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Hugging Face

Hugging Face (huggingface.co): 8 changes recorded in its website history since March 2017. Homepage last checked 6 November 2026.

Recorded changes

Newest observations first. Each interval bounds when the website changed; it is not an exact event date.

  1. New logosBetween and

    Added logo to its homepage: Amazon's profile picture.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

    earlier archived pagecurrent websiteHistorical capture not publicly availableLink to observation
  2. TractionBetween and

    Now claims “400,000 organizations” on its homepage (was “50,000 organizations”).

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

    earlier archived pagecurrent websiteHistorical capture not publicly availableLink to observation
  3. New logosBetween and

    Added logo to its homepage: Writer's profile picture.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

    earlier archived pagelater archived pageLink to observation
  4. TractionBetween and

    Now claims “50,000 organizations” on its homepage (was “5,000 organizations”).

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

    earlier archived pagelater archived pageLink to observation
  5. HiringBetween and

    Opened a job board on Workable.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

    earlier archived pagelater archived pageLink to observation
  6. HiringBetween and

    Added a careers page.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

    earlier archived pagelater archived pageLink to observation
  7. PricingBetween and

    Added a pricing page.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

    earlier archived pagelater archived pageLink to observation
  8. HeadlineBetween and
    BeforeHugging Face – Fun chat with your own Artificial Intelligence
    AfterHugging Face – On a mission to solve NLP, one commit at a time.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

    earlier archived pagelater archived pageLink to observation

First recorded website

Observed 18 March 2017

Our earliest capture with readable facts. This is our first observation, not when the company introduced these things. These website claims are not independently verified.

How it described itself

Hugging Face – Fun chat with your own Artificial Intelligence

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How it describes itself

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  1. January 2022 – November 2026 · 5 captures · latest observed messagingThe AI community building the future.

    We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.

    This wording observed 6 November 2026.

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    • 1 January 2022 · The AI community building the future. archived page
    • 1 July 2022 · The AI community building the future. archived page
    • 1 July 2023 · The AI community building the future. archived page
    • 1 January 2024 · The AI community building the future. archived page
    • 6 November 2026 · The AI community building the future. current websiteHistorical capture not publicly available
  2. July 2020 – January 2021 · 2 capturesHugging Face – On a mission to solve NLP, one commit at a time.

    We’re on a journey to solve and democratize artificial intelligence through natural language.

    This wording observed 2 January 2021.

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    • 2 July 2020 · Hugging Face – On a mission to solve NLP, one commit at a time. archived page
    • 2 January 2021 · Hugging Face – On a mission to solve NLP, one commit at a time. archived page
  3. March 2017 – July 2019 · 4 capturesHugging Face – Fun chat with your own Artificial Intelligence

    This wording observed 24 July 2019.

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    • 18 March 2017 · Hugging Face – Fun chat with your own Artificial Intelligence archived page
    • 19 April 2018 · Hugging Face – Fun chat with your own Artificial Intelligence archived page
    • 13 February 2019 · Hugging Face – Fun chat with your own Artificial Intelligence archived page
    • 24 July 2019 · Hugging Face – Fun chat with your own Artificial Intelligence archived page
Summary of the record · AI-written

Written by an AI model on 7 November 2026 from the dated observations above; this is not the date the changes happened; each point links to the changes it rests on.

Hugging Face reports broader organizational usage and adds homepage logos

Hugging Face now claims higher organizational usage figures on its homepage and shows additional logos. Earlier changes included adding pricing and careers information on its site.

  • Between January 2024 and November 2026, Hugging Face’s homepage claim about usage changed to “400,000 organizations” from “50,000 organizations.” [7]
  • Between July 2023 and January 2024, Hugging Face’s homepage claim about usage changed to “50,000 organizations” from “5,000 organizations.” [5]
  • Between July 2023 and January 2024, Hugging Face added Writer's profile picture as a logo on its homepage, and between January 2024 and November 2026 it added Amazon's profile picture as a logo. [6][8]
  • Reading: The rising organization counts and added logos may be consistent with broader adoption or increased visibility for Hugging Face between July 2023 and November 2026. [5][6][7][8]

Cite this record

StartupHistory, “Hugging Face” company record, https://startuphistory.org/c/huggingface.co

Machine-readable: /c/huggingface.co.json. How changes are found: method.