Zach Marks, age 13, founded Grom Social after being kicked off of Facebook twice by his parents. Zach’s vision was to create a safe, educational, fun, and highly interactive digital social networking platform for kids between the ages of 5-16. So, Zach, along with his brothers, sister, and friends of the family developed the platform and brought the various characters to life. The beta platform of Grom Social was officially launched in November of 2012 as a “Social Network by Kids for Kids.”
According, to Darren Marks, CEO, Grom Social has gained significant traction in recent weeks with membership in 201 countries and territories throughout the world. The average member views approximately 50 pages per visit while spending in excess of 31 minutes per visit. Marks stated “The growth in the number of page views and the increase in the average online duration per visit demonstrate “stickiness” amongst the members.” Marks attributed this early success to the simple fact that the content and ideas within Grom are developed by “Kids for Kids.”
