Tuenti
Tuenti Technologies, S.L.U is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that operates with the Tuenti brand owned by Telefónica. It is a Spain-based tech company that focuses on providing a cloud-based services through its own application and its website to their customers.
| Company type | Private, Limited |
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| Industry | Internet Software Telecommunications |
| Founded | February 22, 2006 |
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| Headquarters | |
Area served | Spain Peru Argentina Ecuador Guatemala |
Key people | Pablo Ledesma (chief) |
| 21,000,000 EUR (2014) | |
| Owner | Telefónica |
Number of employees | 180 (2016, approximation) |
Originally, Tuenti was created in 2006 as a social networking service, becoming the most popular social network among young people in Spain between 2009 and 2012. With over 15 million registered users, Tuenti was referred to as the "Spanish Facebook".
In Spain, Tuenti offered mobile telephone service. The mobile phone service in Spain was terminated on 1 June 2022. Contract customers were moved to O2 while prepaid customers were moved to Movistar.
In Latin America, Tuenti ships its brand through Telefónica branches in those countries, exploiting the young market by offering simple and affordable plans among other services common to mobile carriers, Tuenti offers free VoIP calls and instant messaging through its own messaging app.