Description Welcome to Wayground (formerly Quizizz) – Revolutionizing Education with Fun and Engagement!
Founded by: Wayground was founded in 2015 by Ankit Gupta and Deepak Joy Cheenath, both alumni of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani.
Both Ankit and Deepak recognized a gap in the education system—learning was often perceived as boring and ineffective. With the rapid development of technology, they wanted to create a tool that could make learning more engaging, interactive, and effective. By turning quizzes into a fun game format, Wayground was born to ensure that students could learn in an environment that fostered engagement, participation, and competition.
Our Growth: Since its inception, Wayground has experienced tremendous growth, becoming one of the most popular online learning platforms globally.
- Over 100 million active users in 138+ countries - Over 30 billion questions answered on the platform
What We Do: Wayground is a learning and assessment platform designed to make education fun and effective. It enables educators to create interactive quizzes, assessments, and lessons that students can engage with on any device. The platform allows teachers to create live quizzes, assign homework, and generate reports to track student progress. We also offer unique game-based features that make learning more interactive and enjoyable.
Who We Serve: Wayground caters to a broad range of customers!
- K-12 Schools: Teachers, students, and administrators use Wayground in classrooms across the globe. - Higher Education: Colleges and universities use Wayground to create assessments and foster active learning. - Businesses: Organizations use Wayground For Work to create custom training programs and upskill their teams. - Parents & Students: Students can study independently using quiz features, while parents can track their child’s learning journey.
Our Mission: At Wayground, our mission is clear; to build learning experiences that empower everyone to reach their full potential. We aim to make learning engaging, accessible, and impactful for people of all ages—whether they’re students preparing for exams or professionals learning new skills. We believe that when people have fun while learning, they retain information better and feel more motivated to continue learning. Our goal is to inspire the next generation of learners, and we’re doing that by creating tools that make education as enjoyable as it is effective.
Why Work at Wayground: If you’re passionate about making a real impact in education and want to be part of a fast-growing, innovative company, Wayground is the place for you. With a global reach, millions of active users, and a team of talented individuals working together to shape the future of learning, Wayground offers exciting opportunities for growth, creativity, and making a difference. Mission: Empower every educator, to motivate every learner.
Wayground has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 193 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Wayground employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).
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Overall, 61% of employees would recommend working at Wayground to a friend. This is based on 193 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
74% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Wayground as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Wayground.