ibibo iBrowser

Data-compressing mobile browser from the Indian social network ibibo (Naspers/Tencent), a reuse of Tencent's QQ mobile browser for India, with tabs, night mode and preloading, preinstalled on Huawei, LG, Spice and Lemon phones.

Facts

Developer

ibibo (MIH India, Naspers / Tencent)

Website

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Engine

Proprietary

Derived from

QQ Browser

Platforms

Java MESymbianAndroid

Details

Pilot in February 2011 on Symbian S60v3 and Java phones, official launch in December 2011, then an Android version

Popularity

63/100 — 6 million downloads claimed in February 2012, of which 50% monthly active users

Key versions

1. Feb. 2011
   —Pilot version for Symbian S60 v3 and Java phones, derived from Tencent’s QQ Browser.[1]
2. Dec. 2011
   —Official launch according to ibibo.[2]
3. Feb. 2012
   —Also available on Android; ibibo claims 6 million downloads.[2]

Version sources: [1] medianama.com, [2] medianama.com

Sources

1. https://www.medianama.com/2011/02/223-ibibo-pilots-mobile-browser-ibrowser-repurposed-qq-mobile-browser/
2. https://www.medianama.com/2012/02/223-ibibo-claims-its-mobile-browser-clocked-6m-downloads/