Ablo

Ablo
Developer(s)	Massive Media
Initial release	January 2019
Stable release(s)
Android	3.1.0 / October 5, 2020; 22 months ago
iOS	3.1.0 / October 6, 2020; 22 months ago
Operating system	Android, iOS
Available in	37 languages
Type	Instant messaging, Social network
Website	ablo.live

Short description: Social networking service

Ablo is a social networking service for instant communications owned by Massive Media, a Belgium-based company founded in 2011 acquired by Meetic,^[3] a subsidiary of Match Group in 2012.^[4] Ablo enables users to connect and make friends with people from anywhere in the world by having live one-to-one text and video conversations, using an automated translation feature.^[5]^[6]

History

The app was launched in January 2019 simultaneously on Android, iOS and web. It is available in more than 180 markets. It is especially popular with people aged 18–26 years old.^[7]

In December 2019, it announced 6.5 million downloads globally and was selected as the Best App of 2019 by Google in the Google Play Store.^[8]^[9] Ablo was selected as one of the best Android apps of 2019 by CNET, alongside TikTok, Google Maps and Disney Plus.^[10]

Features

Ablo’s main feature is the ability to connect live with another person from anywhere in the world using automatically translated text and subtitled video calling.^[11]

References

↑ "Ablo: Make new friends from all over the world - Apps on Google Play" (in en). https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=live.ablo&hl=en_US.
↑ "Ablo". https://apps.apple.com/mr/app/ablo-make-friends-worldwide/id1437793326.
↑ Wauters, Robin (23 December 2012). "Meetic Buys Netlog And Dating Site Twoo.com For $25M In Cash" (in en-us). https://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/12/23/meetic-iac-buys-massive-media-the-company-behind-netlog-and-badoo-rival-twoo-for-25m/. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
↑ Rao, Leena. "Big Buy: IAC's Match.com Wants To Acquire European Online Dating Site Meetic". Tech Crunch. https://techcrunch.com/2011/05/30/big-buy-iacs-match-com-wants-to-acquire-european-online-dating-site-meetic/?guccounter=1. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
↑ Rayome, Alison DeNisco. "Amp up your TikTok videos with Google Play's app of the year" (in en). https://www.cnet.com/news/google-plays-favorite-app-of-the-year-amps-up-your-videos-for-tiktok-instagram-and-snapchat/.
↑ Varshney, Rashi. "[App Fridays Why Google has named Ablo the best app of 2019"] (in en-IN). https://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/app-fridays-why-google-named-000500481.html?guccounter=1. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
↑ GmbH, finanzen net. "Ablo Crowned as App of the Year by Google | Markets Insider". https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/ablo-crowned-as-app-of-the-year-by-google-1028769552.
↑ "Google Play's Best of 2019 Awards: Check the Winners" (in en). https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/google-play-best-of-2019-winners-apps-games-users-choice-cod-mobile-2143181.
↑ Li, Abner (3 December 2019). "Google Play reveals best apps, games, and movies of 2019". https://9to5google.com/2019/12/03/google-play-best-2019/. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
↑ Rayome, Alison DeNisco. "Best Android apps of 2019" (in en). https://www.cnet.com/news/best-android-apps-of-2019/.
↑ "Top Google Play Store Downloads For 2019: GlitchCam and Call Of Duty Bag Top Honors" (in en-in). 2019-12-04. https://in.mashable.com/tech/9106/top-google-play-store-downloads-glitchcam-and-call-of-duty-bag-top-honors.

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[1] "Ablo: Make new friends from all over the world - Apps on Google Play" (in en). https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=live.ablo&hl=en_US.

[2] "Ablo". https://apps.apple.com/mr/app/ablo-make-friends-worldwide/id1437793326.

[Meetic_Buys_Netlog_And_Dating_Site_Twoo.com_For_.2425M_In_Cash-3] Wauters, Robin (23 December 2012). "Meetic Buys Netlog And Dating Site Twoo.com For $25M In Cash" (in en-us). https://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/12/23/meetic-iac-buys-massive-media-the-company-behind-netlog-and-badoo-rival-twoo-for-25m/. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

[Big_Buy:_IAC.27s_Match.com_Wants_To_Acquire_European_Online_Dating_Site_Meetic-4] Rao, Leena. "Big Buy: IAC's Match.com Wants To Acquire European Online Dating Site Meetic". Tech Crunch. https://techcrunch.com/2011/05/30/big-buy-iacs-match-com-wants-to-acquire-european-online-dating-site-meetic/?guccounter=1. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

[5] Rayome, Alison DeNisco. "Amp up your TikTok videos with Google Play's app of the year" (in en). https://www.cnet.com/news/google-plays-favorite-app-of-the-year-amps-up-your-videos-for-tiktok-instagram-and-snapchat/.

[.5BApp_Fridays.5D_Why_Google_has_named_Ablo_the_best_app_of_2019-6] Varshney, Rashi. "[App Fridays Why Google has named Ablo the best app of 2019"] (in en-IN). https://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/app-fridays-why-google-named-000500481.html?guccounter=1. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

[7] GmbH, finanzen net. "Ablo Crowned as App of the Year by Google | Markets Insider". https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/ablo-crowned-as-app-of-the-year-by-google-1028769552.

[8] "Google Play's Best of 2019 Awards: Check the Winners" (in en). https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/google-play-best-of-2019-winners-apps-games-users-choice-cod-mobile-2143181.

[Google_Play_reveals_best_apps.2C_games.2C_and_movies_of_2019-9] Li, Abner (3 December 2019). "Google Play reveals best apps, games, and movies of 2019". https://9to5google.com/2019/12/03/google-play-best-2019/. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

[10] Rayome, Alison DeNisco. "Best Android apps of 2019" (in en). https://www.cnet.com/news/best-android-apps-of-2019/.

[11] "Top Google Play Store Downloads For 2019: GlitchCam and Call Of Duty Bag Top Honors" (in en-in). 2019-12-04. https://in.mashable.com/tech/9106/top-google-play-store-downloads-glitchcam-and-call-of-duty-bag-top-honors.