Today, Azar, a real-time video communication platform, announces it has facilitated over 147 billion global connections to mark its 10th anniversary. Since its inception in 2014, the pioneering platform has enabled users from across the globe to connect instantly via video chat, going beyond barriers of nationality, culture, and language. It now facilitates up to 95 million reliable video calls every single day.
The app, which is available in 18 languages worldwide, has processed over 31.4 billion video calls annually in the last decade and recently hit 500 downloads, demonstrating the demand for borderless global relationships.
Originally created by Korean-based IT company, Hyperconnect, Azar has developed world leading features such as 1:1 video chat for easy and quick connections, ‘Azar Live’ for real-time streaming broadcasts, and most recently ‘1:1 Chat with Live Streamer’ – a feature that recommends live content through a matching system, and ‘AR filter’ featuring lifelike graphics.
These pioneering features propelled Azar to be crowned Google Play’s ‘App of the Year’ consecutively in 2015 and 2016, cementing its status as a premier global video communication platform.
“Over the past decade, Azar has made 147 billion matches, that’s the equivalent to every person in the world meeting 18 times. Even at this moment, about a thousand calls are processed every second, allowing numerous people across the globe to communicate with each other using Hyperconnect’s leading technology.”
Sun-ki Kim, Vice President of Azar
Most recently Azar has collaborated with an up-and-coming artist, Tess Smith-Roberts and a famous British singer-songwriter Henry Moodie to overcome the ‘January Blues’ helping to demonstrate Azar’s ability to bring people together even during the most isolating times.
Hyperconnect’s unparalleled technological capability has played a crucial role in Azar’s global success. The company continues to invest in research and development through its top-tier domestic AI lab, providing users with an exceptional service experience. Azar, leveraging Hyperconnect’s technological expertise, pioneered the global commercialization of WebRTC technology on mobile devices, offering high-quality services that enable stable communication even in areas with poor network conditions or lower-spec communication environments.
