Docsity May 2026

Riccardo, now the CEO, made a bold decision: No paywall. No ads. Every document, every past exam, every expert Q&A—open to all.

And every night, somewhere in the world, a stressed student will open Docsity, find a perfectly clear explanation of a topic they thought was impossible, and breathe a sigh of relief. Then, a year later, that same student will upload their own notes—paying it forward. docsity

By 2012, Docsity had exploded. It wasn’t just Turin anymore. Students from Milan, Rome, Naples, and Bologna were uploading everything from jurisprudence case briefs to organic chemistry reaction maps. The platform had over 200,000 documents. But with growth came a crisis. Riccardo, now the CEO, made a bold decision: No paywall