MSN Messenger
A cross-platform instant messaging client developed by Microsoft.
Description
MSN was an ISP and web portal that provided online information, entertainment, and communication services worldwide.
Legal Name
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Company Reputation
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Entity Type
Product
Ownership Status
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Operational Status
Inactive
Founded Date
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Operational Duration
15 years
Shutdown Date
31 Oct 2014
Last Financing Round
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Total Raised
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Last Financing Date
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Market Capitalization
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Stage of Development
Growth
Transactional Model Type
B2B2C
Defensibility Moats
Brand, Standards, User networks, Experience curve, Platforms,
City
Redmond
State/Province
Washington
Country
United States
Industry
Internet
Categories
Social, Instant Messaging,
- Strong Competition
- MSN Messenger had to face two rivals of colossal dimensions: the smartphone and social networks.
- The smartphone offered popular apps, which came to provide thousands of alternatives to MSN Messenger.
- Whatsapp later too over the throne of messaging apps.
- Poor Business Model
- The messaging services were just a hook with which to keep the subscribers of the internet service inside the portals.
- However, as the web opened and users found more content outside the domains of their connection providers, it was clear that a portal was not the way to make the best of their efforts.
- It was not until June 2009 when MSN Messenger reached its maximum quota: 330 million monthly users. It followed years of convulsions, in which the technological industry underwent a profound paradigm shift.
The rise of smartphones and social networks.
MSN Messenger reached its maximum quota.
Note: Direct competitors are defined by similarity score of more than 40%, while similar companies are defined by similarity score of less than 40%
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1. |  | AOL Instant Messenger | 39.2% | A mobile messenger application that enabled its users to keep in touch with people and groups. | Internet | Instant Messaging, Applications, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 1997 | - | - | - |
2. |  | Thoof | 37.7% | A social news ranking site. | Internet | News, Content, Social | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
3. |  | Rockmelt | 34.8% | A social browser-turned social news application. | Internet | Web Browsers, Social, News, Applications | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
4. |  | Pheed | 34.1% | A mobile pay-per-view technology and social networking service. | Internet | Social, Social Network, Mobile, Software, Technology | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
5. |  | ChatON | 32.6% | A global mobile communication service introduced by Samsung Electronics. | Internet | Instant Messaging, Applications, Social, Android, iOS | South Korea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
6. |  | Meetro | 32.2% | A multi-network social messenger with location-based services. | Internet | Location Based Services, Instant Messaging, Social Network | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2005 | - | - | - |
7. | .png){kind=logo} | DropWall | 29.3% | A student sharing network. | Internet | Public Relations, Software, Websites, Web Applications, Social Network, Social | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
8. |  | Backchat | 28.2% | A messaging application that allowed discreet and anonymous IM communications within a group of friends. | Internet | Instant Messaging, Messaging, Social Media | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
9. |  | Google Allo | 26.8% | An instant messaging mobile app by Google. | Internet | Messaging, Mobile Applications, Instant Messaging, Social Network, Social Media | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2016 | - | - | - |
10. |  | RiderState | 25.1% | A mobile application for bikers to help connect to their environment. | Internet | Social, Applications, Automotive | Spain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
11. |  | Branch | 24.9% | A social-blogging site enabled users to build communities by invitations through their e-mail and Twitter accounts. | Internet | Messaging, Social | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
12. |  | Yahoo! Messenger | 22.6% | An advertisement-supported instant messaging client and associated protocol provided by Yahoo!. | Internet | Social Network, Instant Messaging | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 1999 | - | - | - |
13. |  | Squad | 22.6% | A video-chat app. | Internet | Video Chat, Communities, Mobile Applications, Social | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2016 | - | - | - |
14. |  | Emoj.li | 21.6% | A social network where users could only chat using emojis. | Internet | Social, Social Network, Mobile Applications, Applications | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
15. |  | RiotVine | 20.9% | A social event guide that provided fast and easy to discover cool events and share with friends. | Internet | Events, Social Media, Social | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
16. |  | Snapeee | 20.8% | Social photo sharing service. | Internet | Photo Sharing, Social, Software | Japan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
17. |  | Chikka | 20.6% | A free SMS service. | Internet | Messaging, Instant Messaging, Mobile Applications, Wireless, Mobile | Philippines | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 1999 | - | - | - |
18. |  | Moped | 20.6% | A free messaging application that enabled its users to send messages from desktops and mobiles. | Internet | Applications, Instant Messaging, Mobile, Messaging | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 1998 | - | - | - |
19. |  | Nouncer | 19.1% | An online hub for real-time newswires. | Internet | Social, Blog, Content | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
