UrduPoint
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Type of site | Web portal |
|---|---|
| Available in | 2 languages |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Owner | Ali Chaudhary |
| Revenue | Advertisement |
| URL | www.urdupoint.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Not required |
| Launched | 14 August 2000 |
| Current status | Online |
UrduPoint is an Urdu-language[1] web portal of Pakistan. Launched on August 14, 2000, it is the 6th most visited website in Pakistan and its global rank is 1045 (April 2016[update]).[2] UrduPoint is also partner of digital media company Ziff Davis, a division of J2 Global, to launch Mashable Pakistan. This is dual-language, Urdu and English edition of Mashable.[3] UrduPoint is accessible as a free website as a part of Internet.org (now freebasics.com) launched by Facebook in Pakistan.[4][5][6][7][8][9] Urdupoint has become the digital media partner of Multan Sultans in PSL 4.[10] UrduPoint is now running its video channel which is also very popular across the World with more than 3.70 million active subscribers.[11] This started from four persons who helped the founder make Urdu Point.
References
- ^ "Pakistani fiction hijacked by English language writers". Express Tribune.
- ^ "Urdupoint.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "UrduPoint and Ziff Davis Are Bringing Mashable to Pakistan".
- ^ "Telenor launch Internet.org in Pakistan".
- ^ Dawn.com (28 May 2015). "Facebook provides free internet access to Pakistani citizens".
- ^ "freebasic by Zong".
- ^ "FREEBASICS.COM by telenor".
- ^ "Internet.org in Pakistan". The Nation.
- ^ "Mobile phones in Pakistan".
- ^ "Urdu Point Becomes Digital Media Partner Of Multan Sultans". Urdupoint.
- ^ "UrduPoint.com". YouTube. Retrieved 16 April 2020.