BongaCams
Type of site | Adult camming website |
|---|---|
| Available in | Multilingual (34) |
| Headquarters | Nicosia, Amsterdam , Netherlands, Czech Republic |
| Country of origin | Netherlands, Cyprus, Russia. |
| Area served | Worldwide, except blocking countries |
| Industry | Internet |
| URL | No |
| Advertising | Yes |
| Launched | 25 January 2012[1] |
| Current status | Active |
BongaCams is an adult live streaming platform that features content made by webcam models, couples, and camboys. Typical shows include erotic performances that generally involve nudity and provocative yet engaging activities for the viewers; ranging from teasing, stripping, erotic chatting to masturbation with sex toys. All site visitors are able to join online chat rooms, while models earn money by hosting private shows and getting tips from registered users.
Currently, BongaCams is one of the largest adult live streaming platforms in Europe and is ranked as 37th most popular website in the world by Alexa (December 2021). On a global scale, the platform competes with the U.S based platform: Chaturbate.
BongaCash (affiliate program) and BongaModels (model platform)
External Links:
pl.bongacams.com
History
[edit]The domain was registered in 2012.[1]
The website received its first award in 2016 - becoming Best Emerging Live Cam Site[2] at Live Cam Awards 2016.
In December 2016, BongaCams acquired RusCams.com.[3][4]
In March 2017, they acquired another camming site CamFuze.com.[5][6][7]
In January 2017, Maltese newspaper The Malta Independent reported that BongaCams was more popular among the Maltese than Wikipedia.[8]
In December 2017, BongaCams acquired a popular webcam site Runetki.com.
In July 2018, Runet's most popular website smotri.com became a part of BongaCams.
In 2018, BongaCams has launched the Mobile App for models for Android and iOS.
In 2019, BongaCams was recognized as the Best Cam Site at the prestige Venus Awards.
During the 2020 became the most visited webcam site in the world, according to Alexa Global Ranking.
By October 2021, BongaCams won a total of 44 awards.
Awards and nominations
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| Year | Result | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Nominated | Live Cam Company of the Year — Europe[9] |
| Nominated | Adult Site of the Year — Live Cam (Europe)[9] | |
| 2019 | Won | Cam Company of the Year |
| Year | Result | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Won | Сam Site of the Year |
| Year | Result | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Nominated | Best Cam Site — Europe[10] |
| Year | Result | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Won | Best Live Cam Revenue Program (EU)[11] |
| 2017 | Nominated | Best Cam Platform (EU) |
| Nominated | Best White Label Provider | |
| Nominated | Best Marketing Campaign | |
| Nominated | Best Live Cam Revenue Program (EU) | |
| Won | Company of the Year[12] | |
| 2019 | Won | Best Cam Platform (EU) |
| Won | Innovative company of the year | |
| 2020 | Won | Best Webcam Company of the Year |
| Won | Best Marketing Campaign | |
| 2021 | Won | Best Freemium Site |
| Won | Best Internet Brand |
| Year | Result | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Won | Best European Cam Site[13] |
| 2017 | Won | Best Tipping Cam Site[14] |
| 2019 | Won | Best Tipping Cam Site |
| Won | Best Affiliate Program | |
| 2020 | Won | Best Tipping Cam Site |
| Won | Best International Cam Site |
| Year | Result | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Won | Best Affiliate Program[15] |
| 2017 | Won | Live Cam Affiliate Program of the Year[16] |
| Won | Freemium Cam Site of the Year[16] | |
| 2018 | Won | Freemium Camsite of the Year |
| Won | Best White Label Provider | |
| 2019 | Won | Best Business Services |
| 2021 | Won | Best Freemium Site |
| Won | Best Internet Brand |
| Year | Result | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Won | Best Emerging Live Cam Site[17] |
| 2017 | Won | Best Live Cam WhiteLabel Program[18] |
| Won | Best Live Cam Affiliate Program[18] | |
| 2018 | Won | Most Innovative Live Cam Site |
| Won | Best Live Cam Affiliate Tool | |
| 2019 | Won | Most Innovative Live Cam Site |
| Won | Best Live Cam Affiliate Program | |
| 2020 | Won | Best European Cam Site |
| Won | Best Live Cam Affiliate Program | |
| 2021 | Won | Best Overall Live Cam Site |
| Year | Result | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Won | Best Cam Site |
| Year | Result | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Won | Best Cam Site |
| Year | Result | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Won | Best Credits or Tokens Cam Site[19] |
| Won | Best Russian Adult Webcams Site[19] | |
| 2018 | Won | Best White Label Adult Webcams |
| Won | Best European Adult Webcams Site | |
| Won | Best Russian Adult Webcams Site | |
| 2019 | Won | Best White Label Adult Webcams |
| Won | Best European Adult Webcams Site | |
| Won | Best Russian Adult Webcams Site |
See also
[edit]- Internet pornography
- List of chat websites
- List of video hosting services
- List of most popular websites
- LiveJasmin
- Chaturbate
- MyFreeCams
- Stripchat
- ManyVids
- Porn 2.0
References
[edit]- ^ a b "BongaCams.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools". WHOIS. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Live Cam Awards 2016 winners". Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ Pardon, Rhett (5 December 2016). "BongaCams.com Acquires RusCams.com". XBIZ.
- ^ "RusCams Joins Forces With BongaCams". AVN. 5 December 2016.
- ^ "BongaCams Acquires 'Amateur' Site CamFuze". XBIZ. 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Amateur Webcam Community CamFuze Joins BongaCams". AVN. 14 March 2017.
- ^ Marty O'Brien (9 March 2017). "BongaCams Acquires Amateur Webcam Community CamFuze". YNOT Europe.
- ^ Helena Grech (28 January 2017). "It's official: The Maltese prefer porn to Wikipedia". The Malta Independent.
- ^ a b Rhett Pardon (16 November 2016). "XBIZ Announces Finalist Nominees for 2017 XBIZ Awards". XBIZ.
- ^ "1st XBIZ Cam Awards Finalist Nominees Announced". XBIZ. 10 April 2017.
- ^ "Winners 2016". YNOT Awards. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Winners 2017". YNOT Awards. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Awards 2016". LALEXPO Awards. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Awards 2017". LALEXPO Awards. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "AW Awards 2016 Winners List". AWAwards.
- ^ a b "AW Awards". AWAwards.
- ^ "LCA 2016 Winners". Live Cam Awards. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ a b "LCA 2017 Winners". Live Cam Awards. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ a b "2017 Adult Webcam Awards Winners List". Adult Webcam Awards. 14 January 2017.