Salesforce Facts & Insights
Discover fascinating facts and insights about Salesforce that you never knew before!
Amazing Salesforce Facts
Learn about the company's history, innovations, and global impact
#1
Most Innovative Company
Salesforce was named the 'World's Most Innovative Company' by Forbes 4 times in a row, from 2011-2014.
Company
#2
App Store Creation
Salesforce created The App Store. Marc Benioff gave it as a gift to Steve Jobs for all of his help and mentoring and settled on the AppExchange instead.
History
#3
Salesforce Tower
The Salesforce Tower is the tallest building in the Bay Area. It stands at a jaw dropping 326 meter high. It is also the most expensive building in San Francisco, costing $1.1 billion dollars to complete.
Company
#4
RAD Women
RAD Women (Radical Apex Developers) is a collaborative and supportive environment designed to help empower women to code on the Salesforce platform.
Company
#5
1/1/1 Model
Salesforce invented the 1/1/1 Model. It is centered around companies contributing 1% of equity, 1% of your product and 1% percent of employee hours back to the community.
Company
#6
Job Creation
Salesforce and it's partner ecosystem is expected to enable the creation of 3.3 million new jobs by 2022.
Statistics
#7
Dreamforce Growth
Dreamforce first launched in 2003 and was held at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. It drew only 1,300 people to the event. In 2017, over 170,000 Trailblazers from all across the globe had attended the world's largest CRM conference!
History
#8
Dreampitch
Dreampitch gives entrepreneurs a chance to pitch their ideas for the next great start-up built on the Salesforce platform in judges with a chance to win a check for $250,000 from Salesforce Ventures.
Company
#9
Oracle Investment
Oracle founder, Larry Ellison was one of the first investors in Salesforce. Ellison invested about $2 million of his own money to help get Salesforce off the ground.
History
#10
Ohana Coffee
Ohana Coffee is a community - driven virtual coffee break Hangout with everyone who loves to chat about all things Salesforce and beyond with their Webcams turned on. It is lead by Ireland User Group Leader Lauren Dunne.
Company
#11
Volunteer Program
Salesforce rewards the top 100 employees who have completed and logged the greatest number of volunteer hours within a fiscal year with a $10,000 grant to the nonprofit organization of their choice.
Company
#12
Abilityforce
Salesforce has an entire community designed to bring together people with various disabilities called Abilityforce. See what's happening on Twitter under #Abilityforce.
Company
Salesforce by the Numbers
Impressive statistics that showcase Salesforce's global impact and success.
150,000+
Customers
3.3M
Jobs Created
170,000+
Dreamforce Attendees
3,466
AppExchange Apps