  • Co-founder Tony Thomas leads Zoho US; Rajesh Ganesan heads ManageEngine; Manikandan Vembu oversees zoho.com
  • Zoho launches Zia LLM — its own large language model for enterprise AI
  • Indian government migrates 1.2 million email accounts to Zoho Mail and Zoho Workplace
  • Zoho Spend — unified procurement, AP automation, travel, expenses, and payroll
  • Zoho MCP — AI control console for agentic workflows
  • Zoho Digital Adoption Platform — in-product guidance for onboarding
  • Zoho Commerce 2.0 — redesigned e-commerce platform
  • Zoho Service Plus — unified customer service management
  • Zoho eProtect — email security and archiving
  • Zoho Domains — domain registration and management
  • Zoho Projects Plus — unified project management platform
  • Zoho Bookings 2.0 — AI-powered appointment scheduling
  • Zoho Start — online business formation service
  • Zoho Pay — UPI-based payments integrated with Arattai
  • Zakya → Zoho POS · Doc Scanner → Zoho Scanner
  • Ulaa wins Indian Web Browser Development Challenge
  • Zoho Inventory celebrates 10th anniversary
  • New R&D centre in Kottarakkara, Kerala; acquires Asimov Robotics

2024

$1.4B revenue · IoT · AI in Creator · Querétaro office
  • Zoho reaches $1.4 billion in revenue$1.4B
  • Zoho IoT — customizable low-code platform with pre-built vertical solutions
  • Zoho PDF Editor — collaborative PDF editing and forms
  • Zoho Payments enters the U.S. market
  • Zoho Payroll launched for U.S. businesses
  • Zoho Apptics — privacy-friendly application analytics
  • Zakya — modern retail POS software
  • Zoho Sites 2.0 — redesigned website builder
  • Zoho Backstage 2.0 — AI-based networking for events
  • Zoho Tables — spreadsheet-database hybrid
  • Zoho RPA — robotic process automation
  • Vikra — platform for India's ONDC Network
  • Zoho CommunitySpaces — online community platform
  • Advanced AI capabilities added to Zoho Creator
  • Zoho Schools of Learning celebrates 20th anniversary
  • Zoho SalesIQ 10th · Analytics 15th · Projects 18th anniversary
  • New offices: Tharuvai (India), Doha (Qatar), Querétaro (Mexico)

2023

100M users · $1.1B · 65% upmarket growth · Gofrugal merger
  • Zoho surpasses 100 million users100M users
  • Zoho reaches $1.1 billion in revenue$1.1B
  • Announces 65% YoY upmarket growth
  • Zoho Finance Platform: 50% year-over-year growth
  • Gofrugal (Kumar Vembu) merges with Zoho
  • Zoho FSM — field service management
  • Zoho Billing — complex billing automation
  • Zoho QEngine — test automation
  • Zoho Cliq 5.0 — enterprise AI collaboration
  • Catalyst 2.0 — pro-code cloud development
  • Zoho Practice — for accounting firms
  • Marketing Automation 2.0 (MarketingHub)
  • Zoho Solo — toolkit for solopreneurs
  • Zoho Publish — chain/franchise online presence
  • Zoho Directory — identity and access management
  • Ulaa — privacy-first browser
  • Zoho WorkDrive 4.0 · Trident for Workplace (Mac & Windows)
  • 1 million Marketplace installations (500+ partners)
  • Partnerships: Savex Technologies · PwC India
  • Zoho Labs R&D in Nagpur for data center hardware
  • Anniversaries: Mail 15th · Survey 10th · Invoice 15th · People 15th
  • New office in Nairobi, Kenya

2022

$1B revenue · ISO 27701 · Contracts · Texas expansion
  • Zoho reaches $1 billion in revenue$1B
  • Milestone investments, R&D, and growth
  • Finance Platform: 50% YoY growth
  • Zoho Contracts — contract lifecycle management
  • ISO 27701:2019 compliance verified
  • New offices: New Braunfels, TX · McAllen, TX (Rio Grande Valley)

2021

Zoho One ZO21 · Projects 7.0 · 5 new suite apps
  • Zoho One biggest update — ZO21 — unified UI, centralized admin, dashboards
  • Five new apps: DataPrep, Learn, Lens, TeamInbox, Commerce
  • Zoho Projects 7.0 — Kanban, flexible hours, webhooks, workflows
  • Zoho TeamInbox — shared inbox for teams

2020

Workplace · Bigin CRM · COVID-19 response
  • HQ established in Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  • Zoho Workplace — unified productivity and collaboration suite
  • Bigin by Zoho CRM — pipeline CRM for small businesses
  • Zoho Remotely — 11 apps for remote work during COVID-19
  • Zoho Classes — online education app for the pandemic
  • Zoho Bookings added to Zoho One

2019

$500M · 50M users · Unicorn · EY award · HQ to Texas
  • Zoho reaches $500M revenue and 50M users$500M50M users
  • First software product unicorn — Forbes values Vembu's stake at $1.83B
  • Vembu receives EY Entrepreneur of the Year (Services)
  • Zoho University → Zoho Schools of Learning
  • Zoho Office Suite — integrated Writer, Notebook, Show, Sheet
  • US HQ moves from Pleasanton, CA to Del Valle, Texas

2018

$350M · 25th anniversary · Zoho Flow · ISO 27001
  • Zoho reaches $350M revenue$350M
  • Marks 25th anniversary
  • Zoho Flow — no-code integration platform
  • Zoho One mobile app; AI & BI enhanced
  • Zoho Lens — AR remote assistance
  • ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified

2017

$310M · Zoho One launched · Zia AI · Zoho Sign
  • Zoho reaches $310M revenue$310M
  • Zoho One launched — 35+ integrated apps, one subscription
  • Zia AI sales assistant in Zoho CRM
  • Zoho Sign — digital signature solution
  • Zoho Sprints — agile project management
  • Zoho GST for Indian businesses
  • ZU School of Advanced Study — inaugural class

2016

$240M · 20M users · 20 years · Marketplace · Desk
  • $240M revenue · 20M users$240M20M users
  • 20 years since inception
  • Data centers in Netherlands and Ireland
  • Zoho OneAuth — multi-factor authenticator
  • Zoho Marketplace — extensions store for developers
  • Zoho Desk — first context-aware help-desk
  • Zoho Notebook — mobile note-taking
  • Zoho Cliq — team communication

2015

15M users · HQ to Estancia · CRM & Writer turn 10

2014

First Zoholics · CRM Plus · Subscriptions
  • First Zoholics user conference in India
  • Zoho CRM Plus — unified customer lifecycle offering
  • Zoho Subscriptions — subscription billing meets accounting
  • Hashtags on Zoho Connect

2013

Zoho University campus · Zoho Survey

2012

$150M revenue · Zoholics begins
  • $150M revenue$150M
  • Zoholics annual conference launches

2011

Tenkasi office opens
  • Office in Tenkasi, India — where Zoho Desk would be built

2010

$100M revenue · Cloud support app

2009

AdventNet → Zoho Corporation · Suite-wide SSO

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