Discussion

• @pradeep24 Pradeep on x

  Om Writing about someone who wrote for the sheer joy of it is not easy, but I will try. Om was prolific and fearless, and we loved him for it. A beast of a writer who spoke truth to power in a sector that was rapidly becoming all-powerful. Om didn't marry, or have kids. But [imag…

• @nixxin Nikhil Pahwa on x

  RIP @om . You will be missed. I'm glad you came back to writing recently, and I had hoped that we would meet again, on my next trip to SF. Thank you for bringing optimism and humanity to tech. You live on in your writing and the gorgeous photographs you took. [image]

• @adambain Adam Bain on x

  So sad - one of the sweetest souls, someone who thrived on the optimism of ideas, and who everyone called “friend.” https://om.co/...

• @nagaraj_arvind Arvind on x

  Seeing all the @om tributes pouring in, one quote comes to mind: If you can be anything in this world, be kind.

• @aunder April Underwood on x

  Really sad to hear of Om Malik's passing. When I met him back during my time at Twitter, I thought of him as a wise, principled, and admirable industry “elder”. But here we are 15 years later and now all I can think is that he's far, far too young to be gone. Rest in peace, Om.

• @bgurley Bill Gurley on x

  Oh my. What a thoughtful and heartfelt human that really adored covering the industry. Every chance I had to speak with him left me with warmth and a smile. Wish I had another chance to talk to him.

• @photomatt Matt Mullenweg on x

  @paulg I retweeted your “users who complain are most valuable” post yesterday morning before everything happened because it was 100% @om. https://x.com/... Literally from a hospital bed, he was telling me bugs. And you know what, I find that incredibly motivating! We're going to

• @rakeshsfnyc Rakesh Agrawal on x

  So sorry to see this. @om was a generous soul. As an OG and critical thinker, he provided a lot of history. Good reminder: if you're “meaning to” see someone, see them. A friend died last year. Happened to be in DC the month before, made time. https://om.co/...

• @howardlindzon Howard Lindzon on x

  saddened to hear that my pal and mentor @om has passed. a legend and beautiful soul. missing him already.

• @emilychangtv Emily Chang on x

  Oh @om... When I first landed in Silicon Valley, Om Malik helped shape the journalist I became. He taught me not just to cover companies, but to understand the people behind them, question the hype, and never lose sight of the bigger picture. He was a frequent guest on our show, …

• @nxthompson @nxthompson on x

  Heartbreaking news. Om was a brilliant, kind, generous man. He wrote marvelously. He loved tech but saw through nonsense. He had a great eye and a beautiful soul. RIP. https://om.co/...

• @rustybrick Barry Schwartz on x

  This is a loss for the internet industry - your wisdom will be missed @om [image]

• @flyosity Mike Rundle on x

  Om contacted me 21 years ago to design his website, which at the time was one of the most popular tech blogs out there After the project was done he told the world how much he loved it and it genuinely launched my career as a designer @om was one of the greatest guys ever 🖤

• @joshk Josh Kopelman on x

  Heartbroken by this news. @om's kindness, class, and warmth touched everyone who knew him. He will be missed.

• @davemcclure Dave McClure on x

  I met @Om Malik in 2004-05, and got to work with him briefly in 2006 as he was launching @GigaOm. He was funny, genuine, and unnecessarily kind to me when i was naive & early in my career — yet still told me straight up when i was full of 💩 (which was often). We shared a [image]

• @rrhoover Ryan Hoover on x

  Way too soon but he certainly left a mark. Appreciate you, @om. ❤️🙏🏼 [image]

• @raywongy Ray Wong on x

  Devastating. RIP Om Malik - 1966-2026. I never met Om. But I admired his writing from afar. I read GigaOm back in the day when I was completely new to technology journalism and blogging. I've loved his insightful blog posts on his blog “On My Om.” Bookmarked so many blog posts

• @theo @theo on x

  Om Malik passed away today. He was one of my favorite writers. His pieces on the chaos and self-inflicted pains of Silicon Valley were truly novel. I will miss hearing his thoughts. If you haven't read this New Yorker piece, I highly recommend it. Lots we can still learn from. [i…

• @mikeisaac Rat King on x

  RIP to an OG techblogger https://om.co/... [image]

• @msg Michael S Galpert on x

  Om lived many lives and played many roles in his time on this earth. My favorite one was him being the godfather to my kids. He was so playful and goofy with them and it always brought a smile to our faces. I'll always be grateful for the love he showed us. Rest in peace [image]

• @ramez Ramez Naam on x

  Oh no. Just heard that Om Malik passed away. So consistently thoughtful and generous. He should have had another couple decades ahead. https://om.co/...

