# Ecosia

> Berlin search engine that funds tree planting and restoration with its profits

Source: https://treerm.org/org/ecosia · Updated 2026-11-07 · Data license: CC BY 4.0 (https://treerm.org/about#license)

## Facts

- Type: Company
- Scope: Global
- Headquarters: Berlin, Germany
- Founded: 2009
- Website: https://www.ecosia.org
- Countries where they plant: Burkina Faso, Brazil, Spain, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Netherlands, Peru, Senegal, Togo, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam
- Activity types: Reforestation (primary), Agroforestry, Mangrove restoration, Carbon offset planting
- Trees on record: 200,000,000 (larger of latest cumulative figure and sum of annual figures; trees planted or distributed)

## About

Ecosia is a Berlin-based search engine company (Ecosia GmbH) launched in December 2009 by Christian Kroll. It funds tree planting and ecosystem restoration carried out by local partner organizations using its advertising profits, publishes monthly financial reports, became Germany's first certified B Corp in 2014, and in 2018 transferred shares to the Purpose Foundation so that the company cannot be sold or pay out profits. Its 2024 roundup reports planting in 38 countries, with new work in Togo, Vietnam and the Netherlands.

## Metrics

| Metric | Year | Value | Cumulative | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|---|---|---|
| Trees planted | 2024 | 18,400,000 | no (that year) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://blog.ecosia.org/2024-roundup/) Ecosia 2024 roundup: 'We planted 18.4 million trees together this year ... in 38 different countries' |
| Trees planted | 2024 | 200,000,000 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://blog.ecosia.org/200-million-trees/) Blog post dated 1 Feb 2024: 'our tree counter ticks towards 200,000,000' |

Confidence: self-reported is the organization's own published figure; independently verified means a third party confirmed it; estimated means TreeRM derived it and the note says how.

## Links

- x: https://x.com/ecosia
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ecosia/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ecosia
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecosia
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/ecosia

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