UrduPoint

UrduPoint.com
Type of site
Web portal
Available in3 languages
List of languages
Country of originPakistan
OwnerAli Chaudhry
RevenueAdvertisement
URLwww.urdupoint.com
CommercialNO
RegistrationNot required
Launched14 August 2000
Current statusOnline

UrduPoint is an Urdu-language web portal in Pakistan, launched on 14 August 2000. As of April 2016, it ranked as the 6th most visited website in Pakistan and held a global rank of 1045 (April 2016).[1]

UrduPoint has partnered with digital media company Ziff Davis, a division of J2 Global, to introduce Mashable Pakistan, offering content in both Urdu and English.[2]

Additionally, UrduPoint is available for free through Internet.org (now freebasics.com), a service initiated by Facebook in Pakistan.[3][4][5][6]

In 2019, UrduPoint became the official digital media partner of the Multan Sultans for the fourth season of the Pakistan Super League.[7] In 2020, UrduPoint's YouTube channel boasted over 8 million active subscribers.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Urdupoint.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. ^ "UrduPoint and Ziff Davis Are Bringing Mashable to Pakistan". Pro Pakistani.
  3. ^ "Telenor launch Internet.org in Pakistan | AAJ News". 15 July 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Facebook provides free internet access to Pakistani citizens - Pakistan - DAWN.COM". 29 May 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Facebook Flex - Zong Mobile Internet". 28 March 2020. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  6. ^ "FreeBasics.com - Internet Offers | Telenor Pakistan". 6 April 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Urdu Point Becomes Digital Media Partner Of Multan Sultans". UrduPoint.
  8. ^ "UrduPoint.com". YouTube. Retrieved 16 April 2020.