Houseparty
Houseparty is a social networking service that enables group video chatting through mobile and desktop apps. Users receive a notification when friends are online and available to group video chat.[4][5] On average, users spend approximately 51 minutes a day on the app in group or one-on-one chats.[6] It was launched by Life on Air, Inc. in 2016[7][8] and is available on iOS and Android mobile devices and macOS devices.[9][10]
Development
In 2015, Life On Air, Inc raised $12 million in venture capital funding from Greylock Partners.[11]
The creators released Houseparty to the App Store and Play Store in February 2016 under a pseudonym.[12] It was developed over 10 months with a website redirecting to the Houseparty app in October 2016.[13] The company raised $52 million in venture capital funding from Sequoia Capital in late 2016.[14][15] Each session can host up to eight participants with unlimited sessions. As of 2018, it is available on macOS.[16]
During early 2019, the company partnered with Ellen DeGeneres's app, "Heads Up!".[17] In June 2019, Life on Air, including the Houseparty app, was acquired by Epic Games for an undisclosed amount of money. Life on Air became a subsidiary of Epic Games to continue development of the app.[18]
As many countries have gone into lockdown during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, the app has experienced a large increase in popularity.[19] As of March 2020, Houseparty is the sixth most downloaded free app in the App store in the United States, and the most downloaded app in New Zealand, Canada, and the United Kingdom.[20]
In late March 2020, accusations began circulating on social media that Houseparty had been hacked. However, its owners, Epic Games, claimed this was a smear campaign against its product and offered a $1 million bounty for anyone able to substantiate their claim
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