Turnitin

Turnitin, LLC is an American company founded in 1998 and based in Oakland, California. It specializes in providing an Internet-based similarity detection service primarily for educational institutions, helping to identify plagiarism in submitted documents. As a subsidiary of Advance Publications since 2019, Turnitin has established itself as a leader in the plagiarism detection market. The company offers a range of services, including plagiarism detection, writing feedback, and AI content detection. Its core service compares submissions against a vast database of over 929 million student papers and web content to ensure originality. Additionally, Turnitin provides tools that assist students in improving their writing by highlighting strengths and areas for improvement. With a customer base of over 16,000 universities and high schools worldwide, Turnitin serves more than 71 million students across 140 countries, reinforcing its commitment to academic integrity and student learning.