Periscope (service)

Periscope
Original author(s)Kayvon Beykpour
Joe Bernstein
Aaron Wasserman
Tyler Hansen
Geraint Davies[1]
Developer(s)Twitter, Inc.
Initial release26 March 2015
Final release
AndroidVaries with device / September 2, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-09-02)[2]
iOS1.108 / October 20, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-10-20)[3]
Written inGo (server-side)[4]
Operating systemiOS, tvOS, Android
Available inMultilingual[5]
TypeVideo streaming
Social networking service
Websiteperiscope.tv

Periscope was an American live video streaming app for Android and iOS developed by Kayvon Beykpour and Joe Bernstein and acquired by Twitter, Inc. before its launch in March 2015.

The service was discontinued on 31 March 2021 due to declining usage, product realignment, and high maintenance costs. However, Periscope videos can still be watched via Twitter, now called X, and most of its core features are now incorporated into the app.

  1. ^ "Periscope: Anglesey man behind video streaming app". BBC News. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Periscope - Live Video - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com.
  3. ^ "‎Periscope Live Video Streaming". App Store.
  4. ^ "API Engineering - Periscope at Periscope". Angel.co. 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Periscope in Other Languages". Periscope Help Center. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.