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iWiW

Logo: iWiW, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Hungarian social network service (2002–2014)

iWiW (abbreviation for International Who is Who) was a Hungarian social networking web service which started on 14 April 2002 as WiW (Who Is Who). As of August 2007, it had 2.6 million registered users with real names. Every user could provide personal information such as the place they live, date of birth, schools and universities they attended, workplaces, interests and pets.2 It is part of T-Online.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Apr 14, 2002Founded1
  • HeadquartersBudapest1
  • Websiteiwiw.hu
  • Legal formkorlátolt felelősségű társaság1

iWiW (abbreviation for International Who is Who) was a Hungarian social networking web service which started on 14 April 2002 as WiW (Who Is Who). As of August 2007, it had 2.6 million registered users with real names. Every user could provide personal information such as the place they live, date of birth, schools and universities they attended, workplaces, interests and pets. One could find friends by a search tool or looking through one's acquaintances' acquaintances.2

Products and brands

  • social networking service

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • T-Online since Apr 28, 2006

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Jun 30, 2014Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Apr 28, 2006Acquired Acquired by T-Online1
  3. Oct 10, 2005Renamed Name changed to iWiW1
  4. Apr 14, 2002Founded Founded1

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