• @kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitz on x

  Rest in peace, @om. One of the best to ever do it. https://om.co/...

• @alexrkonrad Alex Konrad on x

  A legend of tech media who was always kind, generous and patient with the younger generation. RIP. https://om.co/...

• @trueventures @trueventures on x

  It is with profound sadness that we share the news of Om Malik's passing. It's difficult to state the impact that @om had on all of our lives at True. Om was the first Founder we funded when we started True. In our Presidio office, Om discussed his idea for a new type of

• @deantak Dean Takahashi on x

  So very sorry to hear this. Om was a friend, a professional cynic, a sharp thinker, and a storyteller. He had great qualities as a journalist.

• @stevesi Steven Sinofsky on x

  Sharing this wonderful tribute on the passing of a friend to so many. This is very sad and a great loss for many in the community. Om warmly welcomed me to SV and we met quite a few times and often exchanged perspectives. His long history of thoughtful and provocative writing [im…

• @alex_danco Alex Danco on x

  Om was one of my first blog readers, when no one else did. I remember he invited me down to nyc for some conference once, just as a gift to come hang out and be in the mix. It was a small thing but it meant so much at the time

• @scottbelsky Scott Belsky on x

  the world has lost a tremendous human - someone I always looked up to for his taste, perspective, and wisdom. for some reason, I often captured a profile shot of Om when we got together, like this one from a few yrs ago. whenever he popped up on my camera roll, i'd remember our […

• @adamnash Adam Nash on x

  Sad to hear about the passing of @om, a uniquely kind & optimistic member of the tech community. He was a gifted writer, always offering unique insight and a human touch. May his memory be a blessing. 🙏 https://om.co/...

• @nbaschez Nathan Baschez on x

  RIP Om Malik A legend of our industry, one of the kindest people I ever met, gone far too soon 💔 I owe Om so much and am so grateful for his mentorship and friendship [image]

• @panzer @panzer on x

  Rest in peace @om. A kind and generous soul. I came close to working at GigaOm in 2013 and remain deeply grateful about how he welcomed a Central Valley kid with no qualifications into the world of tech and media with with sage advice, mentorship and friendship. He had nothing to…

• @stevejang Steve Jang on x

  love you, brother @om. decades of unsolicited spicy takes, but the most sage life advice. the cigars, whiskeys, and contrarian arguments became coffees, walks, and playing with the kids. asked you to officiate my wedding. you roasted me the whole time. as you said, it would

• @acorn Nitin Pai on x

  Om Malik was a good guy. Part of the wonderful early blogging community.

• @mhdempsey Michael Dempsey on x

  In some ways, I feel like I grew up in tech reading @om 's blog. While he was part of a larger cohort of investors who were writing back then, him and @bijan also would show their artistic side by posting their photographs over the years. The photos would span a variety of [image…

• @jessicalessin Jessica Lessin on x

  Sad to hear about the passing of @om. He was one of the first people I had coffee with for advice when I started @theinformation and he was good at giving it. He advised me to be authentic and I've tried to stay true to that. I will ways think of @om as fearless. He said the true

• @fvogelstein Fred Vogelstein on x

  I met @om 25 years ago when his office was next to mine at B2.0/Fortune. He was an inspiration, posting to GigaOM in the early am before coming to work. A true pioneer. Never thought I'd be lucky enough to work with him. I've rarely had more fun. RIP brother.

• @kevinrose Kevin Rose on x

  goodbye @om - i love you. i will miss you my friend.

