Tumblr founder and CEO David Karp stepping down

Victor Barreiro Jr.

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Tumblr founder and CEO David Karp stepping down
Tumblr operations chief Jeff D'Onofrio will take over the CEO reins

MANILA, Philippines – David Karp, the founder of blogging service Tumblr, resigned from his CEO position at the company.

Karp, in a letter sent to his team on Tuesday, November 28, said his decision “comes after months of reflection on my personal ambitions, and at no cost to my hopefulness for Tumblr’s future or the impact I know it can have.”


Verizon, the owner of media conglomerate Oath – which Tumblr is now a part of – confirmed the news to The Verge, saying, “David Karp will depart Oath by the end of the year.”

Verizon added, “David founded Tumblr 10 years ago as a space for the world’s creators, and we thank him for his commitment and passion driving the growth of the platform to almost 380 million blogs and over 155 billion posts.”

Tumblr operations chief Jeff D’Onofrio will take over the CEO position once Karp leaves the company. – Rappler.com

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Victor Barreiro Jr.

Victor Barreiro Jr is part of Rappler's Central Desk. An avid patron of role-playing games and science fiction and fantasy shows, he also yearns to do good in the world, and hopes his work with Rappler helps to increase the good that's out there.