Asia Pacific Rakuten August 5, 2014 Viber user base tops 600 million E-commerce giant Rakuten said there are now more than 600 million registered users for its Viber messaging app, as growth has accelerated worldwide. By Steve Costello
Asia Pacific Big Tech Meta Rakuten June 4, 2014 Kik to remain independent to realise ambitions The maker of messaging app Kik intends to remain an independent entity despite megadeals involving rivals WhatsApp and Viber in 2014. By Tim Ferguson
Asia Pacific Big Tech Meta Rakuten March 6, 2014 Rakuten targets 2B users with Viber buy The CEO of Rakuten, the company that agreed to acquire Viber for $900 million in February, aims to use the messaging app to expand its user base to as much as two billion people. By Tim Ferguson
Asia Pacific Rakuten February 14, 2014 Viber agrees $900M sale to Rakuten Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten acquired Viber for $900 million, just days after the CEO of the mobile messaging player denied it was in acquisition talks. By Tim Ferguson