• @naveen @naveen on x

  Om There was a moment in the room where someone said, “Any final words to say? You can each just say one word that comes to mind.” Silence filled the room until someone finally piped up: “Well, he was always the man with the words.” After a long pause, all I could add was, [image…

• @pranavdixit @pranavdixit on x

  A small Om Malik story. We had been emailing for a while, and finally got coffee in person in San Francisco's South Park one warm summer day in 2024. I was in a dark place mentally and feeling intensely shaky about my career and my move to the US to work in journalism. Even

• @jason @jason on x

  Love you @om ❤️ you were one of kind [image]

• @sriramk Sriram Krishnan on x

  I have been in shock ever since I heard the news of Om Malik's passing. Om was one of the nicest people I met when I first came to the Bay Area. Everyone has a story of Om doing them a favor - I have several. He is someone to emulate and look up to. I had fallen out of touch [ima…

• @sdw Sebastiaan de With on x

  So saddened to hear of the passing of @om. He was a true creative force, a wonderful friend and beautiful mind. [image]

• @gregjoz Greg Joswiak on x

  Heartbroken to hear about the passing of Om Malik. He was an incredibly talented and thoughtful person who understood technology deeply, and who always saw it through a human lens. He will be missed. 🙏

• @katies Katie Jacobs Stanton on x

  When my dad died, @om sent me this beautiful message. Today, his words feel prescient. “His life was a gift... I hope you will find his memories and his lessons as a guiding light for the future.” Here's the to carrying Om's light forward. ✨🙏❤️ [image]

• @baxiabhishek Abhishek Baxi on x

  Sigh, @om! Om Malik inspired a generation of us - even a random blogger from India like me - to believe we could write for the world. He'll be remembered for not only his sharp journalism and commentary but also the warmth he exuded. Rest in peace, sir.

• @greengart Avi Greengart on x

  This is so terribly sad. Om was fiercely intelligent and yet humble and kind the few times we met. https://om.co/...

• @joshelman Josh Elman on x

  Thank you @om for showing us all a live well lived with gratitude and care for so many in the tech community. I am so sad and will miss my birthday buddy. The only comfort is seeing how many people loved you and knowing your legacy will live on 🙏 https://om.co/...

• @alexia Alexia Bonatsos on x

  Om didn't have kids of his own, but, in a way, this generation of journalists and tech writers is that for him https://x.com/...

• @photomatt Matt Mullenweg on x

  All Roads Lead to @om, remembering my dear friend: https://ma.tt/...

• @pkafka Peter Kafka on x

  Om was a tremendously influential man who also had lots of time for lots of us. Back in 2016 we talked about his career in journalism and tech and investing - and a bit about a major health scare that prompted him to reevaluate his life. RIP. https://podcasts.apple.com/...

• @naveen @naveen on x

  Om Malik, 1966-2026 https://om.co/...

• @mgsiegler M.G. Siegler on x

  Complete loss of words. Rest in peace, @om https://om.co/...

• @chrismichel Christopher Michel on x

  I've known Om Malik for 26 years. We built companies during the first internet boom. We discovered photography together. We wandered Greenland, Svalbard, Wyoming, Idaho, and plenty of places in between. During COVID, he was part of my tiny bubble. We spent far more time talking

• @eric_seufert Eric Seufert on x

  Very sad to learn about the passing of Om Malik. He was a towering presence in the analyst space; he set the aspirational standard to which I hold myself. Godspeed, Om.

• @mamoonha Mamoon Hamid on x

  You were one of a kind. You lived with heart and soul. You wrote with heart and soul. But more than anything, you had an uncanny ability to make everyone you met feel special. You were a best friend to so many because you showed up. You listened. You cared. You gave so much of

• @arrington @arrington on x

  RIP @om. You were my competitor, my mentor, and most importantly my friend. We wanted nothing from each other which made it so easy to spend so much time together. You will be remembered as the fierce journalist and thinker that you truly were. Gone way too soon.

