Nothing Technology Limited (Nothing) is a London-based consumer electronics manufacturer founded in 2020 by Carl Pei and Akis Evangelidis. The company develops smartphones, audio products and software experiences, distinguished by a minimalist aesthetic, transparent design and the Glyph Interface on the rear of its mobile phone range. Nothing aims to “Make tech fun again”.

Nothing was founded 29 October 2020 by Carl Pei, previously the co-founder of OnePlus, and Akis Evangelidis, after raising $7 million from investors such as Tony Fadell (Apple), Casey Neistat (YouTuber), Steve Huffman (Reddit) and Kevin Lin (Twitch).

The company was announced by Carl in January 2021, with the company's mission to “remove barriers between people and technology to create a seamless digital future”. Shortly after, Nothing acquired the Essential brand before partnering with Teenage Engineering, a Swedish electronics company known for product design.

Ear (1) was Nothing's first product launched in July 2021 before Nothing expanded into the smartphone market with Phone (1) in March 2022. Both of these products established the company’s identity, built on transparency and minimalism. Phone (1) introduced the Glyph Interface, a number of LED segments on the rear panel, something Nothing has now become infamous for, and has evolved over time with different models featuring a differing Glyph design. Phone (3) changed the interface in the biggest way since 2021, with the Glyph Matrix - a 25 x 25 pixel display on the rear. Nothing opened its first permanent retail location, Nothing Store Soho in December 2022. Four years later, they opened their sencond store, this time outside of the UK, Nothing Store Bengaluru, in February 2026.

In 2023, alongside the main Nothing brand, the company introduced CMF by Nothing, a sub-brand focused on accessible, design-driven consumer products. CMF launched with three products: CMF Watch Pro, CMF Buds Pro, and CMF Power 65W GaN.

Nothing has continued to expand and refine its product line till the present day, releasing a number of models in the Ear Series, additional phone models and Headphone (1), its first pair of over-ear headphones.^[1])

For all CMF by Nothing devices, visit the CMF by Nothing wiki section.

Nothing developers a range of first-party software, applications and developer tools, designed to support its ecosystem of smartphones and audio devices. The company's software strategy and design focuses on minimalism and seamless integration between its devices. Their software portfolio includes the Android-based Nothing OS, Glyph Interface tools and projects under the Essential branding.

Nothing maintains an active community, which contributes to its community-driven brand identity, emphasising transparency and direct engagement with its user base. Key community initiatives include:

• First party Community Platforms, the nothing.community forum and official Discord server.
• The Community Board Observer (CBO) role - a community-appointed representative who attends board meetings and reports on community sentiment and feedback.
• Beta programs for early testing access, and the Community Review Program, allowing users the opportunity to test and review devices for a period of time.
• A special line of Community Edition devices, which are designed and manufactured in collaboration with community members.
• Community Crowdfunding opportunities.
• Specially organised Community events.

Nothing now has two permanent physical locations, the Nothing Store Soho in London, England and Nothing Store Bengaluru in Bengaluru, India. It also has a mobile Kiosk, which has been spotted in a few different cities and countries. Other than this, Nothing utilises pop ups & retail partners during product launches to hold “drop” events around the world, where users can get their hands on products, often with exclusive bundle deals, merchandise or the chance to win prizes.

Nothing has a number of key people both internally as employees and externally.

• Carl Pei - Co-founder & CEO.
• Akis Evangelidis - Co-founder & president of Nothing India.
• Other co-founders and key Board Members
• Executive & Leadership Team
• Community Team - the team that leads Nothing’s community and its platforms.
• External Investors - those who’ve invested during Nothing’s investment rounds.
• Brand Ambassadors & Partners

There are a number of community developed websites and fan-pages. For clarity, below is a collection of all of Nothing's official websites, platforms, social media and support.

• nothing.tech - Nothing's official web store. Purchase or find a retailer for all of the latest Nothing devices.
• essential.com - The official site for Essential, Nothing's brand for Essential Space.
• nothing.community - The home of the Nothing Community web forum.
• Discord - Nothing's official Discord community server.
• playground.nothing.tech - Nothing's Playground - a hub for community creations, such as Glyph Toys, camera presets and buds EQ profiles.

• Support Centre - Links to product guides, FAQ and support. May have a live chat in the bottom right, country dependent.
• Web support - Contact form for Nothing support. May have a phone number at the bottom, country dependent.
• X - nothingsupport - Nothing's X account for support queries.
• Product Status - Verify information about your Nothing device with its IMEI or Serial Number.

• YouTube - Nothing's official YouTube channel.
• X - Nothing - Nothing's global X account.
• X - NothingIndia - Nothing's X account for India.
• X - NothingJapan - Nothing's X account for Japan.
• X - NothingArabia - Nothing's X account for Arabia.
• Instagram - Nothing - Nothing's global Instagram account.
• Instagram - NothingIndia - Nothing's Instagram account for India.
• Instagram - NothingArabia - Nothing's Instagram account for Arabia.
• Instagram - Nothing.Espana - Nothing's Instagram account for Spain.
• Instagram - Community.Nothing - The Nothing Community instagram account.
• RedNote - Nothing's official RedNote account (China).
• Threads - @nothing - Nothing's official Threads account.
• TikTok - @nothing - Nothing's official TikTok account.

• X - cmfbynothing - CMF by Nothing's X account.
• X - cmf_support - CMF by Nothing's X account for support queries.

• Nothing Developer Programme - GitHub - The official repositories for the Glyph Developer Kit.