WiFi Master Key

WiFi Master
Developer(s)LinkSure
Stable release
Android 4.1.12

iOS 3.3.6

Operating systemAndroid, iOS
Available inMultilingual, 19 languages[1]
TypeTools
LicenseFreeware
Websitewifi.com

WiFi Master (formerly WiFi Master Key[2]) is a peer-to-peer Wi-Fi sharing mobile application software for free Wi-Fi access developed by LinkSure Network.[3] It uses cloud computing, big data and principles of the sharing economy.[4][5][6][7] The company's founder and CEO, Chen Danian, was previously CEO and co-founder of Shanda.[8]

WiFi Master was first released in 2012, and by 2016 had become the world’s largest Wi-Fi sharing app, with over 900 million users and 520 million monthly active users.[9][10]

In terms of combined iOS and Android app downloads, WiFi Master is ranked 5th in the world, after WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Facebook Messenger.[11][12] WiFi Master is the 3rd largest software app in China after WeChat and Tencent QQ.[13]

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  4. ^ "中国分享经济发展报告 2016" (PDF) (in Chinese). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2016.
  5. ^ Yang, Lin. "Crowd Source Internet In China: A Q&A With Shanda Cofounder Chen Danian". Forbes. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  6. ^ "中国互联网协会发布"2016年影响中国互联网行业发展的十件大事"" [10 major events that impact China’s Internet industry in 2016] (in Chinese). Cyberspace Authority of China. January 10, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  7. ^ "About LinkSure Network".
  8. ^ "PROXY STATEMENT OF THE COMPANY". Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  9. ^ "WiFi Master Key App Adds 100 Million Users in 3 Months, Now Surges Past 900 Million Users". PRNewswire. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  10. ^ "3年时间，用户从0到9亿，一把钥匙打开上网的大门". xueqiu. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  11. ^ "WiFi 万能钥匙开创共享经济新局面". Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  12. ^ "[Updated] Born into poverty in rural China, this guy made an app that gives free WiFi, got 900M users and raised US$52M". e27. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  13. ^ "猎豹智库最新榜单 微信、QQ、WiFi万能钥匙连续六季度排名前三". Sohu. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2016.