Online genealogy platform
MyHeritage Type of business Private Available in
Afrikaans , Arabic , Armenian , Bulgarian , Catalan , Chinese (Mandarin) , Chinese (Traditional) , Croatian , Czech , Danish , Dutch , English , Estonian , Finnish , French , German , Greek , Hebrew , Hindi , Hungarian , Italian , Japanese , Korean , Latvian , Lithuanian , Macedonian , Malay , Norwegian , Persian , Polish , Portuguese , Portuguese (Brazil) , Romanian , Russian , Serbian , Slovakian , Slovenian , Spanish , Swedish , Thai , Turkish , Ukrainian
Headquarters Or Yehuda , Israel Owner MyHeritage Ltd. Founder(s) Gilad Japhet (CEO )Industry Internet Products Family history website Genealogy software Mobile application MyHeritage DNA MyHeritage DNA Health Family Tree BuilderEmployees 531[ 1] URL myheritage .com Registration Yes Launched 2003; 21 years ago (2003 ) Current status Active
MyHeritage is an online genealogy platform with web, mobile, and software products and services, introduced by the Israeli company MyHeritage in 2003.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Users of the platform can obtain their family trees , upload and browse through photos, and search through over 19.9 billion historical records , among other features.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
As of 2023, the service supports 42 languages.[ 9] [ 10] In 2016, it launched a genetic testing service called MyHeritage DNA, with more than 6.5 million DNA kits in the company's database by March 2023.[ 11] The company is headquartered in Or Yehuda, Israel ,[ 12] with additional offices in Tel Aviv, Israel ,[ 13] Lehi, Utah ,[ 14] Kyiv, Ukraine , and Burbank, California .
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^ "MyHeritage Releases Redesigned Mobile App for Family History" . Business Wire . 7 May 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015 .
^ Lynley, Matthew (28 November 2012). "MyHeritage Raises $25 Million, Acquires Geni" . The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 2 November 2015 .
^ Lardinois, Frederic (15 October 2013). "MyHeritage Partners With FamilySearch To Add Billions Of Historical Records To Its Genealogy Database" . TechCrunch . Retrieved 2 November 2015 .
^ Noff, Ayelet (13 August 2009). "MyHeritage Releases New Version of Family Tree Builder" . The Next Web. Retrieved 2 November 2015 .
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^ Wei-Haas, Maya (2018-06-25). "Could DNA Testing Reunite Immigrant Families? Get the Facts" . National Geographic . Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-09 .
^ Rudenko, Ganna (29 April 2015). "Anna Milkman: You shouldn't think that manna from heaven is everywhere here" . Jewish News . Retrieved 2 November 2015 .
^ MyHeritage Launches 3rd DNA Quest Initiative to Help Adoptees Find Their Birth Families . Yahoo! Finance
^ Friedman, Gabe (17 June 2015). "Global Family Reunion a triumph for online genealogy" . The Times of Israel . Retrieved 2 November 2015 .
^ Lardinois, Frederic (28 April 2014). "MyHeritage Passes 5 Billion Historical Records, Adds 5 Million Daily" . TechCrunch . Retrieved 2 November 2015 .
^ Gorrell, Mike (13 July 2015). "MyHeritage breaks down language barriers" . The Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved 2 November 2015 .