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| Type of business | Public kabushiki gaisha |
|---|---|
Type of site | Social networking service |
| Available in | Japanese |
| Traded as | TYO: 2121 |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Shibuya, Tokyo |
| Founder(s) | Kenji Kasahara, Batara Eto |
| Key people | Kenji Kasahara (founder, president, executive director) |
| URL | mixi |
| Advertising | Banner ads |
| Registration | Optional, restrictive |
| Launched | February 2004 |
| Current status | Active |
Mixi (株式会社MIXI, Kabushiki Gaisha Mikushī, stylized as MIXI, and formerly stylized as mixi) is an online Japanese social networking service. It was founded in 1999 and is owned by Mixi, Inc. (TYO: 2121). As of September 2012, Mixi had about 14 million monthly active users, with about 8.6 million of those on smartphones.[1] Mixi, Inc. was founded by Kenji Kasahara in 1999 as a limited liability company and became a Japanese corporation in 2000.[2] The company changed its name to Mixi, Inc. from E-Mercury, Inc. in February 2006 to align its name with the social networking service,[3] and was updated to MIXI, Inc. in 2022.[4] Its headquarters are in Shibuya, Tokyo.
Mixi, Inc also published the mobile freemium game Monster Strike,[5] the family photo-sharing app FamilyAlbum,[6][7] and various other communication services.
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- ^ "ミクシィ、好評家族アルバムアプリを英語対応へ「Family Album Mitene」". TECH+（テックプラス） (in Japanese). 2017-07-25. Archived from the original on 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
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