Pingdom

Pingdom AB is a Swedish website monitoring software as a service company launched in Stockholm and later acquired by the Austin, Texas–based SolarWinds.

[1] The company releases annual reports on global internet use, which are frequently cited in academic publications[2] and by media organizations as a source of Internet-related statistics.

[9] By 2014, the company, then owned by the private equity firm Nurmi Drive controlled by its CEO, reported 500,000 customers in 211 countries and employed 30 people.

[21] Royal Pingdom is frequently cited in academic publications[2] and by media organizations as a source of statistics on a variety of websites.

[3][4][5][6] In its September 2017 review of the service, PC Magazine praised the software as "fast and comprehensive", pointing out that "the only downside is that all this goodness is wrapped in a difficult interface that requires a steep learning curve to leverage.