Nate 2534418 219905167 2008-06-17T11:48:49Z Closedmouth 372693 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/24.39.224.106|24.39.224.106]] to last version by Kukini (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{For|the given name|Nathan|Nathaniel}} '''Nate''' ({{Ko-hhrm|hangul=네이트}}) is a [[South Korea]]n [[web portal]], developed by [[SK Telecom]]. In 2003, Nate acquired the online community service [[Cyworld]], and in 2004, it achieved first place in local page views with a total of 3.8 million, surpassing rival [[Daum]] for the first time.<ref>Yoon Chang-hee, [http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2434934 "Nate seen top portal; Daum begs to differ"], ''JoongAngDaily'', [[June 29]], [[2004]]. Retrieved on [[September 28]], [[2007]].</ref> '''NateOn''' is an instant messaging client provided by Nate, which in 2005 first overtook [[MSN Messenger]] in terms of South Korean user numbers. During the third week of May 2005, NateOn users totalled 7.54 million, compared to 6.5 million for MSN Messenger.<ref>Chang Chung-hoon and Wohn Dong-hee, [http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2575038 "Nate On increases lead over MSN Messenger"], ''JoongAng Daily'', [[May 30]], [[2005]]. Retrieved on [[September 28]], [[2007]].</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.nate.com nate.com] {{ko icon}} [[Category:Web portals]] [[Category:Internet companies of South Korea]] [[Category:SK Group]] {{korea-company-stub}} [[ast:Nate]] [[ko:네이트]] [[io:Nate]] [[it:Nate]] [[mt:Nate]] [[ms:Nate]] [[pt:Nate]]