Subsidiary | |
Industry | Online services |
Founded | 2000 |
Headquarters | São Paulo, Brazil |
Products |
Social networking Online service provider Online media |
Revenue | $149.6 million (2010) |
$21.7 million (2010) | |
Number of employees
|
430 |
Parent | OnGoing |
Website | iG.com.br |
Internet Group do Brasil (iG) is a Brazilian Internet service provider that owns and operates web portals and provides a variety of services including online banking, shopping, information, chat rooms, and free e-mail.
As of March 2012, iG was the fifth-largest portal in Brazil, with 23.5 million unique monthly visitors.
iG was founded on January 9, 2000, by GP Investments and Banco Opportunity. It gained popularity by offering free dial-up access.
In May 2004, Brasil Telecom (a subsidiary of Oi since 2009) acquired iG for approximately $100 million. In April 2012, Oi sold iG to Portuguese investment company Ongoing Strategy Investments SGPS SA for an undisclosed sum.