Virgilio.it
Type of site | Web portal |
|---|---|
| Available in | 1 languages |
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| Founded | 27 November 1996 |
| Country of origin | Italy |
| Area served | Italy |
| Owner | Italiaonline S.r.l. |
| Founder(s) | Matrix S.p.A. |
| Editor | Italiaonline S.r.l. |
| URL | virgilio.it |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 1996 |
| Current status | Active |
Virgilio was the first web portal in Italy. Started in 1996 as a web search engine and web directory manually edited by its own editors, based on the Yahoo! model, it has gradually evolved as a general portal with different content, webmail services, search engine, chat, and a web community.
According to Alexa, it ranked among the top 100 most visited domains in Italy. Before 2013, it was among the top 15.
Local content is presented in over 8,100 portals, one for each Italian town. According to Audiweb in November 2015, half of all Italian web surfers visit the portal each month — over 13 million users.