• @benthepcguy Ben Rudolph on x

  Very sad to hear about @om's passing. Early in my career, when I was running comms for @parallels, Om was one of the first bloggers to cover us. He was a big deal, I was a nobody (and a kid). But he treated me like a pro. We'll miss you, Om. Thanks for everything. [image]

• @markgurman Mark Gurman on x

  @Techmeme @om No way. He was the best and a pioneer. Extremely sad to hear this.

• @benioff Marc Benioff on x

  Just heartbroken to hear of the passing of the incredible Om Malik. @Om was always a pioneer, a deep thinker, and a truly original voice who shaped the soul of Silicon Valley. Om's curiosity and integrity challenged us all to be better. My thoughts are with his family and loved […

• @drbarnard David Barnard on x

  Damn. @om was one of the first reporters I got to know back in 2008 when I was a total nobody who'd just launched an app. He was so kind and thoughtful, even in the briefest of emails. And his mentions of my apps over the years helped open so many doors. Another legend lost. RIP

• @plibin Phil Libin on x

  Om Malik was one of the first people in Silicon Valley to treat me with encouragement and respect. He made it easier to be an optimist.

• @paulg Paul Graham on x

  I went back and looked at my old emails with Om, and it reminded me how nice he was. He was a genuinely good guy.

• @shpigford Josh Pigford on x

  I met @om some 20 years ago through a little blog network called 9rules. I had TheAppleBlog and he had GigaOm. GigaOm was growing like crazy and eventually acquired TheAppleBlog where I stayed on board for a couple of years in what turned out to be the only “real” job I ever

• @sallyshin Sally Shin on x

  Before I knew @om, he was a true titan in the industry. As someone who started my career in journalism, he was someone I admired deeply and who paved the way for others to think with an entrepreneurial mindset. I feel fortunate to have later known him. We will miss you. [image]

• Alison Murdock Alison Murdock on linkedin

  I am shocked and saddened to hear about Om's passing.  I met him at Red Herring years ago and then reconnected when he joined Business 2.0. …

• Hyoun Park Hyoun Park on linkedin

  It's sad that legendary writer Om Malik has passed away.  His GigaOM blog was one of the first blogs that I consistently read as I was learning about the business of the Internet. …

• Neha Tiwari Neha Tiwari on linkedin

  Om Malik once said he loved my writing, which I took as the highest compliment.  I was starting my career as a young tech video journalist at CNET.com and I also wrote my musings on my personal blog. …

• Anil Dash Anil Dash on linkedin

  I'm crushed to hear about the passing of my friend Om Malik.  Many will do a better job of sharing stories of his work and the way he helped so many to write, or to build. …

• Tom Krazit Tom Krazit on linkedin

  Om Malik had a profound, lasting impact on my career and the way I approach writing about the business of enterprise technology.  He will be missed. …

• Ron Miller Ron Miller on linkedin

  My feed is full of tributes to the late, great Om Malik.  Never met the man, but I've admired his work for years and he will be sorely missed.  RIP sir.

• Werner Vogels Werner Vogels on linkedin

  I had great respect for Om Malik.  We had many deep conversations in the early days of Cloud Computing, on stage as well as in private. …

• Jonathan Weber Jonathan Weber on linkedin

  Deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Om Malik, one of the kindest and most insightful people in the tech & media world. …

• @gigastacey @gigastacey on bluesky

  I lost my mentor and friend last night, and the world lost one of the most human interpreters of technology at a time when his voice is needed most. @om.co never shied away from calling out bullshit but he also was so in love with the potential that technology represented.  I wil…

• @masnick.com Mike Masnick on bluesky

  Oh no. Very sad to learn that @om.co has passed.  He and I started tech reporting (and blogging) around the same time, and we used to compare notes frequently back in the day.  —  om.co/2026/06/24/1...

• @gigastacey @gigastacey on bluesky

  I am so grateful that I spent so many years working with him and learning from him.  Om was often the smartest person in the room, but he also wanted you to become smarter than he was.  He was always learning and looking for new ways of understanding the world.

