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Fandom news site for the My Little Pony franchise

Equestria Daily Equestria Daily's homepage on March 17, 2018. Type of site My Little Pony fan site Available in English Created by Shaun "Sethisto" Scotellaro URL equestriadaily.com Commercial No Registration Optional Launched January 19, 2011; 15 years ago (2011-01-19) Current status Active

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***Equestria Daily*** (frequently abbreviated as **EqD** or **ED**) is a [fan site](/source/Fan_site) dedicated to the coverage of fandom news and [fan works](/source/Fan_works) of the [brony fandom](/source/Brony_fandom)—the adult fandom of the [animated television series](/source/Animated_series) *[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic](/source/My_Little_Pony%3A_Friendship_Is_Magic)*. *Equestria Daily* is operated by a team of editors and has been officially recognized by the show's production team as well as [The Hub](/source/Discovery_Family) (later Discovery Family), the television network on which *Friendship Is Magic* aired. It is considered the central fan news site of the brony fandom.

In 2014, the [Library of Congress](/source/Library_of_Congress) selected *Equestria Daily* to be archived as part of their "Web Cultures Web Archive Collection" by the [American Folklife Center](/source/American_Folklife_Center).

## History

See also: [Brony fandom § History](/source/Brony_fandom#History)

[Jayson Thiessen](/source/Jayson_Thiessen) (left) and Shaun "Sethisto" Scotellaro at [BroNYCon](/source/BroNYCon) 2011

**Shaun Scotellaro** ("**Sethisto**"), a 23-year-old Arizona college student, established the website in January 2011 to collect news and [fan fiction specific to *My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic*](/source/My_Little_Pony%3A_Friendship_Is_Magic_fan_fiction). In order to establish the site, Scotellaro had to cut back on his community-college classes in order to run the site out of his parents' house in [Glendale, Arizona](/source/Glendale%2C_Arizona).[1] He has explained that he believed the show needed a unified fan base at the time, as he and many other older fans had recently become supporters of the show—commonly known as *[bronies](/source/Brony_fandom)*—and there was an overarching concern that [Hasbro](/source/Hasbro) would not be authorizing a [second season](/source/My_Little_Pony%3A_Friendship_Is_Magic_season_2).[2] Towards the end of 2010, when the fan-following was still in its infancy and confined mostly to the [/co/](/source/%2Fco%2F) (comics and cartoons) and [/b/](/source/%2Fb%2F) ("random") boards of [4chan](/source/4chan), all pony-related content was banned by a moderator who had enough of the [flame war](/source/Flaming_(Internet)) that was being waged between those who enjoyed the show and those who did not. Posting a message containing the word *pony* became a bannable offense on 4chan, prompting Scotellaro to launch *Equestria Daily*.[2]

After its creation, the blog began to gain attention from *My Little Pony* fans. Though Scotellaro initially operated the website alone, by the end of June 2011, the large amount of fandom news sent to *Equestria Daily* resulted in the website's staff being expanded to include two more editors, an "interviewer/YouTube organizer", and a corps of pre-readers for *My Little Pony* fan fiction submissions.[*[non-primary source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources)*][‡ 1] By this point, the website was garnering around 300,000 additional page views per day, and with the supplementary editors was managing to post a greater number of updates with increased frequency, though still primarily of fan fiction.[3][4]

*Equestria Daily* has also partially branched into other forms of media dissemination, currently possessing a [Facebook](/source/Facebook) page, [YouTube](/source/YouTube) channel, and [Twitter](/source/Twitter) account, though all updates are still hosted on the originally-established [Blogger](/source/Blogger_(service)) site. As of July 2012, the site has boasted over 220 million [hits](/source/Hit_(Internet)) since its creation in January 2011.[5] In an interview with [CBC Radio](/source/CBC_Radio) in December 2011, Scotellaro stated that the site was reaching more than 500,000 views per day.[6] The site receives enough pageviews per day that it is able to sustain itself through advertising revenue.[7] The site was designed by Knighty, and the site is maintained by the site's developer Gameleon.[‡ 2] In June 2014, *Equestria Daily* reached 500 million total views.[‡ 3]

In 2014, the [Library of Congress](/source/Library_of_Congress) selected the site to be archived as part of their "Web Cultures Web Archive Collection" by the [American Folklife Center](/source/American_Folklife_Center).[8] The collection was established for the purpose of "documenting the creation and sharing of emergent cultural traditions on the web".[9] This archive currently covers the website's state from June 2014 to August 2016.

