10 interesting facts about Magento Wikipedia won’t tell you

Magento is a fast-developing e-commerce platform, which aids other businesses to set up their online presence. And while we all know common features of Magento, here are a few things which even Wikipedia doesn’t list out!

• The makers of Magento seem to be very influenced by dragons! The logo of Magento is derived from the role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons! Dungeons and Dragons also inspire the bright orange featuring in Magento’s logo.
• SAP ECC/R3 is Magento’s most expensive extension.
• Magento has a 49% stake in eBay. It acquired this stake in February 2011.
• Imagine eCommerce is Magento’s annual e-commerce conference, with the first event being held in February 2011. The event got a huge response from merchants, partners and developers.
• The Magento community is widespread with global outreach. Certified professionals from around 73 countries are associated with Magenta. This community consisting 296,000 official members has been increasing with passing day.
• Magento is synonymous to e-commerce as it was more looked out for on Google than e-commerce!
• Most Magento users are based in the USA, UK and Netherlands.
• Highest selling themes of Magneto is Ultimo, followed by Porto.
• As of 2018, 13794 active websites are powered by Magento.
• Nike, Ford, Samsung, Olympus, Coca-Cola and Lenovo are among the top brands that are Magento users. Visit here for more information.