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Wait you are saying that there's only 400 people working behind chess.com, and I thought it's something like a huge production house with thousand of people working

How do you know all of this

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And IT has achieved impressive success, with an annual revenue of over $100 million(Rs 8,300 crores approx). The platform boasts a user base exceeding 100 million and employs over 400 remote workers. Remarkably, over a million users are in the coveted Legend League.

It's amazing how they've built such a smooth application working remotely

I'm really impressed they can run such a complex operation without a physical office at all. Just shows that remote work can be highly productive with the right processes and people in place.

It makes total sense for a global game like chess to have a globally distributed workforce. Letting employees work from anywhere is probably a big perk for recruitment.

Using Upwork and browsing Github for talent is genius. The best developers are often doing open source work or freelancing.

Here is breakdown of their department:- Chess: 172 There are currently 172 people working in our "Chess" department. They are the ones who work on events, content, broadcasts, community, support, and also who take care of our international branches. Engineering: 138 This is the second-largest department at Chess.com. The 138 people in Engineering work to keep everything running smoothly—from improving the experience on our Play page to fixing bugs. ChessKid: 35 35 people are working on ChessKid to create the safest and most fun environment for kids to play and learn chess. Product/Design: 28 Ever wondered how they get products like Game Review, Puzzle Rush, and others to work and look great. Business: 27 HR, payments, marketing, and everything else that every other business demands.

That's really fascinating how they've built such a large fully remote workforce. Kudos to them for making it work at that scale.