Sputnik (search engine)
Not to be confused with Sputnik (news agency), which is also launched in 2014.
Type of site | Web search engine , and a browser |
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Available in | Russian |
Owner | Rostelecom |
Website |
sputnik |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Optional , free |
Launched | 22 May 2014[1] |
Sputnik is a web search engine owned by the Russian state-owned telecommunications company Rostelecom.[2] It markets itself as an engine geared towards "local services". At the end of the week of the launch, it was responsible for 0.01% of the search engine traffic in Russia, compared with 62% for Yandex and 28% for Google.[3]
Initial release | September 30, 2015 |
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Development status | Active |
Written in | C++, JavaScript |
Operating system | |
Engine | Blink |
Available in | Russian |
Type | Web browser |
License | Freeware |
Website |
browser |
There is an associated web browser, also Sputnik, derived from Chromium.
References
- ↑ "Rostelecom launches a beta version of its search engine platform "Sputnik"". Rostelecom. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ↑ "Russia launches 'safe search' Sputnik to rival Yandex, Google". Russia Today. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ↑ Bodner, Matthew (1 June 2014). "Test: How Does State Search Tool Sputnik Compare to Google and Yandex?". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
External links
Official website
Official website (browser)
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