Social Impact
Play with purpose
Play with purposeOur initiatives build on our technology — encouraging people to get moving, make friends, and care for the sites, streets, and art in their communities.
Our initiatives build on our technology — encouraging people to get moving, make friends, and care for the sites, streets, and art in their communities.
Play with purpose
Play with purposeOur initiatives build on our technology — encouraging people to get moving, make friends, and care for the sites, streets, and art in their communities.
Our initiatives build on our technology — encouraging people to get moving, make friends, and care for the sites, streets, and art in their communities.
Enhancing public space
Enhancing public spaceHealthy communities need public spaces that are accessible to everyone. We’re working with our global partners to create, rehabilitate, and protect the public spaces around us, for all of us.
Healthy communities need public spaces that are accessible to everyone. We’re working with our global partners to create, rehabilitate, and protect the public spaces around us, for all of us.
Enhancing public space
Enhancing public spaceHealthy communities need public spaces that are accessible to everyone. We’re working with our global partners to create, rehabilitate, and protect the public spaces around us, for all of us.
Healthy communities need public spaces that are accessible to everyone. We’re working with our global partners to create, rehabilitate, and protect the public spaces around us, for all of us.
200
tons of trash collected and responsibly disposed of
Every April during our annual Sustainability campaign, Niantic Explorers care for their local communities. In the past few years, hundreds of thousands of players across 41 countries and 6 continents have collected and responsibly disposed of nearly 200 tons of trash. They’ve also planted hundreds of thousands of trees.
Every April during our annual Sustainability campaign, Niantic Explorers care for their local communities. In the past few years, hundreds of thousands of players across 41 countries and 6 continents have collected and responsibly disposed of nearly 200 tons of trash. They’ve also planted hundreds of thousands of trees.
Alongside Pure Earth, our players in the Philippines joined their community for an educational workshop, creating ecobricks out of trash to use as insulation and build durable walls.
Alongside Pure Earth, our players in the Philippines joined their community for an educational workshop, creating ecobricks out of trash to use as insulation and build durable walls.
200
tons of trash collected and responsibly disposed of
Every April during our annual Sustainability campaign, Niantic Explorers care for their local communities. In the past few years, hundreds of thousands of players across 41 countries and 6 continents have collected and responsibly disposed of nearly 200 tons of trash. They’ve also planted hundreds of thousands of trees.
Every April during our annual Sustainability campaign, Niantic Explorers care for their local communities. In the past few years, hundreds of thousands of players across 41 countries and 6 continents have collected and responsibly disposed of nearly 200 tons of trash. They’ve also planted hundreds of thousands of trees.
Alongside Pure Earth, our players in the Philippines joined their community for an educational workshop, creating ecobricks out of trash to use as insulation and build durable walls.
Alongside Pure Earth, our players in the Philippines joined their community for an educational workshop, creating ecobricks out of trash to use as insulation and build durable walls.
Empowering people
Empowering peopleBoth through our technology and the initiatives we support, we hope to encourage the explorer and changemaker in all of us.
Both through our technology and the initiatives we support, we hope to encourage the explorer and changemaker in all of us.
Empowering people
Empowering peopleBoth through our technology and the initiatives we support, we hope to encourage the explorer and changemaker in all of us.
Both through our technology and the initiatives we support, we hope to encourage the explorer and changemaker in all of us.
38B+
kilometers covered by Niantic players
In 2020, we donated $7 million to hyperlocal nonprofits focused on supporting Black communities in the United States. See the full list of donees in our Social Impact report.
In 2020, we donated $7 million to hyperlocal nonprofits focused on supporting Black communities in the United States. See the full list of donees in our Social Impact report.
38B+
kilometers covered by Niantic players
In 2020, we donated $7 million to hyperlocal nonprofits focused on supporting Black communities in the United States. See the full list of donees in our Social Impact report.
In 2020, we donated $7 million to hyperlocal nonprofits focused on supporting Black communities in the United States. See the full list of donees in our Social Impact report.
500M+
friends connected through Pokémon GO and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
47%
Pokémon GO players motivated to connect with others
500M+
friends connected through Pokémon GO and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
47%
Pokémon GO players motivated to connect with others
Creating community
Creating communityIn partnership with city governments, foundations, and nonprofits, we’re seeking to build stronger, more equitable communities.
In partnership with city governments, foundations, and nonprofits, we’re seeking to build stronger, more equitable communities.
Creating community
Creating communityIn partnership with city governments, foundations, and nonprofits, we’re seeking to build stronger, more equitable communities.
In partnership with city governments, foundations, and nonprofits, we’re seeking to build stronger, more equitable communities.
190K+
players who have participated in Niantic Impact Events to support local communities
In collaboration with the Knight Foundation, we hosted a symposium called “Augmenting Cities: A Playful Path to Community,” bringing together 150 attendees of diverse backgrounds and disciplines to reflect on how the future of people, cities, and technology will be shaped by and evolve through AR.
In collaboration with the Knight Foundation, we hosted a symposium called “Augmenting Cities: A Playful Path to Community,” bringing together 150 attendees of diverse backgrounds and disciplines to reflect on how the future of people, cities, and technology will be shaped by and evolve through AR.
Our inaugural group of Niantic/Knight Fellows in four cities across the US found creative ways to increase civic engagement and positively impact their local communities through real-world events.
Our inaugural group of Niantic/Knight Fellows in four cities across the US found creative ways to increase civic engagement and positively impact their local communities through real-world events.
190K+
players who have participated in Niantic Impact Events to support local communities
In collaboration with the Knight Foundation, we hosted a symposium called “Augmenting Cities: A Playful Path to Community,” bringing together 150 attendees of diverse backgrounds and disciplines to reflect on how the future of people, cities, and technology will be shaped by and evolve through AR.
In collaboration with the Knight Foundation, we hosted a symposium called “Augmenting Cities: A Playful Path to Community,” bringing together 150 attendees of diverse backgrounds and disciplines to reflect on how the future of people, cities, and technology will be shaped by and evolve through AR.
Our inaugural group of Niantic/Knight Fellows in four cities across the US found creative ways to increase civic engagement and positively impact their local communities through real-world events.
Our inaugural group of Niantic/Knight Fellows in four cities across the US found creative ways to increase civic engagement and positively impact their local communities through real-world events.