Kahoot!

Also known as Kahoot

Kahoot! is a Norwegian online game-based learning platform. It has learning games, also known as "kahoots", which are user-generated multiple-choice quizzes that can be accessed via a web browser or the Kahoot! app. It was originally founded in 2006, but gained massive popularity in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Key facts

Website.name: Kahoot!
Website.logo: Kahoot Logo.svg
Website.screenshot: File:Kahoot web screenshot.png
Website.collapsible: y
Website.caption: The homepage of the Kahoot! website
Website.url: Main website: Game:
Website.commercial: Yes
Website.registration: Optional for quiz participation; required for quiz creation
Website.language: English, Dutch, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese
Website.language_count: 18
Website.num_users: 12 billion non-unique players as of 2025
Website.country_of_origin: Norway
Website.owner: Kahoot Learning Game Group
Website.CEO: Eilert Giertsen Hanoa
Website.launch_date: December 21, 2012

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Company

Jurisdiction: NO
Headquarters: OSLO, NO

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Type: Company
Founded: 2012
Location: Oslo, Norway
Status: Active

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Official website

Kahoot! | Learning games | Make learning awesome!

Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform that brings engagement and fun to 1+ billion players every year at school, at work, and at home., Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform that brings engagement and fun to 1+ billion players every year at school, at work, and at home.

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Kahoot! AS
Employees: 55
Revenue: 1694386
Official website: kahoot.com

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Commons category: Kahoot!
Alexa rank: 10355
inception: 2011-00-00
described at URL: www.ft.com/ft1000-2023

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