• @gigastacey @gigastacey on bluesky

  Whenever he got in a cab or stood in line, he'd chat up the driver or person nearby, because you never know where insight might come from.  And no one worked harder.  When we were at Gigaom, he would be up at 5 to catch East Coast news and still be writing stories that broke at 4…

• @werd.io Ben Werdmuller on bluesky

  I'm very sorry to hear this.  One of the most important voices in blogging, tech journalism, and then the wider industry, and always with a conscience, thoughtfulness, and kindness. om.co/2026/06/24/1...

• @louisgray Louis Gray on bluesky

  Very sad to hear Om Malik @om.co passed away yesterday.  He was a giant in the world of web publishing when Web 2.0 flourished and was a friendly, gentle person who I appreciated greatly.  —  Last time I saw him was at dinner a few years back with @caseynewton.bsky.social.  —  💚 …

• @slhamlet Wagner James Au on bluesky

  Very sad to read this.  Om was a mentor to me, teaching me how to understand the tech industry and cut through the bullshit.  But more than that, a very warm, lovely, generous guy.  [embedded post]

• @anildash.com Anil Dash on bluesky

  He did so when it was risky to his own career and reputation.  He did it when so many others didn't.  And he supported those behind the scenes who took risks in standing up.  What more can a man be, than a voice that matters.  It's what I will miss most about him.

• @lorak Lora Kolodny on bluesky

  rest in peace, Om.... om.co/2026/06/24/1... A man who gave so many reporters a place to start covering and reviewing tech, seriously....

• @gigastacey @gigastacey on bluesky

  Go read his work over at om.co or check out his sublime photos on Insta.  Measure his impact in the number of talented journalists who got their start with Om and still relied on him for advice a decade after they stopped working with him.  He left the kind of legacy that we shou…

• @anildash.com Anil Dash on bluesky

  I've embraced my recent tendency to be the angriest person on LinkedIn, and wrote a remembrance of Om Malik that covers a bit more of why I admired him, with one story in particular — when he went to bat calling out Marc Andreessen on a global stage, a decade ago: www.linkedin.co…

• @scripting.com Dave Winer on bluesky

  Om Malik, 1966-2026.  —  A longtime friend, most generous kind person in Silicon Valley.  It's that time of life.  Much love to you brother.  —  om.co/2026/06/24/1...

• @glennf.com Glenn Fleishman on bluesky

  I wish I'd known Om better.  Invariably welcoming and generous.  Despite only meeting him a few times in person and exchanging email, he always treated me like an old friend.  A great thinker and writer.  He made great use of his extra innings the last many years. om.co/2026/06/2…

• @anildash.com Anil Dash on bluesky

  Remembering my friend Om, as he's gone.  There are many things to say, and so much good work to observe.  But the first thing I thought of, on hearing that he'd passed, was that he had chosen to speak up, more than once, to protect the most vulnerable in our communities. ...  om.…

• @willsmith.fun @willsmith.fun on bluesky

  Om was an all-timer.  He was always generous with his time; giving me thoughtful, honest, and occasionally difficult to hear advice and guidance.  He raised up the voices of everyone around him at gigaom.  The world is worse without him in it 💔💔💔  —  om.co/2026/06/24/1...

• @leolaporte.me Leo Laporte on bluesky

  I am so sorry to hear of the passing of Om Malik.  He was an inspiration.  Truly a gentleman and a philosopher.  Rest in peace my friend. om.co/2026/06/2...

• @ernie.tedium.co Ernie Smith on bluesky

  Brutal news.  Om was a real trailblazer.  GigaOm was one of the best tech news sites of its era, helping make the niche parts of tech more approachable.  It was one of my favorite sites and fostered some great reporters.  —  RIP.  —  om.co/2026/06/24/1...

• @tcarmody Tim Carmody on bluesky

  I never worked with Om Malik but he was always kind to me, invited me to his conferences as press even if I didn't have a particular outlet to cover them for, and was thoughtful and engaging long past the point when many seasoned tech and media folks crawl up inside themselves [e…

• @metacurity.com Cynthia Brumfield on bluesky

  Heartbreaking.  I'm seriously hurt.  Om and I went way back.  A pioneer.  He taught me a ton about publishing.  He's was also a nice guy who insisted he wasn't.  Farewell my friend.  —  om.co/2026/06/24/1...

