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|Logo=Viber.png}}[[wikipedia:Viber|Viber]] (officially Rakuten Viber) is a cross-platform instant messaging (IM) and voice-over-IP (VoIP) service owned by the Japanese technology conglomerate [[wikipedia:Rakuten|Rakuten Group, Inc.]], commonly known as Rakuten. It was originally launched in 2010 by Israeli entrepreneurs Talmon Marco and Igor Magazinnik through the Cyprus-based company Viber Media ([[viber.com]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=What Is Viber’s Start Up Story? How Talmon Marco and Igor Magazinik Founded The Company |url=https://businessideaslab.com/viber-founders-start-up-story/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422064006/https://businessideaslab.com/viber-founders-start-up-story/ |archive-date=22 Apr 2018 |access-date=17 Aug 2025 |website=Business Ideas Lab}}</ref>. In 2014, Rakuten, then ranked as the world’s sixth-largest e-commerce company, acquired Viber, integrating it into its expanding digital services portfolio.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hern |first=Alex |date=14 Feb 2014 |title=Viber bought by Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten for $900m |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/14/viber-bought-by-japanese-e-commerce-firm-rakuten |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309011226/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/14/viber-bought-by-japanese-e-commerce-firm-rakuten |archive-date=9 Mar 2014 |access-date=17 Aug 2025 |website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 Feb 2014 |title=Announcement of 100% Acquisition of Viber Media Ltd. |url=https://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/press/2014/0214_04.html |url-status=live |access-date=17 Aug 2025 |website=Rakuten}}</ref>

==Consumer impact summary==

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 |Website=https://www.viber.com
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+|Logo=Viber.png}}[[wikipedia:Viber|Viber]] (officially Rakuten Viber) is a cross-platform instant messaging (IM) and voice-over-IP (VoIP) service owned by the Japanese technology conglomerate [[wikipedia:Rakuten|Rakuten Group, Inc.]], commonly known as Rakuten. It was originally launched in 2010 by Israeli entrepreneurs Talmon Marco and Igor Magazinnik through the Cyprus-based company Viber Media ([[viber.com]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=What Is Viber’s Start Up Story? How Talmon Marco and Igor Magazinik Founded The Company |url=https://businessideaslab.com/viber-founders-start-up-story/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422064006/https://businessideaslab.com/viber-founders-start-up-story/ |archive-date=22 Apr 2018 |access-date=17 Aug 2025 |website=Business Ideas Lab}}</ref>. In 2014, Rakuten, then ranked as the world’s sixth-largest e-commerce company, acquired Viber, integrating it into its expanding digital services portfolio.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hern |first=Alex |date=14 Feb 2014 |title=Viber bought by Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten for $900m |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/14/viber-bought-by-japanese-e-commerce-firm-rakuten |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309011226/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/14/viber-bought-by-japanese-e-commerce-firm-rakuten |archive-date=9 Mar 2014 |access-date=17 Aug 2025 |website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 Feb 2014 |title=Announcement of 100% Acquisition of Viber Media Ltd. |url=https://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/press/2014/0214_04.html |url-status=live |access-date=17 Aug 2025 |website=Rakuten}}</ref>
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