{{short description|Technology and business website and conference}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}{{Use British English|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox website | name = TNW | logo = TNW logo.svg | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = TNW (The Next Web) logo<br /><!-- or: | logocaption = --> | screenshot = | collapsible = <!-- set as "on", "y", etc, otherwise omit/leave blank --> | collapsetext = <!-- collapsible area's heading (default "Screenshot"); omit/leave blank if collapsible not set --> | background = <!-- for collapsetext heading; default grey (gainsboro) --> | screenshot_size = | screenshot_alt = | caption = | url = {{Official URL}} | areas = | offices = | commercial = Yes | type = Technology news | registration = | language = English | num_users = | content_license = <!-- or: | content_licence = --> | programming_language = | owner = Tekpon | author = <!-- or: creator / authors / creators --> | editor = <!-- or: | editors = --> | launch_date = {{Start date and age|2008|6|10|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whois.DomainTools.com/thenextweb.com|title=thenextweb.com – WHOIS, DNS, & domain info – DomainTools|website=whois.DomainTools.com|publisher=WHOIS|access-date=14 October 2020}}</ref> | revenue = | current_status = Active | footnotes = | location = Amsterdam, Netherlands | international = y }} '''TNW''' ('''The Next Web''') is a website and annual series of conferences focused on new technology and start-up companies in Europe.<ref name=Entrepreneur>{{Cite web|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/277375|title=Staying on top of Generation-T: The Next Web co-founder Patrick de Laive|last1=Thomas|first1=Aby Sam|date=12 June 2016|website=www.Entrepreneur.com|publisher=Entrepreneur|access-date=20 November 2018|archive-date=29 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829175219/https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/277375|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://digiday.com/media/financial-times-buys-next-web-beef-live-events-business/|title=The Financial Times buys The Next Web to beef up live events business|last=Davies|first=Jessica|date=5 March 2019|website=Digiday|access-date=2 June 2019|archive-date=2 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602192104/https://digiday.com/media/financial-times-buys-next-web-beef-live-events-business/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=FT>{{Cite web|last=Gross|first=Anna|date=5 March 2019|url=https://www.FT.com/content/0e6ab29c-3f63-11e9-b896-fe36ec32aece|title=FT acquires majority stake in The Next Web|url-access=subscription|website=www.FT.com|publisher=Financial Times|access-date=2 June 2019}}</ref> The Next Web company was established in 2006 by co-founders Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten and Patrick de Laive in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and a technology news website of the same name was started in 2009.<ref name=Entrepreneur/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://OpenCampus.NewSchool.edu/news/top-6-takeaways-next-web-europes-leading-tech-festival|title=Top 6 takeaways from The Next Web|website=OpenCampus.NewSchool.edu|publisher=The New School – Open Campus|access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref> TNW's reporting has been sourced by ''Wired'', ''Mashable'', and the ''Huffington Post'', among others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://Mashable.com/2018/01/26/instagram-facebook-outage/#WegFy5NwGiq6|title=Here's why your Instagram and Facebook feeds are looking bare this morning|last1=Thompson|first1=Rachel|date=26 January 2018|website=Mashable.com|publisher=Mashable|access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.Wired.com/story/japans-top-cybersecurity-official-has-never-used-a-computer/|title=Security news this week|date=17 November 2018|magazine=Wired|publisher=Wired|access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/23/silicon-valley-ryan-gosling-tumblr_n_1168274.html|title=Silicon Valley Ryan Gosling: 'Hey Girl' meme goes tech|last1=Emerson|first1=Ramona|date=4 January 2012|website=www.HuffingtonPost.com|publisher=Huffington Post|access-date=20 November 2018|archive-date=8 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308183947/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/23/silicon-valley-ryan-gosling-tumblr_n_1168274.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.Firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/googles-new-podcast-app-for-android-comes-built-into-search-and-assistant-4444607.html|title=Google's new podcast app for Android comes built into Search and Assistant|date=24 April 2018|work=Firstpost|access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref>
On 5 March 2019, the Financial Times purchased a majority stake in TNW.<ref name=FT/> On September 6, 2021, former CEO, Boris stepped down and handed the position to Myrthe van de Erve who was the former COO.
