What is Tuenti? Tuenti Review, Features

Tuenti was founded in 2006 and is a Spanish social networking service that integrates telecommunications and social services through its own applications to provide its customers with a cloud experience on multiple platforms. It is known as the "Facebook of Spain."

About Tuenti

Tuenti became the most popular social network among young people in Spain between 2009 and 2012, with more than 15 million registered users, earning it the nickname "Spanish Facebook".

Currently in Spain, Tuenti offers a mobile phone service that can be accessed anywhere in any device via the cloud.

Origin of the name

Although Tuenti sounds similar to the English word "twenty," it actually means "your personality."

Supported Platforms

Tuenti's web client can be accessed from any operating system. In addition, Tuenti has provided official apps for Android and IOS since 2012. Apps for Windows Phone, Tizen and Ubuntu are in development.

Service Area

Spain, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico (discontinued in July 2016).

Social Networking Services

Tuenti is the most popular social network in Spain and it has all the tools that are common to social networking sites. It allows users to set up profiles, upload photos and videos, connect and communicate with friends. Many other utilities were also provided at the beginning, such as a chat application, the ability to create events and tag locations and places. Unlike social networking sites that feature banner ads, Tuenti opts out of these traditional forms of obstructive and intrusive advertising in order to respect the privacy of users.

On February 1, 2016, a senior Tuenti employee leaked confidential information claiming that the social network was about to shut down. Just one month later, the company updated their mobile app and website to remove all remaining social network features except for the chat platform. It also allowed users to download their data for a period of time, inviting users to download and try out new features such as VozDigital, which allows users to make free calls using their own current phone number.

Development History

-In the first half of 2006, Tuenti was established.

-In 2008, according to Google's global year-end summary, Tuenti ranked fourth.

-In 2009, according to Google report, Tuenti's search volume growth rate ranked third in the world.

- In 2010, Tuenti had 10 million users and Alexa Internet ranked the site as the sixth most visited website in Spain.

-On August 4, 2010, Telefónica acquired 85% of Tuenti's shares for 70 million euros, becoming its largest shareholder.

- In 2011, it was estimated that over 15% of web traffic in Spain came from Tuenti, which at the time surpassed both Google and Facebook in Spanish traffic.

-During 2012, Tuenti opened its platform to the world.

- Since November 6, 2013, Telefónica has owned 100% of the company following an agreement with the remaining shareholders.

- In early 2014, Tuenti established its own mobile operator in Mexico, Peru and Argentina. In the same year, Tuenti services also began operating in Chile and Ecuador.

-In 2015, Sebastian Muriel was appointed as the company's new CEO.