• @martinsfp @martinsfp on bluesky

  Oh god!  An absolute legend and a really lovely person.  [embedded post]

• @hunterwalk.com @hunterwalk.com on bluesky

  💔 Om Malik  —  his encouragement was one of the reasons i started blogging 20+ years ago  —  om.co/2026/06/24/1...

• @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social Jeff Jarvis on mastodon

  Oh, no. We've lost a great soul.  Om Malik has passed. https://om.co/...

• @dangillmor@mastodon.social Dan Gillmor on mastodon

  Om Malik, R.I.P. https://om.co/...  He was one of the finest people I encountered in the tech / journalism worlds — a brilliant thinker, reporter, and commentator (and photographer and more), and a fine man.

• @timobrien Tim O'Brien on bluesky

  RIP Om Malik, you inventive, generous, amazing man and journalist.  —  om.co/2026/06/24/1...

• @WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social Warner Crocker on mastodon

  This is such sad news  —  Rest in peace, good sir.  —  Om Malik, 1966-2026 https://om.co/...  [image]

• @kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitz on x

  One of my favorite @om memories, of many, was we were sitting together at WWDC and someone asked him how he got to write for the New Yorker. Om looked the guy straight in the face and, with a smile, simply said, “Because I'm good.” He sure was. One of the best.

• @jesslivingston Jessica Livingston on x

  RIP Om Malik. You were one of the good 'uns. ❤️ https://om.co/...

• @ganeumann Jerry Neumann on bluesky

  Om was the first big blogger to notice my writing online.  He gave me the break that let me develop my own readership.  And he did it by noticing a piece that wasn't about tech or innovation, but a personal essay about bouncing back from failure.  He was just a good person  —  om…

• @ianbetteridge.com Ian Betteridge on bluesky

  Incredibly sad news.  I'm stunned.  Only talked to him via email a few weeks ago.  —  om.co/2026/06/24/1...

• @wolfejosh Josh Wolfe on x

  RIP @om I learned a lot from Om Malik. And shared a joy in technology bringing out and not suppressing our humanity... and capturing moments...especially with Leica. I took this at Lux back in 2018 during a visit after Om convinced me to get the SL (and then the SL2 and [image]

• @quinnypig Corey Quinn on x

  The passing of a legend should not go unremarked.

• @vassallo Steve Vassallo on x

  We lost Silicon Valley's gentlest giant this week. @om was truly one of one and being in his presence, especially traveling with him, was the kind of experience that rearranged you at a molecular level. I will miss his unbounded curiosity, his incredible kindness, and the [image]

• @jlanzone Jim Lanzone on x

  Crushed to wake up to this news this morning. @Om was one of a kind and the outpouring of reflections here today is no surprise. He will be greatly missed. Om and I first met over 20 years ago when I visited his SF office to demo a new search product. He almost kicked me out.

• @albertwenger Albert Wenger on x

  I only met @om a couple of times in person. His approach to technology was informed by a profound humanism. The outpouring of love for him shows how much he lived this philosophy.

• @ravisomaiya Ravi Somaiya on x

  I had exactly the same experience. What a lovely legacy to leave.

• @matdryhurst @matdryhurst on x

  I didn't know @om well but there were a few times he emailed or called me out of the blue to say encouraging and insightful things and that is a rare and beautiful breed of person. I'm seeing others say similar. A reminder to be more like that myself. What a guy. RIP.

• @tonysphere Tony Conrad on x

  I'm gutted. I loved OM so much, he is and always will be family to me. https://www.instagram.com/... [image]

• @mathewi Mathew Ingram on x

  Some memories of meeting Om Malik and of how I spent five great years working with him at Gigaom — rest in peace, my friend https://mathewingram.com/...

• @karlbode.com Karl Bode on bluesky

  Om Malik was a generous, funny, and genuinely kind human being.  He helped and encouraged me many times over the years, and that's not something I find myself saying often (ever?) about people in the VC space.