Snapchat

Snapchat
Original author(s)
Developer(s)Snap Inc.
Initial releaseSeptember 2011; 13 years ago (2011-09)
Stable release(s) [±]
Android12.27.0.8[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 29 March 2023; 19 months ago (29 March 2023)
iOS12.27.0.37[2] Edit this on Wikidata / 28 March 2023; 19 months ago (28 March 2023)
Preview release(s) [±]
Operating systemAndroid 5.0 or later
iOS 12.4 or later
Size64 MB (Android)[3]
258 MB (iOS)[4]
Available in37 languages
List of languages
English, Arabic, Bengali, Danish, Dutch, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese[5]
Type
LicenseProprietary software
Websitewww.snapchat.com

Snapchat is an American multimedia instant messaging app and service developed by Snap Inc., originally Snapchat Inc. One of the principal features of the multimedia Snapchat is that pictures and messages are usually available for only a short time before they become inaccessible to their recipients. The app has evolved from originally focusing on person-to-person photo sharing to presently featuring users' "Stories" of 24 hours of chronological content, along with "Discover", letting brands show ad-supported short-form content. It also allows users to store photos in a password-protected area called "My Eyes Only". It has also reportedly incorporated limited use of end-to-end encryption, with plans to broaden its use in the future.

Snapchat was created by Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, and Reggie Brown,[6] former students at Stanford University. It is known for representing a mobile-first direction for social media, and places significant emphasis on users interacting with virtual stickers and augmented reality objects. In 2023, Snapchat had over 300 million monthly active users.[7] On average more than four billion Snaps were sent each day in 2020.[8] Snapchat is popular among the younger generations, with most users being between 18 and 24.[7] Snapchat is subject to privacy concerns with social networking services.

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