What is Nate?
{{unsourced|date=May 2013}} {{Infobox website |name = Nate |logo = |url = {{URL|http://www.nate.com}} |commercial = Yes |type = [[Web portal]], [[web search engine]] |language = [[Korean language|Korean]] |owner = [[SK Communications]] }} '''Nate''' is a [[South Korea]]n [[web portal]]. It was created by [[SK communications Inc.|SK communications]]. It joined with [[NETSGO]] and then with [[Lycos Korea]] in 2002. In 2003, Nate took over the [[online ]]community service [[Cyworld]]. In 2009, Nate combined with [[Empas]] and became one of the most famous Korean web portals. By 2006 users Nate had 19 million users. This dropped to 18 million by 2008. In 2009, it had 7 million users from [[People's Republic of China|China]] and 450,000 from [[Vietnam]]. ==NateOn== [[NateOn]] is a [[instant messenger|quick messenger]] provided by Nate. It topped [[MSN Messenger]] in 2005.{{cn|date=May 2013}} NateOn is South Korean’ most used messenger. It is most popular for its direct connection with Cyworld and simple to use free [[text message|text service]]. It provides versions for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] as well as [[beta test|beta versions]] for [[Mac OS 10]] and [[Linux]]. NateOn has 22 million users. NateOn also allows users to talk to each other using NateOn Phone. [[Category:2000s establishments in South Korea]] [[Category:2002 establishments in Asia]] [[category:Internet communication]] [[Category:South Korean websites]] [[Category:Websites established in 2002]]