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Megaupload

Former Hong Kong–based company

Entitynotorious market website dot-com company file-hosting serviceQ483

Also known as Megaupload Limited · megaupload.com

Instance of: notorious market website
, dot-com company
, file-hosting service
Founded: March 21, 2005
Website: megaupload.com
, megavideo.com
, megapix.com
+11 more

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Megaupload Ltd was a Hong Kong–based online company established in 2005 that operated from 2005 to 2012 providing online services related to file storage and viewing.

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Founded by: Kim Dotcom
Headquarters: Hong Kong country: People's Republic of China · street address: Shanghai Industrial Investment Building ,Wan Chai
Dissolved: January 19, 2012
Formed in: Hong Kong
Owned by: Kim Dotcom
Language: English
Alexa rank: 341,945(December 1, 2017)
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1.Stated in Alexa Internetalexa.com/siteinfo/megaupload.comRetrieved 2017-12-01
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Creator: Kim Dotcom
Location: Hong Kong
Legal form: limited company
Significant event: Megaupload legal case
Followed by: Mega.io
Has use: file sharing

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