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Today, HighLevel supports SMBs across 150+ countries, fueling community-driven growth rooted in real customer outcomes.\nTo date, businesses operating on HighLevel have generated over $7 billion in ecosystem value, demonstrating the impact of shared infrastructure at scale. By centralizing conversations, automation and intelligence into one system, we help businesses move faster, reduce complexity and execute efficiently.\nBehind the platform, HighLevel powers more than 4 billion API hits and 2.5 billion message events daily. With 250 terabytes of distributed data, 250+ microservices and over 1 million domain names supported, our architecture is built for performance, resilience and long-term scalability.\nOur People\nWith over 2,000 team members across 10+ countries, HighLevel operates as a global, remote-first organization built for speed and ownership. 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