# Chris Coyier
Building since 2007. Not reviewed by Chris.
Page: https://mrrmaker.com/@chriscoyier
Co-founded CodePen (2012); sold CSS-Tricks to DigitalOcean (2022)
In their words: "I'm a web designer , developer , educator , and business owner ." (chriscoyier.net)

## Numbers
- Products: 6
- Building since: 2007

## Products
- CodePen (2012 →): running
- ShopTalk Show (2012 →): running
- CSS-Tricks (2007 – 2022): sold, sold to DigitalOcean

## Timeline
- Jul 2026: CodePen: Launched CodePen 2.0 [stated]
- Jan 2026: On Js-Craft Academy interview [stated]
- Jun 2025: On Talk at CSS Day, Amsterdam [stated]
- Oct 2024: On Talk at All Things Open, Raleigh [stated]
- Aug 2022: On They Got Acquired, interview on selling CSS-Tricks [stated]
- Mar 2022: Sold CSS-Tricks to DigitalOcean [verified]
- Nov 2021: CSS-Tricks: Reached half a million followers [stated]
- Aug 2020: On Smashing Podcast, episode 22 [stated]
- Sep 2019: On Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots, episode 336 [stated]
- Sep 2015: CodePen: Hired its first employee [stated]
- Apr 2013: Went full-time on CodePen [stated]
- Dec 2012: CodePen: Launched CodePen PRO [stated]
- Sep 2012: CSS-Tricks: Launched version 10 of the site after a Kickstarter [stated]
- Jun 2012: Launched CodePen [stated]
- Jan 2012: Launched ShopTalk Show [stated]
- Jun 2007: Launched CSS-Tricks [stated]

## How sure
8 verified by someone other than Chris, 46 stated by Chris in public, 2 outdated. Read on 11 Oct 2026.

## Sources
- Chris Coyier – Web craftsman, blogger, author, speaker., chriscoyier.net: https://chriscoyier.net
- Timeline – Chris Coyier, chriscoyier.net: https://chriscoyier.net/timeline/
- Interviews, Podcasts, and Publications – Chris Coyier, chriscoyier.net: https://chriscoyier.net/interviews/
- Speaking – Chris Coyier, chriscoyier.net: https://chriscoyier.net/speaking/
- github.com: https://api.github.com/users/chriscoyier
- CSS-Tricks joins DigitalOcean, expanding our commitment to community | DigitalOcean, digitalocean.com: https://www.digitalocean.com/blog/css-tricks-joins-digitalocean
- Blog CSS-Tricks acquired by cloud computing company DigitalOcean, theygotacquired.com: https://theygotacquired.com/content/css-tricks-acquired-by-digitalocean/
- The Launch of CodePen 2.0 – CodePen, blog.codepen.io: https://blog.codepen.io/2026/07/23/two-point-oh/
- ShopTalk – A podcast about front end web design and UX., shoptalkshow.com: https://shoptalkshow.com
- Digging Into WordPress | Take your WordPress skills to the next level., digwp.com: https://digwp.com
- Practical SVG, A Book Apart, abookapart.com: https://abookapart.com/products/practical-svg
- Smashing Podcast Episode 22 With Chris Coyier: What Is Serverless? — Smashing Magazine, smashingmagazine.com: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2020/08/smashing-podcast-episode-22/
- Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots: 336: There's No Manual (Chris Coyier), giantrobots.fm: https://giantrobots.fm/episodes/336
- Site checks on 2026-10-11, MRRMaker: https://mrrmaker.com/how-it-works#checks

Labels: "verified" means confirmed by someone other than the founder; "stated" means the founder said it in public. Method: https://mrrmaker.com/how-it-works