APUS Group

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APUS Group
Company typePrivate
Industry Mobile Internet
FoundedJune 2014;10 years ago (2014-06)
Beijing, China [1]
FounderTao Li
Headquarters
Beijing
,
China
ProductsAPUS: User System(Launcher), APUS Browser, APUS Booster+, APUS Message Center, APUS Flashlight, Add-ons
Website www.apusapps.com

APUS Group (commonly termed APUS) is an artificial intelligence application enterprise, founded in June 2014 by Tao Li, is a Chinese technology company specializing in Android development and information services.

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Name

The name APUS is short for "A Perfect User System" [2] and also refers to the bird species Apodidae, or swift, a highly aerial bird family. They are some of the fastest fliers in the animal kingdom, with a maximum speed up to 169 kilometres per hour (105 mph). [3]

History

June 2014: Tao Li [4] [5] founded APUS Group in Beijing. At the same month, APUS netted 100 million RMB in Series A funding.

July 2, 2014: APUS Launcher was released on Google Play and 28 days later APUS user group reached 10 million.

October 22, 2014: APUS announced their 50 million user globally.

December 1, 2014: APUS published the first APUS Global Mobile Application Analysis Report.

January 2015: APUS picked up 100 million USD in Series B funding, become the youngest unicorn (companies which market values are over USD 1 billion) in the world. [6]

January 2015: APUS user group reached 100 million. [7]

March 2015: APUS user group reached 150 million and was named the fifth developer in the world by App Annie. [8]

May 2015: APUS user group reached 300 million.

May 2015: APUS Browser [9] was released.

September 2015: APUS announced they’ve netted 250 million users globally for APUS User System (APUS Launcher) [10] and 510 million for APUS User System (APUS Launcher) and APUS series products. At the same time, their market value reached USD 1.5 billion.

September 2015: APUS announced their long-term partnership with InMobi [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] and the decision of entry into India market.

October 2015: APUS announced their entry into Japanese and Korean market.

December 2015: APUS announced their USD 45 million (Rs 300 crore) to Indian Mobile Web companies. [16] [17] [18]

March 2016: APUS announced they have acquired more than 920 million downloads for APUS series products, including APUS User System, APUS Booster +, APUS Browser, APUS Browser Turbo, APUS Flashlight, etc. [19] [20]

October 2016: Forbes reported the leading position of APUS Group on Google Play store and praised APUS Group for its advanced business model and successful monetization. [21]

November 2016: APUS announced a fresh investment of US$44 million in India for its new research and development center, sales and business development office in Gurgaon, and startup incubator. [22]

September 2020: On 2 September 2020, the Government of India banned all APUS applications (among other Chinese apps), this came amid the 2020 China-India skirmish. [23] [24]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Russell, Jon (27 January 2015). "China-Based Android Developer APUS Lands $100M For New Services And Global Focus". TechCrunch.
  2. ↑ "APUS Launcher - A Perfect User System". YouTube .
  3. ↑ "Global IT outage causes chaos, disrupting airlines, banks, media, telecoms". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  4. ↑ "Li Tao aims bigger with Apus Group following Qihoo success".
  5. ↑ "Chinese Internet sector has changed, says former-executive of Qihoo 360".
  6. ↑ "Apus takes app market by storm - Xinhua | English.news.cn". news.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  7. ↑ "Surpassing 100 Million Users, APUS Becomes Youngest Company In Top 10 Global Developers". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08.
  8. ↑ "Worldwide App Annie Index for Apps March 2015". Archived from the original on 2015-07-01.
  9. ↑ "APUS Browser, a lightweight and fastest browser for Android". Archived from the original on 2015-06-22.
  10. ↑ "APUS Launcher-Small, Fast, Boost - Android Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  11. ↑ "InMobi, China's APUS join hands for global growth".
  12. ↑ "InMobi signs a strategic partnership with APUS Group".
  13. ↑ "InMobi, China's APUS join hands for global growth".
  14. ↑ "Mobile Advertising Platform InMobi Partners with APUS Group For Global Growth".[ permanent dead link ]
  15. ↑ "China's Apus Joins Hands With InMobi, to Explore Possibilities of a Joint Venture in India". Archived from the original on 2015-12-01.
  16. ↑ "Chinese VC firms set aside Rs 300 crore to invest in Indian mobile internet companies". timesofindia-economictimes. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  17. ↑ "APUS Group sets up Rs 300 crore fund in India - Times of India". The Times of India. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  18. ↑ "China's Apus sets up Rs. 300 crore fund". The Hindu. 2015-12-05. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  19. ↑ "APUS Launcher Celebrating 2nd Anniversary, with 920 Million Users Globally". www.infinityredefined.com. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  20. ↑ Group, APUS. "APUS User System, Android User System - APUS". www.apusapps.com. Retrieved 2016-07-20.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  21. ↑ Salz, Peggy Anne. "Life After Android: The Battle Of The Platforms Heats Up". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  22. ↑ "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  23. ↑ "Government Bans 118 mobile apps which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  24. ↑ Yasir, Sameer; Kumar, Hari (2020-09-02). "India Bans 118 Chinese Apps as Indian Soldier Is Killed on Disputed Border". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-04-27.
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