HubPages

HubPages
TypePrivately held company
IndustryInternet
Founded2006
Founders
  • Paul Edmondson
  • Jay Reitz
  • Paul Deeds
Defunct2026 (2026)
FateShut down by owners
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsBlog, online publication
OwnerThe Arena Group
Websitehubpages.com

HubPages was an American user-generated online publishing platform developed by Paul Edmondson that was launched in 2006. HubPages acquired its main competitor, Squidoo, in 2014. In 2018, Seattle-based content company The Maven, Inc. acquired HubPages, and went on to rebrand as The Arena Group in 2021. The company is headquartered in San Francisco. In 2025 the company ceased accepting new content and announced the wind-down of HubPages, to be finalized in 2026.

Though the content was user-generated and owned, the editorial staff and engineers were responsible for managing, editing, moderating, and publishing articles across the two dozen network sites. The network sites focused on niche content that ranges from topics like automobiles and travel to beauty and pets.