## Official response

The *My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic* production team at [DHX Media Vancouver](/source/Studio_B_Productions), as well as the network which broadcasts the show, [The Hub](/source/Discovery_Family), have both acknowledged the existence of the fan community, and have individually sent official material specifically to *Equestria Daily*. The Hub had a summer advertising campaign for the show based around a parody of [Katy Perry](/source/Katy_Perry)'s "[California Gurls](/source/California_Gurls)" called "Equestria Girls"; one of the lyrics mentioned "bronies" hanging out with the ponies.[10] An extended promotional version of the song was sent to Scotellaro's blog for "our favorite Pony fans".[‡ 4][11]: 97 In July 2011, The Hub sent *Equestria Daily* the "There's a Pony For That" commercial;[‡ 5] in September 2011, Hasbro sent *Equestria Daily* a review copy of their interactive [iOS](/source/IOS) storybook *[My Little Pony: Twilight Sparkle, Teacher for a Day](/source/My_Little_Pony%3A_Twilight_Sparkle%2C_Teacher_for_a_Day)*.[‡ 6] Several key figures in the production team have done exclusive interviews for the website, including supervising director and showrunner [Jayson Thiessen](/source/Jayson_Thiessen)[‡ 7] and *My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic* developer and creative director [Lauren Faust](/source/Lauren_Faust).[‡ 8][12]

[Gameloft's *My Little Pony* game](/source/My_Little_Pony%3A_Magic_Princess) features a recurring annual event called "Freedom of the Press" which features a shoutout to *Equestria Daily* by naming the in-game news organization after the website.[‡ 9] In May 2022, prior to the release of the *[My Little Pony: Make Your Mark](/source/My_Little_Pony%3A_Make_Your_Mark)* special on [Netflix](/source/Netflix), Hasbro sent an exclusive clip of the premiere to the site.[‡ 10]

## See also

- [List of fan works of the *My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic* fandom](/source/List_of_fan_works_of_the_My_Little_Pony%3A_Friendship_Is_Magic_fandom)

- [Online communities of the *My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic* fandom](/source/Online_communities_of_the_My_Little_Pony%3A_Friendship_Is_Magic_fandom)

- [*My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic* fan fiction](/source/My_Little_Pony%3A_Friendship_Is_Magic_fan_fiction)

- [Art of the *My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic* fandom](/source/Art_of_the_My_Little_Pony%3A_Friendship_Is_Magic_fandom)

- [Music of the *My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic* fandom](/source/Music_of_the_My_Little_Pony%3A_Friendship_Is_Magic_fandom)

- [Derpibooru](/source/Derpibooru)

- [Derpy Hooves](/source/Derpy_Hooves)

- [Fimfiction](/source/Fimfiction)

