A Russian technology company founded in 1998 as the Mail.ru Group offering email under the mail.ru domain. Along with email, VK offers social networking, e-commerce platforms and several commercial products for business. In 2021, the company was renamed VK Company Limited due to its popular VKontakte social networking service. Over the years, the company has made several acquisitions. In 2025, the Kremlin announced that VKontakte was Russia's national messaging service. See
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