Is Quizizz (now Wayground) still growing or shrinking in 2026?

Signals point to stalling, not growing. Web traffic fell 18% quarter over quarter and headcount dropped from 432 employees in March 2026 to 418 by July 2026, per Crustdata and TipRanks tracking data, with only 1 open job role as of mid 2026.

Has Quizizz raised any funding recently?

No. Quizizz's last disclosed funding round was the $31.5M Series B in June 2021 led by Tiger Global at roughly a $300M valuation. As of mid 2026, Crustdata notes funding was raised 61 months ago, meaning no new round has been disclosed since 2021.

Could ChatGPT or free AI tools replace Quizizz?

The core quiz authoring task is exposed since ChatGPT and similar tools can generate quiz questions for free, disintermediating that basic use case. Quizizz's harder to replace assets are district distribution, FERPA compliance contracts, and reported use in about 90% of U.S. K-12 schools as of June 2025.

Who owns Quizizz and who is the CEO?

Quizizz Inc. is privately held and VC backed, founded in 2015 by Ankit Gupta and Deepak Cheenath. Ankit Gupta remained CEO as of July 2026, per getlatka.com. The company rebranded to do business as Wayground starting June 24, 2025, but the legal entity is unchanged.

Is Quizizz profitable?

Quizizz said in 2021 it had begun paid subscriptions in late 2020 and was profitable at that time, per a June 29 2021 Economic Times report. No confirmed profitability figures have been disclosed since; third party 2025 revenue estimates conflict wildly, ranging from $8.7M to $47.5M, marked low confidence.

Is Wayground (Quizizz) a safe company to join in 2026?

Mixed signals. It has deep district lock in with about 90% U.S. K-12 penetration as of June 2025, but headcount slipped from 432 to 418 employees between March and July 2026, web traffic fell 18% quarter over quarter, and no funding round has landed since June 2021.

Education companies · United States

Quizizz

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Wayground (formerly Quizizz) makes gamified quizzes and assessments for K-12 classrooms.

Losing its protection

Assessed 22 July 2026 · Evidence as of 22 July 2026

The structural protection is eroding.

On the recordSince 22 July 2026 · Checkable from Fall 2026 · Every call on the record Checkpoint: Fall 2026 school enrollment cycle, first full year under Wayground rebrand and tightened free tier

The call

Wayground sits on top of nearly every U.S. classroom but is watching traffic slide as free AI tools and rivals like Kahoot and Blooket chip at the habit it was built on.

Quizizz makes online quizzes for classroom teachers and has contracts with about 9 in 10 U.S. K-12 schools, which is hard to replace because schools have already built it into their systems and trust it with student data. But anyone can now use free tools like ChatGPT to generate quizzes, and Quizizz's website traffic dropped 18% in three months, suggesting teachers may be leaving. The company will probably stay alive for several years because so many schools already use it, but if it cannot show growth in the next two school years or get funding, it could become a slow-fade acquisition target.

Why

AI pressure: ChatGPT and Gemini free quiz generation. Teachers can now ask ChatGPT to build a quiz in seconds, cutting into the basic quiz-authoring habit Wayground built its base on. Could AI do the core job? Only partly.

Bigger players: Google Classroom. Google hasn't shipped a real gamified quiz layer yet, but any Classroom integration would hit Wayground's core install base hard. Could a giant copy it? Probably.

What protects it. Roughly 90% of U.S. K-12 schools already use it, with FERPA contracts and LMS/SSO ties that make switching a hassle for districts.

What would change this call

Wayground announces a funding round or valuation update by end of 2027. Shows whether investors see growth returning or the company stalling on old money.
Wayground's web traffic trend in fall 2026 and fall 2027 school enrollment cycles. Indicates whether the reported -18% QoQ decline is stabilizing or accelerating.
Google Classroom or Microsoft ships a built-in gamified quiz feature. Would show a tech giant directly disintermediating Wayground's core product.

