ASKfm

Also known as ask.fm

ASKfm (Ask.fm until ) was a Latvian question and answer network launched in June 2010 as a competitor to Formspring. After registration, the user filled out their profile and could ask questions (anonymously or openly), reply on their profile, create photo polls. Also from 2021, app users could communicate anonymously or openly in public chats or tête-à-tête in private chats. The platform had 300 million registered users as of November 2021.

Key facts

Website.name: Ask.fm
Website.logo: ASKfm-logo.svg
Website.company_type: Social networking
Website.traded_as: Ask.fm Europe Limited
Website.authors: Ilja Terebin, Mark Terebin
Website.location_city: Riga
Website.location_country: Latvia
Website.area_served: Worldwide
Website.registration: Required to view profiles, ask questions and post responses
Website.current_status: Closed since
Website.industry: Internet
Website.language: 49 languages
Website.advertising: Yes
Website.website_type: Social Q&A website
Website.num_users: 215 million
Website.former_name: Ask.fm (until )

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.ask.fm

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Alexa rank: 744
social media followers: 191052
Commons category: Askfm
visitors per year: 348000000
inception: 2010-00-00
software version identifier: 4.89.4
discontinuation date: 2024-12-01
review score: 2.1/5.0
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2024-12-01

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History
Assistance in the investigation of cyberbullying
Assistance in combating terrorism
Reception
See also
References

The site was founded in 2010 in Riga, Latvia. Its headquarters was moved to Dublin, Ireland following its 2014 acquisition by IAC (who also own Ask.com).