Connect your remote team with a virtual holiday party everyone can join

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White Elephant Online helps distributed and hybrid teams celebrate together - no matter where they are in the world. It’s fun, inclusive, and effortless to host.

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Trusted by thousands of remote and hybrid teams worldwide since 2020

Bring Your Global Team Together

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Coordinating across offices, countries, and calendars is hard enough. White Elephant Online makes it simple to give everyone a seat at the (virtual) gift table. Create a game once, invite your entire team, and let the platform walk you through the rest.

  • Global access

    Anyone with an internet connection can join and play

  • Fully virtual

    Works across devices - no installs or downloads

  • Instant connection

    Perfect for creating shared laughter across time zones

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Designed for teams that work (and celebrate) from anywhere

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Whether your company has no offices or 20, White Elephant Online makes it easy to create a single shared experience that unites your people. No mailing lists, spreadsheets, or manual coordination - just pure fun.

  • Works across time zones and regions

  • Optional address sharing for physical gifts

  • Option for all-digital gifting (Amazon, eGift cards, etc.)

  • Host multiple regional games under one admin account

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Build connection, laughter, and team spirit even when you’re miles apart

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It’s not easy to keep your remote culture strong, but shared laughter helps. White Elephant Online recreates the in-person fun of gift swapping, complete with animations, “steal” moments, and surprise reveals - all through a simple virtual interface.

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Loved by distributed teams around the world

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    93% would recommend

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    380,000+ gifts exchanged

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    350,000+ participants

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    14K+ happy teams

From remote-first startups to distributed enterprises, teams everywhere use White Elephant Online to bring connection back to remote work.

“This was so easy to use - I’d recommend it to anyone with remote teams!”
— Michael A.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • White Elephant is a simple gift-swapping game played by millions of people each year. Each participant brings a gift, is assigned a random number, and then one at a time each person either unwraps a new gift, or steals a gift from someone else. The game is finished when everyone has a gift. The simple formula results in a truly fun and memorable experience.

    Learn more about White Elephant rules, variations and gameplay.

  • In the virtual event you submit a gift online before the big day by pasting a link to an item from any retailer. On the day of the event you all jump on a video call to unwrap gifts virtually. One person serves as the "Game Lead”, taking actions while the system walks you through step-by-step allowing players to swap and steal to their hearts content. At the end of the event we let everyone know who won their gift so they can coordinate delivery, or you can get a report of the results to handle as the Game Admin.

    We also offer options to manage your participants and their gifts yourself as the Game Admin.

    Learn more about how to play White Elephant remotely.

  • Yes - as long as they can join a video call, they can join in on the fun!

    Our platform will work globally. The main consideration would be the shipping of the gifts. The actual purchasing and shipping of gifts happens outside our platform, on the original retailer website. As long as everyone submits from a retailer that ships internationally, then it will work fine. Amazon is usually a safe bet, but it does depend on your specific circumstances.

    For more thoughts and recommendations on this topic, check out our blog post about hosting an international exchange.

  • Not a problem! Just pick a time that works for everyone, or you can schedule multiple games if it’s not possible to get everyone on a call together.

    The game setup and gift submission can happen on everyone’s own schedule, but the actual gameplay must (and should) be together.

  • Absolutely - you can have your participants send e-gift cards after the game is finished. This simplifies shipping logistics after the fact - useful when you’re playing with participants across multiple countries.

Celebrate together, wherever you are this year

Host a virtual holiday party that brings your distributed team closer - no complicated logistics, no stress, just fun.

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