VK (company)
| Formerly |
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|---|---|
| Company type | Public |
| MCX: VKCO LSE: VKCO | |
| Industry | Internet information providers |
| Founded | 15 October 1998[1] |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Vladimir Kiriyenko (CEO) |
| Services | electronic mail, search engine, file hosting service, social networking (VK, OK.ru), instant messaging, e-commerce, communication, transport |
| Revenue | $1.36 billion[2] (2021) |
| −$1.13 billion[3] (2020) | |
| −$57.1 million[4] (2022) | |
| Total assets | $5.27 billion[5] (2022) |
| Total equity | $2.45 billion[4] (2022) |
Number of employees | More than 10 000 (2022)[6] |
| Parent | USM Holdings |
| Subsidiaries |
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| Website | vk.company |
VK, known as Mail.ru Group until 12 October 2021, is a Russian technology company. It started in 1998 as the parent company of Mail.ru, an e-mail service and went on to become a major corporate figure in the Russian-speaking segment of the Internet.
VK operates an e-mail service, Internet portal Mail.ru, and Russian social networking services VK, Odnoklassniki and Moi Mir.[7][8] Additionally, VK manages various e-commerce, transport and communication platforms. It also offers business-oriented products, including a corporate email and communication system.
In 2014 VK's sites reached approximately 86% of Russian Internet users on a monthly basis and the company was in the top 5 of the largest Internet companies based on the number of total pages viewed.[9]
In October 2021 Mail.ru Group was renamed VK Company Limited, after its most popular product, VKontakte.[10]
- ^ "Mail.Ru празднует 10-летие" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 22 October 2008.
- ^ "VK (ранее Mail.ru Group)".
- ^ "Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2021" (PDF). VK. 3 March 2022. p. 68. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2022" (PDF). VK. 15 February 2023. p. 69. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2022" (PDF). VK. 15 March 2023. p. 69. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "What is VK – VK". VK. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ comScore. Russians Spend over 6 hours a Month on Odnoklassniki Archived 7 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mail.ru Takes Over 'Russia's Facebook' Vkontake In $1.47B Deal
- ^ "Russia's Mail.Ru buys remaining stake in VKontakte for $1.5 bln". Reuters. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ Mail.ru Group сменит название на VK - Экономика и бизнес - ТАСС