Gadu-Gadu

Gadu-Gadu
Developer(s)Fintecom Sp. z o.o.
Initial releaseAugust 15, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-08-15)
Stable release
12.4.109.12193
Operating systemWindows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Symbian, Windows Phone, BlackBerry OS
Size5
Available inPolish and English
TypeInstant messaging client
Licenseadware
Websitewww.gg.pl

Gadu-Gadu (Polish for "chit-chat"; commonly known as GG or gg) is a Polish instant messaging client using a proprietary protocol. At one time, Gadu-Gadu was the most popular IM service in Poland, with over 15 million registered accounts and approximately 6.5 million users online daily.[citation needed] Gadu-Gadu's casual gaming portal had some 500,000 active users as at the end of March 2009.[1] Users send up to 300 million messages per day.[2]

Gadu-Gadu is financed by the display of advertisements. The developer is based in Koszalin, Poland and the company is wholly owned by another Polish company, Fintecom.

  1. ^ "Brands | Gadu Gadu". Naspers.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Historia Gadu-Gadu | Gadu-Gadu - Multimedialna Platforma Komunikacyjna" (in Polish). Info.gadu-gadu.pl. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2010.