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What is What3words stock worth?

what3words is the simplest way to talk about location. It has divided the world into 3m x 3m squares, each with a unique 3 word address. Now people can refer to any precise location – a delivery entrance, a picnic spot or a drone landing point – using just three simple words. what3words is used by businesses and governments to operate more efficiently, and by individuals to find and share locations. Over 650 businesses, government organisations and NGOs in over 170 countries are using 3 word addresses.

Estimated share price

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What3words has an observed estimated price: most recent data 2026-09-15, daily history back to 2025-09-03.

Estimated from live trades and accepted bids across employer liquidity programs, institutional trades, broker trades, and pre-IPO marketplaces. Private shares are illiquid and transfer-restricted; estimates are educational, not an offer or advice. The preview above is blurred and illustrative. How this is calculated

About What3words

Employees
177
Founded
2013
Industry
Software Development, Technology, Information and Internet, Technology, Information and Media
Website
what3words.com

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What3words equity, answered plainly

Is What3words a public company?

No. What3words is privately held, which is exactly why its share price doesn't show up in your brokerage app. The company (founded in 2013, operating in software development, with roughly 177 employees) remains private even at that scale. Its shares still change hands between eligible buyers and sellers on the secondary market, producing an observable estimated price.

What is What3words' stock price?

What3words has an observed estimated share price from secondary-market activity, updated as new data is observed. Its observed price history runs back to 2025-09-03. ExitCue members see the current estimate and its full history free, along with what their own grants are approximately worth at that price.

Can you sell What3words stock before an IPO?

Sometimes. Private-share sales depend on What3words' transfer restrictions, rights of first refusal, and whether the company runs tender offers or permits secondary sales. Your grant documents and the company's policies govern, but "hard to sell today" is not the same as "worth zero."

What happens to my What3words options if I leave?

Most option grants have a post-termination exercise window, commonly 90 days, sometimes longer, after which unexercised options expire worthless. The exact terms are in your grant documents. ExitCue reads those documents, tracks the deadline, and reminds you before the window closes.

How much is my What3words equity worth?

Multiply what you hold by the estimated share price, separating vested from unvested, and netting out strike prices for options. That's precisely the arithmetic ExitCue does for you, continuously, at the current observed estimate. It's an educational estimate, not a guarantee, and a far better anchor than the $0 the internet suggests.

What's the difference between What3words' 409A valuation and what its shares trade at?

The 409A is a tax-compliance appraisal, usually conservative, used to set option strike prices. Secondary-market pricing reflects what buyers and sellers actually agree to. The two frequently differ, which is why evaluating an offer on the 409A alone undersells (or oversells) it.

When will What3words IPO?

Unless What3words has publicly announced a listing, nobody knows, including the people who sound confident on forums. The practical upside of secondary markets is that you don't have to wait for an IPO to know approximately what the shares trade at.

Do my unvested What3words RSUs count for anything?

Unvested equity isn't yours yet, but it has an estimable value and a schedule. Seeing vested and unvested value separately, in dollars at the current estimated price, turns "some RSUs" into a number you can plan around.

General educational information, not advice about your specific situation. Grant terms vary; your documents govern.

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