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Type of site | Social networking service |
|---|---|
| Available in | 86 languages, including Russian, Ukrainian and English |
| Founded | 10 October 2006 in Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Area served | Worldwide; the majority of its users are in the former USSR or in the CIS |
| Created by | Pavel Durov, Nikolai Durov |
| CEO | Vladimir Kiriyenko |
| Revenue | 42.751 ₽ billion (2016)[1] |
| Parent | VK (company) |
| URL | vk |
| Registration | Required |
| Users | 656,000,000+ (as of 21 May 2021[update])[2] |
| Launched | 10 October 2006 |
| Current status | Active |
VK (short for its original name VKontakte; Russian: ВКонтакте, meaning InContact) is a Russian online social media and social networking service based in Saint Petersburg. VK is available in multiple languages but it is predominantly used by Russian speakers. VK users can message each other publicly or privately, edit these messages,[3] create groups, public pages, and events; share and tag images, audio, and video; and play browser-based games.[4]
As of August 2018[update], VK had at least 500 million accounts.[5] As of November 2022, it was the sixth most popular website in Russia.[6] The network was also popular in Ukraine until it was banned by the Verkhovna Rada in 2017.[7]
According to Semrush, in 2024 VK is the 30th most visited website in the world.[8]
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