In 2025, TNW announced it would shut down its events and media operations, holding its last conference in June, while its coworking business continues to operate.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lewin |first=Amy |date=5 September 2025 |title=The Next Web conference shuts down |url=https://sifted.eu/articles/the-next-web-shuts-down |access-date=6 September 2025 |website=Sifted}}</ref>
According to de Laive, it took one year for thenextweb.com to reach 100,000 monthly visitors, and at June 2016 it was getting 8 million to 10 million monthly visitors.<ref name=Entrepreneur/>
==Conferences== {{Infobox convention | name = TNW Conference | image = The Next Web Conference Logo.svg | image 2 = | status = Active | genre = Technology and Business | venue = | location = Amsterdam | country = Netherlands | first = 2006 | last = | founders = Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Patrick de Laive | organizer = | attendance = 17,500 (2019) | website = {{url|https://thenextweb.com/conference}} }}
Speakers at TNW Conferences have included Gary Vaynerchuk, Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, and Robert Cailliau.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ces.tech/Events-Programs/CES-Unveiled/Amsterdam/Schedule/Prince-Constantijn-speaker-bio.aspx|title=HRH Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands|website=www.CES.tech|publisher=Consumer Electronics Show|access-date=20 November 2018|archive-date=29 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129100612/https://www.ces.tech/Events-Programs/CES-Unveiled/Amsterdam/Schedule/Prince-Constantijn-speaker-bio.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Mic>{{Cite web|last=Ehrenkranz|first=Melanie|date=15 March 2017|title=The 'Next Web' tech conference is under fire for stiffing speakers|url=https://www.Mic.com/articles/171287/the-next-web-tech-conference-is-under-fire-for-stiffing-professional-speakers|website=www.Mic.com|publisher=Mic|access-date=14 October 2020}}</ref>
In 2017, The Next Web's Amsterdam conference came under fire for making misleading statements, and having a lack of transparency about paying presenters for speaking appearances, and for having a gender gap in the number of its male and female presenters, and a gender pay gap in their compensation.<ref name=Mic/>
In 2020 the event was fully online and for their 2021 event they held a hybrid and smaller event because of COVID-19 restrictions in the Netherlands.
==See also== *Consumer Electronics Show *Web Summit *Slush (event)
==References== {{Reflist}}
== Further reading ==
{{refbegin}} * {{Cite web |last1=Bischoff |first1=Paul |title=The Next Web signs exclusive deal with Tencent to republish articles in Chinese |work=Tech in Asia |date=2014-09-18 |url=https://www.techinasia.com/web-signs-exclusive-deal-tencent-republish-articles-chinese |language=en-US |access-date=2018-11-15 |df=mdy-all |archive-date=6 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306073352/https://www.techinasia.com/web-signs-exclusive-deal-tencent-republish-articles-chinese |url-status=live }} * {{Cite web |last1=Egusa |first1=Conrad |last2=Cohen |first2=Steven |title=The Netherlands: A Look At The World's High-Tech Startup Capital |work=TechCrunch |date=2015-07-05 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/05/the-netherlands-a-look-at-the-worlds-high-tech-startup-capital/ |language=en-US |access-date=2018-11-15 |df=mdy-all }} * {{Cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Chris |title=Next Web is the latest media company to offer a tech product |work=Digiday |date=2015-01-09 |url=https://digiday.com/uk/next-web-latest-media-company-offer-tech-product/ |language=en-US |access-date=2018-11-15 |df=mdy-all }} * {{Cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Chris |title=Tech blog The Next Web doubles down on ecommerce |work=Digiday |date=2014-12-04 |url=https://digiday.com/uk/tech-blog-next-web-doubles-ecommerce/ |language=en-US |access-date=2018-11-15 |df=mdy-all }} {{refend}}
==External links== * [https://thenextweb.com Official website] * [https://thenextweb.com/conference TNW Conference website] * [https://www.youtube.com/@TheNextWeb TNW Youtube] * [https://tekpon.com TEKPON]
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