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Also known as groupme.com

GroupMe (also stylized as groupme) is a mobile group messaging app owned by Microsoft. It was launched in May 2010 by the private company GroupMe. In August 2011, GroupMe delivered over 100 million messages each month and by June 2012, that number jumped to 550 million. In 2013, GroupMe had over 12 million registered users.

Key facts

Dot com company.name
GroupMe
Dot com company.logo
GroupMe gradient logo.svg
Dot com company.company_type
Subsidiary
Dot com company.location_city
New York City
Dot com company.location_country
United States
Dot com company.owner
Microsoft (through Microsoft AI)
Dot com company.key_people
Jared HechtSteve Martocci

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GroupMe | Group chat app

Group text messaging to every phone. The easy way to connect with all the groups in your life, big and small.

groupme.com

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GroupMe (also stylized as groupme) is a mobile group messaging app owned by Microsoft. It was launched in May 2010 by the private company GroupMe. In August 2011, GroupMe delivered over 100 million messages each month and by June 2012, that number jumped to 550 million. In 2013, GroupMe had over 12 million registered users.

In March 2024, reports noted that while Microsoft had discontinued development of Skype for consumers, it continued to actively support GroupMe. The app received recent updates and was highlighted as a messaging platform still maintained by Microsoft, contrasting with the declining attention given to Skype.

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