Type of site | Video hosting service, Video streaming service |
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Available in | Korean, English |
Headquarters | South Korea |
Area served | Worldwide |
Owner |
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Parent | AfreecaTV Co., Ltd. (2011–) Nowcom (2005–2011) |
URL | www |
Registration | Available |
Launched | May 11, 2005 |
Current status | Active |
AfreecaTV (Korean: 아프리카TV, short for "Any FREE broadCAsting") (KRX: 067160) is a P2P technology-based video streaming service. It is now owned and operated by AfreecaTV Co., Ltd. in South Korea after Nowcom's AfreecaTV Co., Ltd and ZettaMedia split in 2011.[1] As of July 2019 AfreecaTV was listed 4th in the "Asia's 200 Best Under A Billion" list by Forbes.[2]