{"slug":"ecosia","name":"Ecosia","tagline":"Berlin search engine that funds tree planting and restoration with its profits","description":"Ecosia is a Berlin-based search engine company (Ecosia GmbH) launched in December 2009 by Christian Kroll. It funds tree planting and ecosystem restoration carried out by local partner organizations using its advertising profits, publishes monthly financial reports, became Germany's first certified B Corp in 2014, and in 2018 transferred shares to the Purpose Foundation so that the company cannot be sold or pay out profits. Its 2024 roundup reports planting in 38 countries, with new work in Togo, Vietnam and the Netherlands.","website_url":"https://www.ecosia.org","logo_url":null,"founded_year":2009,"org_type":"company","scope":"global","headquarters":{"city":"Berlin","region":null,"country":"DE","lat":52.52,"lng":13.405},"volunteer_url":null,"donation_url":null,"events_url":null,"featured":false,"trees_on_record":250000000,"primary_activity":"reforestation","activities":[{"slug":"reforestation","name":"Reforestation","primary":true},{"slug":"agroforestry","name":"Agroforestry","primary":false},{"slug":"mangrove-restoration","name":"Mangrove restoration","primary":false},{"slug":"carbon-offset-planting","name":"Carbon offset planting","primary":false}],"updated_at":"2026-11-07T21:30:23.685Z","url":"https://treerm.org/org/ecosia","markdown_url":"https://treerm.org/org/ecosia.md","api_url":"https://treerm.org/api/v1/organizations/ecosia","countries":["BF","BR","ES","ET","GH","ID","KE","MG","NL","PE","SN","TG","TZ","UG","VN"],"social_links":{"x":"https://x.com/ecosia","instagram":"https://www.instagram.com/ecosia/","facebook":"https://www.facebook.com/ecosia","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecosia","youtube":"https://www.youtube.com/ecosia"},"programs":[],"metrics":[{"metric_type":"trees_planted","year":2024,"value":18400000,"is_cumulative":false,"program":null,"source_url":"https://blog.ecosia.org/2024-roundup/","source_note":"Ecosia 2024 roundup: 'We planted 18.4 million trees together this year ... in 38 different countries'","confidence":"reported"},{"metric_type":"trees_planted","year":2024,"value":200000000,"is_cumulative":true,"program":null,"source_url":"https://blog.ecosia.org/200-million-trees/","source_note":"Blog post dated 1 Feb 2024: 'our tree counter ticks towards 200,000,000'. Country list checked against Ecosia's 'Your trees in ...' blog series and the 2024 roundup (Togo, Vietnam, Netherlands).","confidence":"reported"},{"metric_type":"trees_planted","year":2026,"value":250000000,"is_cumulative":true,"program":null,"source_url":"https://blog.ecosia.org/250-million-trees/","source_note":"Blog post dated 22 Apr 2026: 250 million trees planted, counting only trees that have grown beyond three years; 125 partner organizations, 1,600 native species. Ecosia publishes no annual report; its website blocks automated reading, so figures come from its blog.","confidence":"reported"}],"upcoming_events":[],"license":"CC-BY-4.0"}