Bigo Live

Bigo Live
Type of site	Live streaming
URL	www.bigo.tv
Alexa rank	13,970 (April 15, 2020)[1]
Commercial	Yes
Registration	yes
Launched	March 2016[2]
Current status	Active

Bigo Live is a live streaming platform[3] where users are able to share live moments with followers. It is attached to the Singapore-based company called BIGO.[4]

Its viewers can support their favourite broadcasters with in-app gifts.[5] It was launched in Singapore[6] in March 2016,[7] applying AI features[8] to offer live streaming services.[9]

History

Bigo Live has become popular across the Southeast Asia since its launch in 2016.[10] The number of Bigo Live's registered users achieved around 200 million in February 2018.[11] In March 2020, it ranked 6th in the United States and 5th worldwide for streaming apps, based on total in-app purchase revenue.[12]

References

"Bigo.tv Competitive Analysis, Marketing Mix and Traffic". www.alexa.com. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
Mayank Shishodia (May 31, 2017). "BIGO LIVE Increases Focus on India Market". PCQuest.
"Why young Indians are live streaming on social media?". BBC News. Aug 5, 2019.
"Video app TikTok's India download ban worries wider tech industry". Reuters. April 17, 2019.
"Apps you've never heard of that your teen is already using". CNN. January 25, 2019.
"Singapore-based Bigo gets US$272m from China's biggest livestream app". Singapore Business Review. Jun 6, 2018.
David R. Cole; Joff P.N. Bradley (7 July 2018). Principles of Transversality in Globalization and Education. Springer. pp. 231–. ISBN 9789811305832.
"The future is AI: China-backed S'pore tech firm Bigo looks to add 500 staff over three years". Today (Singapore newspaper). Jun 6, 2019.
"Cashing in on Asia's huge appetite for live streaming". BBC News. 6 December 2017.
Tim Culpan (Aug 26, 2016). "Here's a Shopping List for Line". Bloomberg.com.
"China's love of live-streaming makes ex-journalist a billionaire". Bloomberg News. Feb 9, 2018.
"2020: The Year of Streaming". Apptopia. April 7, 2020. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020.

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[1] "Bigo.tv Competitive Analysis, Marketing Mix and Traffic". www.alexa.com. Retrieved 2020-04-15.

[2] Mayank Shishodia (May 31, 2017). "BIGO LIVE Increases Focus on India Market". PCQuest.

[3] "Why young Indians are live streaming on social media?". BBC News. Aug 5, 2019.

[4] "Video app TikTok's India download ban worries wider tech industry". Reuters. April 17, 2019.

[5] "Apps you've never heard of that your teen is already using". CNN. January 25, 2019.

[6] "Singapore-based Bigo gets US$272m from China's biggest livestream app". Singapore Business Review. Jun 6, 2018.

[ColeBradley2018-7] David R. Cole; Joff P.N. Bradley (7 July 2018). Principles of Transversality in Globalization and Education. Springer. pp. 231–. ISBN 9789811305832.

[8] "The future is AI: China-backed S'pore tech firm Bigo looks to add 500 staff over three years". Today (Singapore newspaper). Jun 6, 2019.

[9] "Cashing in on Asia's huge appetite for live streaming". BBC News. 6 December 2017.

[10] Tim Culpan (Aug 26, 2016). "Here's a Shopping List for Line". Bloomberg.com.

[11] "China's love of live-streaming makes ex-journalist a billionaire". Bloomberg News. Feb 9, 2018.

[2020:_The_Year_of_Streaming-12] "2020: The Year of Streaming". Apptopia. April 7, 2020. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020.