UrduPoint

UrduPoint.com
Type of site
 Web portal
Available in Urdu
Owner Ali Chaudhary
Revenue Advertisement
Slogan(s) Pride of Pakistan
Website www.urdupoint.com
Alexa rank Increase 419 (5th in Pakistan)(April 2016)[1]
Commercial Yes
Registration Not required
Launched 14 August 2000
Current status Online

UrduPoint is an Urdu-language web portal of Pakistan. It is the largest Urdu website in the world. [2][3][4] Urdupoint is 5th most visited website in Pakistan and its global rank is 419 (April 2016).[1] The UrduPoint Facebook page is among the 15 most popular pages in Pakistan.[5]

UrduPoint.com was launched on August 14, 2000, as the first Urdu portal. The site is written entirely in Urdu, the native language of Pakistan. UrduPoint has the largest collection of Urdu poetry on the Internet.

History

UrduPoint was previously known as "UrduCards," and was launched in 1998. The website later added Urdu poetry. The current website, UrduPoint, was launched on August 14, 2000, and contains 14 interactive sections in Urdu, including news, poetry, literature, technology, SMS Messages, horoscope, sports, health, and Islam.[6]

Sister Sites

UrduPoint has sister sites and blogs, including eMarkaz.com, SMSMarkaz.com, and HulChul.net.

PakistanPoint

In August 2010, UrduPoint announced a new project, "PakistanPoint.com", which includes different entertainment and information based websites and channels. UrduPoint.com is also going to launch Pakistan's first WebTV Project, which is under production.

Urdupoint and Internet.org

On May 28, 2015, Facebook launched Internet.org in Pakistan and UrduPoint is a partner.[7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Urdupoint.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  2. ↑ Telenor gives you access to the latest news, poetry, sports and entertainment in Urdu at UrduPoint.com, the largest Urdu web site in the world.
  3. ↑ "Article on UrduPoint".
  4. ↑ "HamariWEb".
  5. ↑ These Are the 15 Most Popular Pakistani Facebook Pages
  6. ↑ "About UrduPoint". Facebook. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ Facebook provides free internet access to Pakistani citizens
  8. ↑ Telenor launch Internet.org in Pakistan
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