Nate (web portal)

Nate
Type of site
Web portal, web search engine
Available in Korean
Owner SK Communications
Website www.nate.com
Alexa rank Increase 758 (April 2015)[1]
Commercial Yes

Nate (Hangul: 네이트) is a South Korean web portal, developed by SK Communications. In 2003, Nate acquired social media site Cyworld, and in 2004, it achieved first place in local page views with a total of 3.8 million, surpassing rival Daum for the first time.[2]

NateOn

NateOn is an instant messaging client provided by Nate, which in 2005 first overtook MSN Messenger in terms of South Korean user numbers. During the 3rd week of May 2005, NateOn's South Korean users totalled 7.54 million, compared to 6.5 million for MSN Messenger.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Nate.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
  2. Yoon Chang-hee, "Nate seen top portal; Daum begs to differ", JoongAngDaily, June 29, 2004. Retrieved on September 28, 2007.
  3. Chang Chung-hoon and Wohn Dong-hee, "Nate On increases lead over MSN Messenger", JoongAng Daily, May 30, 2005. Retrieved on September 28, 2007.
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