Nate

For the WWII Japanese aircraft, see Nakajima Ki-27. For the given name, see Nathan (given name) and Nathaniel. For the storms, see Tropical Storm Nate (disambiguation).

Nate

URL	nate.com
Commercial?	Yes
Type of site	Web portal, Web search engine
Available language(s)	Korean
Owner	SK Communications

Nate (Hangul: 네이트) is a South Korean web portal, developed by SK Communications. In 2003, Nate acquired the online community service Cyworld, and in 2004, it achieved first place in local page views with a total of 3.8 million, surpassing rival Daum for the first time.^[1] NateOn is an instant messaging client provided by Nate, which in 2005 first overtook MSN Messenger in terms of South Korean user numbers. During the third week of May 2005, NateOn's South Korean users totalled 7.54 million, compared to 6.5 million for MSN Messenger.^[2]

References

1. ^ Yoon Chang-hee, "Nate seen top portal; Daum begs to differ", JoongAngDaily, June 29, 2004. Retrieved on September 28, 2007.
2. ^ Chang Chung-hoon and Wohn Dong-hee, "Nate On increases lead over MSN Messenger", JoongAng Daily, May 30, 2005. Retrieved on September 28, 2007.

See also

• Cyworld
• NateOn
• SK Communications

External links

• www.nate.com (Korean)