<s>
Bigo	B-Application
Live	I-Application
is	O
a	O
live	O
streaming	O
platform	O
owned	O
by	O
a	O
Singapore-based	O
Bigo	O
Technology	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2014	O
by	O
David	O
Li	O
and	O
Jason	O
Hu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bigo	O
Technology	O
has	O
developed	O
proprietary	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
machine	O
learning	O
that	O
is	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AI	B-Application
features	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
enhance	O
user	O
engagement	O
and	O
experience	O
during	O
live	O
streaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bigo	O
owns	O
Likee	B-Application
,	O
the	O
short	O
video	O
creation	O
and	O
sharing	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Bigo	B-Application
Live	I-Application
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
Bigo	B-Application
Live	I-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
downloaded	O
app	O
in	O
Thailand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
Bigo	B-Application
Live	I-Application
reached	O
26.7million	O
monthly	O
active	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
Bigo	B-Application
Live	I-Application
launched	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Bark	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
safety	O
solution	O
,	O
to	O
keep	O
kids	O
safe	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
Bigo	B-Application
Live	I-Application
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
The	O
Trevor	O
Project	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
largest	O
suicide	O
prevention	O
and	O
crisis	O
intervention	O
organization	O
for	O
LGBTQ	O
youth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2021	O
,	O
Bigo	B-Application
Live	I-Application
had	O
400	O
million	O
users	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
150	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Bigo	B-Application
Live	I-Application
ranked	O
top	O
2	O
according	O
to	O
App	O
Annie	O
’s	O
2021	O
Top	O
Breakout	O
Social	O
Apps	O
by	O
consumer	O
spending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
broadcast	O
and	O
watch	O
live	O
streams	O
of	O
popular	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
PUBG	B-Application
,	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
RoV	O
,	O
Free	O
Fire	O
,	O
Fortnite	B-Application
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
,	O
Dota	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Hearthstone	B-Application
,	O
Rules	B-Application
of	I-Application
Survival	I-Application
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
invite	O
friends	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
1:1	O
online	O
video	B-Application
chat	I-Application
,	O
create	O
group	O
video	B-Application
chat	I-Application
or	O
videos	O
calls	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
9	O
people	O
in	O
multi-guest	O
rooms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
share	O
pictures	O
and	O
short	O
videos	O
,	O
add	O
hashtags	O
to	O
their	O
posts	O
on	O
bar	O
,	O
where	O
people	O
often	O
upload	O
clips	O
and	O
screenshots	B-Application
of	O
their	O
live	O
streams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Bigo	B-Application
Live	I-Application
launched	O
its	O
virtual	O
live	O
3D	O
avatars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
Bigo	B-Application
Live	I-Application
announced	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
‘	O
Community	O
,	O
’	O
a	O
new	O
interactive	O
feature	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
manage	O
online	O
communities	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
post	O
and	O
share	O
original	O
content	O
with	O
other	O
platform	O
users	O
who	O
share	O
similar	O
interests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
Pakistan	O
banned	O
Bigo	O
,	O
and	O
warned	O
TikTok	B-Application
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
over	O
immoral	O
,	O
obscene	O
,	O
and	O
vulgar	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
