In which U.S. state is Pinterest headquartered?

Pinterest is headquartered in California, specifically in San Francisco. The company began in Palo Alto before moving its headquarters to San Francisco in 2012, placing it firmly in the Bay Area’s technology corridor.

Pinterest was founded by Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciarra, and Evan Sharp. The service developed from an invitation-only project into a visual discovery platform where users collect ideas, products, recipes, and projects on digital boards.

California is the canonical answer because the question asks for the U.S. state, not the city. San Francisco is the relevant city, while Palo Alto is a common mix-up because it was Pinterest’s original base. Washington can also appear in Pinterest’s history because the company opened an engineering office in Seattle, but Seattle is not its headquarters.