20. |  | Multiply | 18.8% | A social networking service. | Internet | Social, Social Network, E-Commerce | Indonesia | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2003 | - | - | - |
21. |  | Plancast | 17.8% | A social site for planning events. | Internet | Events, Social, Communities | United States | - | - | - | - | - | Seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
22. |  | Keek | 17.4% | Social platform for sharing short videos. | Internet | Social, Short Videos, Video, Sharing | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | - | - | - | - |
23. |  | Vidme | 17.3% | An online video sharing platform. | Internet | Video Streaming, Social, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
24. |  | Gogoyoko | 16.8% | An online music store and social networking website. | Internet | Social, Music, Social Music | Iceland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
25. |  | Ditto | 16.1% | A social activity app that connected people with shared activities on demand. | Internet | Social, Applications, Mobile Applications, On-Demand Service | Malaysia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2016 | - | - | - |
26. |  | Sharkius | 16.0% | A social games company. | Internet | Gaming, Entertainment, Social | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
27. |  | Taojiji | 15.6% | A social e-commerce startup. | Internet | E-Commerce, Social, Shopping, Fashion, Applications | China | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
28. |  | Orkut | 15.5% | A social networking website. | Internet | Social Network, Websites, Social | Brazil | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2004 | - | - | - |
29. |  | Soundwave | 14.8% | A music discovery technology company. | Internet | Music Discovery, Applications, Software, Social | Ireland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
30. |  | TipJoy | 14.7% | A social payments engine that allowed merchants to sell digital content to raise money for causes and individuals to lend money. | Internet | Payments, Social | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
31. |  | Shopa | 14.3% | A next generation social shopping site, connecting people with products through social recommendation. | Internet | E-Commerce, Shopping, Social | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
32. |  | Imercive | 14.0% | A company that provided instant messaging marketing solution to help brands create new channels for customer engagement. | Internet | Social Media, Instant Messaging, Marketing, Customer Services | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
33. |  | QuestHall | 13.8% | Social questions and answers | Internet | Social Media, Social, Content, Websites | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
34. |  | Grigoro 闪成沟通 | 13.6% | Platform for external project management & structured deal making process between value chains (B2B2C) | Internet | Instant Messaging, Enterprise Communication, Collaboration | China | - | - | - | - | - | Pre-seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Active | - | - | Feb-2015 | - | - | - |
35. |  | Scoreloop | 13.6% | A cross-platform social gaming network. | Internet | Entertainment, Gaming, Mobile, Social | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
36. |  | Friends Reunited | 13.5% | A social networking site. | Internet | Social, Social Network, Websites | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2000 | - | - | - |
37. |  | Streetlife | 11.8% | A local social network for the UK. | Internet | Social, Social Network, Websites, Social Media | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
38. |  | Lasso | 11.0% | A short-video sharing app by Facebook. | Internet | Short Videos, Social, Applications, Mobile | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2018 | - | - | - |
39. |  | Tress | 9.4% | A social community for black women's hairstyles. | Internet | Beauty, Hair & Beauty, Social, Communities | Ghana | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2016 | - | - | - |
40. |  | Svpply | 8.9% | A social shopping site that enabled users to register and start keeping track of products that they like. | Internet | E-Commerce, Social, Shopping, Web Browsers | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5000-10001 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
41. |  | Zumbl | 8.7% | An online chat portal. | Internet | Messaging, Instant Messaging, Communities, Online Portals | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
42. |  | Flare | 8.2% | A social network app for finding/creating real-time only events. | Internet | Social, Applications, Events, Social Network | Canada | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
43. |  | Mxit | 7.8% | A mobile social network based in Africa, allows users to share updates, send messages, exchange images, and upload and download media. | Internet | Social Network, Social, Communities, Mobile, Developer APIs | South Africa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2004 | - | - | - |
44. |  | Kleora | 7.3% | Fashion products marketplace. | Internet | Marketplace, Shopping, E-Marketplace, Fashion, Clothing, Social | Indonesia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
45. |  | SkillPages | 6.6% | Social platform for finding skilled people. | Internet | Professional Services, Social, Social Network, Information Technology, Recruiting | Ireland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
46. |  | Naked Ltd | 4.7% | A social messaging platform enabled friends and groups to share content more easily across web, email, mobile and IM. | Internet | Applications, Social, Messaging | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
47. |  | Migme | 4.5% | A fan-based social entertainment platform that offers chat, content, and microblogging services. | Internet | Social, Entertainment, Social Network | Singapore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2005 | - | - | - |
48. |  | Buddy Beers | 4.5% | Travel app for buying beers from abroad. | Internet | B2C, Social, Food & Beverages, Mobile Applications, Applications | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
49. |  | PicLyf | 2.0% | A photo-based social network. | Internet | Photo Sharing, Blog, Social Network, Social | Philippines | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
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