The most expensive 33 hours in WordPress history...
Fireship · 1,023,496 · 2026-09-23
It also sits at #19 in the People & Blogs chart. TRENVID has tracked it for 9 days; its best position so far is #4. Uploaded on 2026-09-23 by Fireship.
What this video is about
This video recounts a dramatic corporate power struggle at Automattic where co-founder Matt Mullenweg was ousted by the board and replaced by the CFO before reclaiming control within 33 hours. The narrator details how Mullenweg, who owns 84% of the company's voting shares, utilized his majority stake to replace the entire board and restore himself as CEO after a secret leadership meeting.
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Description
Greptile is the only AI code reviewer that actually runs your code. Try it for free: Automattic's board fired WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg while he was at Burning Man... 33 hours later, he replaced the board and declared himself a pirate. Let's dive in. Want more Fireship?
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