Chegg, Inc., is an American education technology company based in Santa Clara, California.

[2] The company was launched in 2006, and began trading publicly on the New York Stock Exchange in November 2013.

[6] Carlson then teamed with Iowa State MBA Osman Rashid, an avid user of the site who recognized its potential to disrupt the textbook market, which had "drastically outpaced the rate of inflation".

After ending services unrelated to renting and purchasing textbooks,[5] the company adjusted its business model to reflect that of Netflix's rental-based model, concentrating on renting textbooks to students,[6][9] and Chegg expanded to a national market.

[19] In September 2018, Chegg announced a data breach had occurred in April 2018 that may have involved 40 million active and inactive registered users.

The company reported that social security numbers and bank account information were not affected by the breach.

[22] On a May 1, 2023, earnings call, CEO Dan Rosensweig identified the rise of ChatGPT as a potential obstacle for the company's growth.

Chegg acquired Imagine Easy Solutions, a provider of online bibliography and research tools, for a reported $42 million, in 2016.

[36] In 2017, the company acquired Cogeon GmbH, a German math education provider, for $15 million cash;[37] In 2018, Chegg acquired WriteLab, which uses AI to analyze text and suggest improvements,[38][39] and online flash card tool StudyBlue.

[50] Academic file-sharing[51][52] also occurs in the form of students posting homework question sheets soliciting answers.

[54] The affiliation was met by some faculty criticism, alluding to Chegg helping students cheat;[49] OWL director Harry Denny reported that he did not expect Purdue's reputation to suffer as a result, stating, "My experience has been that the company is committed to partnering with faculty and administration to address their concerns."

Purdue University prohibits students soliciting answers using Chegg's homework help: "While Chegg can be helpful to access textbooks and more practice problems, using this resource to find assignment answers is considered academic dishonesty because it is a form of copying and plagiarism.".

[62][63] Some professors have responded to students using Chegg to cheat on assignments and exams by posting fake responses to the questions themselves, in an effort to catch students who used Chegg to cheat by seeing who used the fake solution as their answer on the assignment or exam.

Students may search for both scholarships and internships on the website, and typically pay to access Chegg Services, such as Study, Advanced Writing, Tutors, and Math Solver, on a monthly basis.

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