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Former logo | |
Type of site | Search engine |
|---|---|
| Available in | Chinese |
| Owner | Tencent Holdings Limited |
| Website | soso |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Current status | Merged with Sogou |
Soso (Chinese: 搜搜; pinyin: Sōusōu) was a Chinese search engine owned by Tencent Holdings Limited, which is well known for its other creations Pengyou and QQ. As of 1 October 2012[update], Soso was ranked as the 33rd most visited website in the world, the 11th most visited website in China, and the number eight most visited website in South Korea , according to Alexa Internet.[1]
In September 2013, Tencent invested in Sogou, a subsidiary of Sohu. At this point, Soso discontinued services and now redirects to Sogou Search.[2] Sogou also has search results in English which is powered by Bing.