HelloGiggles
Entertainment and lifestyle website
HelloGiggles.com was an entertainment and lifestyle website launched in May 2011. It was last updated in 2023 and permanently shut down in August 2025.
It was founded by actress/musician Zooey Deschanel, TV producer Sophia Rivka Rossi and writer Molly McAleer. The website was geared toward women, and covered topics in popular culture, love, friendship, careers, style, food, and daily news.
01Acquisition
HelloGiggles was acquired by Time Inc. in 2015. The terms of the deal were not disclosed to the public, but online reports pegged the acquisition price by Time as being around $30 million. A print edition of the online magazine debuted in 2018.
02Reception
Mashable said the site warms the internet "up with fun and empowering, lady-friendly content".
Sources and credits
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- Zooey Deschanel May 2014 (cropped).png by Cindy Maram/Dig In Magazine, CC BY-SA 2.0
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