- [/mlp/](/source/%2Fmlp%2F)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Vauhini Vara and Ann Zimmerman (September 7, 2011). ["Hey, Bro, That's My Little Pony!"](https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203707504577012141105109140.html). *[The Wall Street Journal](/source/The_Wall_Street_Journal)*. Retrieved September 23, 2011.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ponyup_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ponyup_2-1) LaMarche, Una (August 3, 2011). ["Pony Up Haters: How 4chan Gave Birth to the Bronies"](https://www.betabeat.com/2011/08/03/pony-up-haters-how-4chan-gave-birth-to-the-bronies/). *[The New York Observer](/source/The_New_York_Observer)*. Retrieved August 3, 2011.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Watchcutter, Angela (June 9, 2011). ["My Little Pony Corrals Unlikely Fanboys Known as 'Bronies'"](https://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/06/bronies-my-little-ponys/). *[Wired](/source/Wired_(magazine))*. Retrieved June 9, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Griffiths, Daniel (June 9, 2011). ["Colt success: My Little Pony's reboot, Friendship is Magic"](https://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2011/09/play/colt-success). *[Wired UK](/source/Wired_(magazine))*. Retrieved June 9, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Weinman, Jaime (September 7, 2011). ["Ponies Do Sondheim"](https://www.macleans.ca/2011/09/07/ponies-do-sondheim/). *[Maclean's](/source/Maclean's)*. Retrieved September 23, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Ghomeshi, Jian (December 7, 2011). [*Curious about Bronies?*](https://web.archive.org/web/20120107231512/http://www.cbc.ca/q/blog/2011/12/07/curious-about-bronies/) (Radio broadcast). [CBC Radio](/source/CBC_Radio). Archived from [the original](http://www.cbc.ca/q/blog/2011/12/07/curious-about-bronies/) ([Adobe Flash](/source/Adobe_Flash)) on January 7, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Hix, Lisa (June 28, 2012). ["My Little Pony Smackdown: Girls vs. Bronies"](https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/my-little-pony-smackdown-girls-vs-bronies/). *[Collectors Weekly](/source/Collectors_Weekly)*. Retrieved June 28, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Brogen, Jacob (September 4, 2017). ["Memes Are the New Jump-Rope Songs"](http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2017/09/the_library_of_congress_web_cultures_web_archive_is_collecting_memes_as.html). *[Slate](/source/Slate_(magazine))*. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Web Cultures Web Archive"](https://www.loc.gov/collections/web-cultures-web-archive/about-this-collection/). [Library of Congress](/source/Library_of_Congress). Retrieved March 18, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** McLaughlin, Katie (September 22, 2011). ["The Throwback: 'My Little Pony'"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201111235732/https://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/22/the-throwback-my-little-pony/). *CNN Entertainment*. Archived from [the original](http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/22/the-throwback-my-little-pony/) on November 11, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Connelly, Sherilyn (2017). [*Ponyville Confidential: The History and Culture of My Little Pony, 1981-2016*](https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/ponyville-confidential/?srsltid=AfmBOoqUEw6Tj1DBX8Uhcv6aNXgTvNWx8JpTHUhmqQPT3iswvcutGz46). [McFarland & Company](/source/McFarland_%26_Company).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** Licari-Guillaume, Isabelle (2019). ["Expect the Unexpected: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and the Creation of a Double Audience"](https://doi.org/10.4000%2Ftransatlantica.14963). *Transatlantica* (2). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.4000/transatlantica.14963](https://doi.org/10.4000%2Ftransatlantica.14963).

### Primary sources

In the text, these references are preceded by a double dagger (‡):

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FAQ_3-0)** Scotellaro, Shaun (June 9, 2011). ["Equestria Daily FAQ"](https://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/04/equestria-daily-faq.html). *Equestria Daily*. Retrieved September 3, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Scotellaro, Shaun. ["Equestria Daily Staff Page"](https://www.equestriadaily.com/p/equestria-daily-staff-page-2022.html). *Equestria Daily*. Retrieved November 13, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Scotellaro, Shaun (June 15, 2014). ["Half a Billion Celebration Time"](http://www.equestriadaily.com/2014/06/half-billion-celebration-time.html). *Equestria Daily*. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Scotellaro, Shaun (May 27, 2011). ["Premiere: Extended Equestria Girls"](https://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/05/extended-equestria-girls.html). *Equestria Daily*. Retrieved October 1, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["There's a Pony For That HQ Version"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p50-oWY1pFE). *[YouTube](/source/YouTube)*. Equestria Daily. July 8, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Cereal Velocity (September 22, 2011). ["Cereal Reviews Twilight Sparkle: Teacher for a Day"](https://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/09/cereal-reviews-twilight-sparkle-teacher.html). *Equestria Daily*. Retrieved October 1, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** Tekaramity (September 14, 2011). ["Exclusive Season 2 audio interview with Jayson Thiessen"](https://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/09/exclusive-season-2-audio-interview-with.html). *Equestria Daily*. Retrieved October 1, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** Tekaramity (September 16, 2011). ["Exclusive Season 1 Retrospective Interview with Lauren Faust"](https://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/09/exclusive-season-1-retrospective.html). *Equestria Daily*. Retrieved October 1, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** Scotellaro, Shaun. [""Freedom of The Press" Event Returns to The Gameloft Game"](https://www.equestriadaily.com/2022/04/freedom-of-press-event-returns-to.html). *Equestria Daily*. Retrieved June 19, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** ["My Little Pony: Make Your Mark - Hitch and Posey Clip (EQD Exclusive)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220523070438/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZu0hVLXmyU). *[YouTube](/source/YouTube)*. Equestria Daily. May 23, 2022. Archived from [the original](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZu0hVLXmyU) on May 23, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022.

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