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'''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>
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==External links==
*[http://www.nate.com nate.com] {{ko icon}}
[[Category:Web portals]]
[[Category:Internet companies of South Korea]]
[[Category:SK Group]]
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