Robinhood Markets, Inc.
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Robinhood Markets, Inc.
Explore Robinhood Markets
Core profile pages, annual revenue records, and related research hubs for this company.
Company History
Founded 2013 in Menlo Park, California
Vlad Tenev and Baiju Bhatt founded Robinhood in 2013 to make stock trading accessible through a simple mobile app with no commissions. The product launched publicly in 2015 and became a symbol of retail investor access before facing intense scrutiny during the 2021 meme-stock episode.
Tenev co-founded Robinhood and has led the company from zero-commission launch through IPO and platform expansion.
Bhatt co-founded Robinhood and helped shape the early mobile product philosophy before stepping back from day-to-day leadership.
Vlad Tenev and Baiju Bhatt found Robinhood with a mission to democratize access to investing.
Robinhood launches commission-free stock trading through a simple mobile brokerage app.
Robinhood expands into crypto trading, adding a major cyclical revenue driver.
Robinhood faces scrutiny during the meme-stock trading episode and later goes public on Nasdaq.
Robinhood acquires X1, helping build the Robinhood Gold Card strategy.
Robinhood uses acquisitions to expand advisory infrastructure and crypto exchange capability.
Robinhood reports FY2025 total net revenues of $4.473B and net income of $1.883B.
Robinhood reports Q1 2026 total net revenues of $1.067B.
Added financial media and education content.
Added shareholder communication and proxy-voting tools.
Added credit-card technology and talent.
Expanded into advisor custody and registered investment adviser infrastructure.
Added global crypto exchange infrastructure and institutional capability.
Robinhood traces its origins to 2013.
The 2019 brokerage fee collapse showed Robinhood had forced a permanent change in retail trading economics.
Robinhood grew by building stock trading, options, ETFs, crypto, cash management, margin, retirement accounts, subscriptions, credit cards, and advisory services for retail investors, active traders, crypto traders, younger savers, retirement account holders, and mobile-first finance users.
This Robinhood history page covers founding, growth milestones, leadership, financial context, and strategy.