User:Uhmss/Wattpad

Objectives for step 3

 * Redo lead section, it depends on too many citations from Wattpad itself and should reflect what the entire article is about.
 * Change up some sections in an effort to remove dependence on primary sources
 * Arranging sections of this paper?
 * Citations 6 and 11 on the original page are the same. [edit when moving edits]

Lead section (needs an edit for the second part with verifiable sources, and to represent all major points)
Wattpad is an online social reading platform intended for users to read and write original stories. Founded by Allen Lau and Ivan Yuen, the platform aims to create social communities around stories, and remove the barriers between readers and writers. The platform allows users to write and publish stories, or just read stories generated by other users. [citation from Wattpad] In January 2021, Naver Corporation announced that it would be acquiring Wattpad. The deal was completed in May 2021. [reuse citation 10 from Wattpad itself] As of November 2021, Wattpad has a monthly audience of more than 90 million users, who can directly interact with the writers and share their opinions with fellow readers.

Wattpad has stories available in more than 50 languages, and nearly 300,000 writers from 35 countries take part every year in the largest writing competition, the Watty Awards. Some of these stories are being transformed into TV dramas and movies, an example of which is The Kissing Booth [citation 69]. In January 2019, Wattpad launched a publishing division named Wattpad Books, in an effort to take the "guesswork" out of publishing for authors.[citation 60]