Type of business | Private |
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Type of site | Entertainment |
Available in | English, Singlish |
Founded | 14 November 2011 |
Headquarters | |
Area served | Singapore, Malaysia & Philippines |
Founder(s) | Karl Mak Adrian Ang |
Key people | Karl Mak[2] Adrian Ang[3] |
Subsidiaries | MGAG Media Sdn Bhd, PGAG Media, Inc. |
URL | sgag |
Advertising | Original video content Branded social content |
Registration | Optional |
Current status | Active |
SGAG is a Singaporean social media website and news media company based in Singapore. The company was founded by Karl Mak and Adrian Ang on 14 November 2011, as a Singaporean spin-off of the popular social media website, 9GAG.[2] Since the website's incorporation on April 10, 2013, it has 1.1 million likes on Facebook, 587k followers on Twitter and 701k followers on Instagram as of February 2022.[4][5][6]
SGAG's mission is to make every Singaporean's day a better one by creating quality content that engages and entertains.[7]
The company was co-founded as a Facebook page in 2011 by Singapore Management University students Karl Mak and Adrian Ang during one of their university classes, with the idea of having a Singapore version of 9GAG, with a focus on issues in Singapore and local Internet memes.[8] The company first started going viral after its founders posted a meme after McDonald's Singapore ran out of curry sauce at its outlets,[9][10] and has since then become popular among the youth for its funny video portrayals by Annette Lee as "Sue Ann" and "Suezanna Chole Tan".[11]
In December 2014, SGAG first launched its website where users can sign up for an account and publish their own content on the website. The website also has a leaderboard that rewards active participants with a certain number of points per action, with top users standing a chance to win prizes. In addition to launching a new website, the company also released the mobile app version of their website on both Android and iOS.[12]
On August 5, 2015, SGAG launched MGAG, the Malaysian branch of the company. MGAG also started off as a Facebook page before launching their own website.[13]
On January 21, 2018, PGAG, the Filipino branch of the company, was launched by SGAG.[14]
On November 27, 2019, SGAG launched "Off-Track", a strategy card game.[15]