Basic Introduction

Mail.Ru mainly focuses on the Russian Internet market and is committed to operating a comprehensive communication and entertainment platform. It owns Mail.Ru , Russia's leading email service and one of Russia's largest Internet portals, the two largest Russian social networks VKontakte ( VK ) and Odnoklassniki ( OK ), the offline mobile map and navigation service MAPS.ME based on Open Street Map , the instant messaging service ( ICQ ), the online learning platform GeekBrains for developers , and the mobile location-based online trading platform Youla . In addition, it also owns 100% of the shares of mobile game developer Pixonic and 100% of the shares of Delivery Club , Russia's number one food delivery company .

Based on big data, we recommend users based on their consumption habits and needs, and cross-market multiple APPs targeting different users. We entered the Sino-Russian cross-border e-commerce field during the window period of popularization of smart mobile terminals in Russia, and the transaction volume has the strongest explosive power.

New Logo

In 2018 , Mail.Ru Group announced the launch of a new brand LOGO . The new LOGO removed the " .Ru " suffix and only retained the " @ " and " Mail " parts.

Development History

In November 2010 , Mail.Ru issued global depositary receipts on the London Stock Exchange.

In November 2011 , it became the first Russian Internet company to successfully list in London.

In February 2012 , Mail.ru launched its microblogging service.

In September 2014 , Mail.Ru acquired all remaining shares of Vkontakte for $ 1.47 billion .

In 2014 , Paul Durov resigned as CEO of VKontakte and founded Telegram with Nikolai Durov .

In 2016 , the revenue was 42.751 billion rubles (about US$ 740 million), an increase of 15% over the previous year , of which online advertising revenue was 18.442 billion rubles, an increase of 26% over the previous year .

In February 2017 , Russian telecommunications group MegaFon acquired a 63.8% stake in Mail.Ru for $ 740 million .

In 2018 , RFPI (Russian Direct Investment Fund), Alibaba Group, Mail.Ru Group and MegaFon mobile operator announced the creation of a joint venture. Alibaba will hold a 48 % stake and Mail.Ru Group will hold 15% .

In 2018 , Russian Internet giant Mail.Ru recently announced that it would acquire the well-known e-sports company ESforce for more than $ 100 million .

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