Press release -
Swedish App Truecaller Reaches Half a Billion Monthly Name and Number Searches
Stockholm, Sweden - March 20, 2013: Truecaller, a collaborative global phone directory app, announces today that more than 13 million users worldwide are conducting over half a billion name and number searches each month.
Nami Zarringhalam, COO and co-founder of Truecaller: "This is a 70% increase in searches since the updated app was released last month launching name search for the first time. Half a billion searches a month is a testimonial to us being on our way to fulfilling our mission of being the world’s largest global phone directory that is intelligent, accurate, and easy to use. We are very proud!”
Since founded in 2009, the Swedish app has gained popularity and just in the last year grown its user base from 2.5 million to over 13 million. In countries where public phone directory data is scarce or non-existing Truecaller is popular for its name and number lookup but in mature phone directory markets, e.g. the Nordics, Truecaller is known for its call filter, that blocks unwanted sales calls.
“Half a billion searches is amazing,” says Alan Mamedi, CEO and co-founder of Truecaller. “But what´s even more amazing are the stories we hear from our users on how they, for the first time, actually get in touch with old friends and relatives, which was the reason we created Truecaller.”
3 Short Facts
- 13
million users worldwide conducts over half a billion name and number searches
each month
- The
United States has the top purchases of Truecaller Credits, which is needed to
contact a person through Truecaller via name search
- India has the highest quantity of searches per month, including name search and free reverse number lookup
The updated version, which is available for Android and iPhone, allows users to be in control of how their name and other contact details are displayed in the collaborative global phone directory.
Truecaller is a multi-platform free app available worldwide for iPhone, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry and Symbian s40/s60. The app features a built in call-filter, name and reverse number lookup, top spam lists, spam call alerts, social media sync, and customizable personal profiles.
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About Truecaller
Truecaller is the world’s first collaborative global phone directory, making it easy for users to get in touch with people across the globe. Truecaller’s dynamic database is always evolving, built by its community that helps keep it accurate by sharing their contacts. Users are always in control of who can see their contact information. Truecaller is available on all internet-enabled devices and on the web. Headquartered in Stockholm, Truecaller is a Swedish company with a global vision. Founded in 2009 by co-founders Nami Zarringhalam and Alan Mamedi, the company is funded by angels and Open Ocean, early VC investors in MySQL. For more information visit www.truecaller.com or download Truecaller on m.truecaller.com.