Key numbers

Web traffic down 18% quarter over quarter (2026-06-19)
No funding round since June 2021, 61+ months (2026-06-19)
432 employees, down 6% year over year (2026-03-16)

Named risks

No new funding round since June 2021, 61+ months as of mid-2026, raising cash runway questions. Severity: high
Web traffic down 18% QoQ signals possible genuine demand erosion from free AI tools. Severity: high
Tightened free tier (20-activity cap) risks pushing teachers to free alternatives or ChatGPT. Severity: medium
Rebrand confusion (Quizizz to Wayground) may cause churn as users search for alternatives. Severity: medium
Conflicting revenue estimates ($8.7M to $47.5M) suggest financial opacity and low investor confidence signals. Severity: low

Rivals, as read in July 2026

Rival	Direction	Evidence
ChatGPT and free AI tools	losing to	Free quiz generation via AI disintermediates basic authoring use case as of 2026
Kahoot	contesting	Category veteran with teacher-paced format, named top peer competitor as of 2026-07-07
Blooket	contesting	Arcade-style peer with stronger in-game economy per 2026 comparisons
Gimkit	contesting	Strategy/economy-based gamified quiz peer competing directly in 2026
Google Classroom/Forms	gaining on	Free built-in quiz tools present a latent threat though not yet a dedicated engagement product

Questions people ask

Is Quizizz (now Wayground) still growing or shrinking in 2026?: Signals point to stalling, not growing. Web traffic fell 18% quarter over quarter and headcount dropped from 432 employees in March 2026 to 418 by July 2026, per Crustdata and TipRanks tracking data, with only 1 open job role as of mid 2026.
Has Quizizz raised any funding recently?: No. Quizizz's last disclosed funding round was the $31.5M Series B in June 2021 led by Tiger Global at roughly a $300M valuation. As of mid 2026, Crustdata notes funding was raised 61 months ago, meaning no new round has been disclosed since 2021.
Could ChatGPT or free AI tools replace Quizizz?: The core quiz authoring task is exposed since ChatGPT and similar tools can generate quiz questions for free, disintermediating that basic use case. Quizizz's harder to replace assets are district distribution, FERPA compliance contracts, and reported use in about 90% of U.S. K-12 schools as of June 2025.
Who owns Quizizz and who is the CEO?: Quizizz Inc. is privately held and VC backed, founded in 2015 by Ankit Gupta and Deepak Cheenath. Ankit Gupta remained CEO as of July 2026, per getlatka.com. The company rebranded to do business as Wayground starting June 24, 2025, but the legal entity is unchanged.
Is Quizizz profitable?: Quizizz said in 2021 it had begun paid subscriptions in late 2020 and was profitable at that time, per a June 29 2021 Economic Times report. No confirmed profitability figures have been disclosed since; third party 2025 revenue estimates conflict wildly, ranging from $8.7M to $47.5M, marked low confidence.
Is Wayground (Quizizz) a safe company to join in 2026?: Mixed signals. It has deep district lock in with about 90% U.S. K-12 penetration as of June 2025, but headcount slipped from 432 to 418 employees between March and July 2026, web traffic fell 18% quarter over quarter, and no funding round has landed since June 2021.

Timeline

2026-07-05TipRanks reports 418 employees, down slightly week over week
2026-06-19Crustdata reports web traffic down 18% QoQ, headcount -6% YoY, 1 open role
2026-05-21AI anti-cheating system Eye See You shipped to production
2026-03-16LinkedIn lists 432 employees
2025-06-24Quizizz rebrands to Wayground with new AI and curriculum supports
2024-11-01Quizizz AI content generation feature rolled out
2021-06-29Series B $31.5M led by Tiger Global at ~$300M valuation
2021-03-09Series A $12.5M led by Eight Roads Ventures
2015-01-01Company founded by Ankit Gupta and Deepak Cheenath

Revision history

22 July 2026

First assessed. Losing its protection. The text above is fixed as of this date and is not edited afterwards.

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