MyHeritage

MyHeritage
Type of businessPrivate
Available in
HeadquartersOr Yehuda, Israel
OwnerMyHeritage Ltd, Francisco Partners - present
FounderGilad Japhet (CEO)
IndustryInternet
ProductsFamily history website
Genealogy software
Mobile application
MyHeritage DNA
MyHeritage DNA Health
Family Tree Builder
Employees531
URLmyheritage.com
RegistrationYes
Launched2003 (2003)
Current statusActive

MyHeritage is an online genealogy company with web, mobile, and software products and services, founded in Israel in 2003. Users of the platform can obtain their family trees, upload and browse through photos, and search through over 19.9 billion historical records, among other features. In early 2021 it was acquired by Francisco Partners, an American private equity firm, for $600 million. == As of 2023, the service supported 42 languages. In 2016, it launched a genetic testing service called MyHeritage DNA, with more than 6.5 million DNA kits in the company's database by March 2023. The company is headquartered in Or Yehuda, Israel, with additional offices in Tel Aviv, Israel; Lehi, Utah; Kyiv, Ukraine; and Burbank, California.