Path (social network)
Path was a social networking-enabled photo sharing and messaging service for mobile devices that was launched on 14 November 2010. The service allows users to share up to a total of 50 contacts with their close friends and family. Based in San Francisco, California, the company was founded by Shawn Fanning and former Facebook executive Dave Morin.
| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
Type of site | Social networking |
| Available in | English, Arabic, Norwegian, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese |
| Founded | San Francisco, California |
| Headquarters | , |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Founder(s) | Dave Morin Shawn Fanning Dustin Mierau |
| Key people | Dave Morin Shawn Fanning Dustin Mierau |
| Employees | 25 |
| Parent | Kakao |
| URL | www |
| Registration | Required |
| Launched | November 2010 |
| Current status | Discontinued |
| Native client(s) on | Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Samsung Galaxy Gear 1/2 |
| Written in | C & Objective-C (iOS), Java (Android), Python (backend) |
In 2011, Morin rejected a $100 million offer for the company from Google. On May 28, 2015, Path announced it had been acquired for an undisclosed amount by Kakao.
On September 17, 2018, Path announced its termination of the service. From October 18, 2018, existing users are no longer able to access the Path service.
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