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Periscope

App & software · 2015 · Notable

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Periscope reported over 200 million broadcasts after its first year of live streaming.

The Periscope video streaming site logo is displayed on the screen of an Apple Inc. iPhone in this arranged photograph taken in London, U.K., on Friday, May, 15, 2015. Facebook Inc. reached a deal…
Fortune
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Part 1: Periscope Creator Interview: Alex Khan
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Periscope got its 'mainstream moment' during House Democrats gun control sit-in
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Spread Score

How it works
Reach41Contagion55Breadth90Velocity9Longevity7053

Numbers

US iOS monthly users, Sept 2016 (disputed vendor estimate)
4.3M
As of Sep 30, 2016 · Self-reported · Variety
Seed to peak
15 months
Mar 26 ’15 to Jun 22 ’16
Platforms
5
Started on App stores
Origin
Seeded
Technology

Mechanics

  • Pairing
  • Low-effort copy
  • Platform jumpPrimary
  • Press loop
  • Political adoption

How it spread

Trace the origin

Periscope launched after a celebrity beta. Public broadcasts linked to Twitter, then played inside tweets. C-SPAN carried a lawmaker’s stream during the House sit-in. Twitter closed the standalone app, citing declining use, and kept live streaming.

Wikipedia views · Google searchesDec ’14Apr ’15JunSepFeb ’16AprJulOctJan ’18Jun ’19Nov ’20PeakXApp storesOpen webPressTV
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Timeline (17)

  1. March 2015

    Twitter / Periscope precursor · Mar 13 ’15

    Twitter confirmed its January acquisition of Periscope before the app became public.[1]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. Periscope seed · Mar 26 ’15

    Periscope released its iPhone app to the public after a private beta that included celebrities.[2][3][4]

    16 Hollywood Stars to Follow on Periscope: Aaron Paul, Shonda Rhimes, Seth Meyers

  3. Hacker News users platform jump · Mar 26 ’15

    Hacker News users discussed the released app and compared it with Meerkat.[5]

Changelogupdated Oct 12 ’26
  1. 2026-10-12Added: 16 events, 20 sources · Score 47
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Technology
Region
US
US iOS monthly users, Sept 2016 (disputed vendor estimate)
4.3M
As of Sep 30, 2016 · Self-reported · Variety
Evidence
Grade B

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Frame from MSQRD’s official demo showing a live animal mask and the camera controls.

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'Fearless Girl' statue face off Wall Street Bull in New York

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Wikipedia views · Google searchesDec ’14Apr ’15JunSepFeb ’16AprJulOctJan ’18Jun ’19Nov ’20PeakXApp storesOpen webPressTV
XApp storesOpen webPressTV

14 more events on this chart

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  1. March 2015

    Twitter / Periscope precursor · Mar 13 ’15

    Twitter confirmed its January acquisition of Periscope before the app became public.[1]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. Periscope seed · Mar 26 ’15

    Periscope released its iPhone app to the public after a private beta that included celebrities.[2][3][4]

    16 Hollywood Stars to Follow on Periscope: Aaron Paul, Shonda Rhimes, Seth Meyers

  3. Hacker News users platform jump · Mar 26 ’15

    Hacker News users discussed the released app and compared it with Meerkat.[5]

  1. backlash · Apr 13 ’15

  2. commercial · Apr 28 ’15

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