Replit opens office in London

Replit opened its first international office in London this week, giving the U.S. software platform its first base outside the United States. The company announced the move on Sept. 8 and said London will serve as its European hub as it expands beyond its home market. Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, joined the ribbon-cutting, according to Replit’s announcement. Replit said the expansion comes amid demand from individuals, small businesses and enterprise customers for its AI-assisted software creation tools. ### Why London, and why now? Replit said on Sept. 8 that demand from individuals, small businesses and enterprises drove the decision to open in London. The company described itself as an “agentic creation platform” that helps users turn ideas into apps, websites, products and businesses, and it said the London office is its first international location. (prnewswire.com) London officials also tied the opening to the city’s technology sector. Sadiq Khan said in remarks cited by local coverage that Replit had chosen London for its European hub, with the office located in King’s Cross. ### How big is Replit’s current footprint? Replit said it was founded in 2016 and now has more than 60 million users worldwide. (prnewswire.com) The company also said its users include people at 85% of Fortune 500 companies, a figure it used to underline its push beyond hobbyist coding and into business and enterprise use. Earlier company disclosures showed how quickly Replit had been growing before the London opening. (londondaily.news) In September 2025, Replit said it had raised $250 million in Series C funding at a $3 billion valuation and had grown annualized revenue to $150 million, up from $2.8 million in less than a year. ### What is the charity partnership attached to the launch? Replit said the London opening will be paired with a partnership with The Lord Mayor’s Appeal charity. (prnewswire.com) The company said the program will provide upskilling support for young Londoners who are not in education, employment or training, a group often referred to as NEET. (replit.com) The Lord Mayor’s Appeal said on Aug. 4 that it had decided to focus exclusively for at least the next three years on supporting young people in London who are NEET. That makes the Replit partnership part of a broader shift in the charity’s work rather than a one-off campaign tied only to the office opening. (prnewswire.com) ### What does the announcement say about Replit’s product pitch? Replit’s own website currently advertises a service that can build a working app or website from a prompt in minutes and says no coding is needed to get started. The company has increasingly framed itself around AI-assisted software creation rather than only browser-based coding environments, and in May launched a solution partner program aimed at broader business adoption. (thelordmayorsappeal.org) Replit’s documentation and product pages also emphasize integrations with outside AI models and collaborative development workflows. That positioning helps explain why the company highlighted demand from individual users, small businesses and enterprises in the same announcement. ### What happens next? The Lord Mayor’s Appeal said its NEET-focused strategy will run for at least the next three years, giving Replit’s London partnership a defined policy backdrop. (replit.com) Replit said the London office is now open, and the company identified the site as its European hub as it builds out operations from King’s Cross. (thelordmayorsappeal.org) (docs.replit.com)