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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Web intelligence, proxy services, data scraping |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide (excluding Russia and Belarus) |
| Products | Proxy Solutions, Scraping Solutions, Datasets |
| Website | oxylabs.io |
Oxylabs.io is a Lithuanian technology company that provides public web data collection tools and proxy infrastructure.[1] The company was founded in Tesonet accelerator.[2]
It collaborates with Bellingcat and Debunk.org[3][4] In 2020, Oxylabs’ residential proxy network was reportedly used by the hackers, including the Nobbleom group, to help interfere EU governments.[5]
History
editOxylabs.io was established in 2015 as a provider of datacenter proxies. In 2022-2024, the company was also included in the Financial Times list of Europe’s fastest-growing companies.[6]
As of 2025, Oxylabs.io pool had had over 175 million IP addresses in 195 locations worldwide.[7] In July of the same year, Oxylabs launched AI Studio that let users extract data using natural‑language prompts.[8] In June 2025, it acquired French-based ScrapingBee startup for €10 million.[9]
Overview
editOxylabs provides products related to public web data collection and proxy services.[10] From 2019, the company also organizes an annual conference, OxyCon, focused on web scraping technologies.[11]
References
edit- ^ Lithuania“, Rūta Pukenė/„Unicorns. ""Oxylabs" vadovas J.Černiauskas: startuoliai turės išmokti gyventi naujoje realybėje". 15min.lt/verslas (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ Vareikaitė-Mills, Agnė (27 July 2025). "Prie "Oxylabs" vadovų komandos prisijungė Ž. Pilkauskienė". vz.lt.
- ^ "Lietuvių startuolis pradeda bendradarbiavimą su tarptautine tiriamosios žurnalistikos organizacija "Bellingcat"". www.lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ ""Oxylabs" surėmė pečius su "Debunk.org": padės kovoti su dezinformacija ir propaganda". Delfi (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ Tom, Thomson (11 October 2020). "The Hackers Used Home Networks". Archived from the original on 26 October 2021.
He identified Bright Data, Oxylabs, IP Burger as proxy providers used by Nobelium and other hacking groups to bypass security controls. Yoo said his company tracks those companies because they are often used by hacking organizations.
- ^ "Oxylabs Has Changed How Web Scraping Is Done With a New AI-Powered Solution | HackerNoon". hackernoon.com. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ "Oxylabs". PCMag UK. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ "Oxylabs launches AI Studio for advanced web scraping". www.sourcesecurity.com. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ "Oxylabs Group strengthens position with eight-figure acquisition of ScrapingBee". Tech.eu. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ Williams, Stefan Ionescu Contributions from Mike; DeMuro, Jonas P.; updated, Mayank Sharma last (6 February 2022). "Oxylabs Review: Pros & Cons, Features, Ratings, Pricing and more". TechRadar. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ Kavanagh, Sarah. "Oxylabs Launches OxyCopilot: The First AI Assistant for Web Data Collection". Startups Magazine. Retrieved 2 August 2025.