Zwift was founded in 2014 when co-founder and lifelong cyclist Eric Min became frustrated when he was forced to do his cycling indoors. Min saw an online post by programmer Jon Mayfield describing a “3D trainer program” he was developing as a hobby project. Min promptly contacted Mayfield, making arrangements to fly to Los Angeles to speak to him; the two agreed to co-found a company around the project.
Zwift is a massive online player/program/online racing program that enables users to interact with one another, train, race, and workout in a virtual world.
Zwift was originally only available to those with home computers but the company has since added apps for both IOS and Android that allow users to have access via mobile phones and tablets.
Zwift currently has 12 “worlds” or maps. These maps are rotated but one is always available: Watopia, a fictitious island, which has seen some of its expansions lean into fantasy, including dinosaurs and riding into an active volcano.
Zwift states that it currently has more than 334,000 paid users.
Zwift will be featured in the inaugural Olympic Esports finals in Singapore in June 2023.
Zwift maintains a corporate office in Long Beach, California.
Zwift was founded in 2014 when co-founder and lifelong cyclist Eric Min became frustrated when he was forced to do his cycling indoors. Min saw an online post by programmer Jon Mayfield describing a “3D trainer program” he was developing as a hobby project. Min promptly contacted Mayfield, making arrangements to fly to Los Angeles to speak to him; the two agreed to co-found a company around the project.
Zwift is a massive online player/program/online racing program that enables users to interact with one another, train, race, and workout in a virtual world.
History
Zwift was originally only available to those with home computers but the company has since added apps for both IOS and Android that allow users to have access via mobile phones and tablets.
Zwift currently has 12 “worlds” or maps. These maps are rotated but one is always available: Watopia, a fictitious island, which has seen some of its expansions lean into fantasy, including dinosaurs and riding into an active volcano.
Zwift states that it currently has more than 334,000 paid users.
Zwift will be featured in the inaugural Olympic Esports finals in Singapore in June 2023.
Zwift maintains a corporate office in Long Beach, California.
