Wirtualna Polska

Wirtualna Polska (Polish pronunciation: [virtuˈwalna ˈpɔlska]; English: Virtual Poland; abbreviation: WP [vuˈpɛ]) is the sixth-largest Polish web portal. It was founded in 1995, and is known as the first existing internet portal in Poland. It has often been the leader in offering new services on the Polish market. Their services are: email, web hosting, search engine, online chats and a large collection of free and legal Polish mp3s.

According to Alexa rankings, as of December 2007, it is the 262nd most popular website worldwide and the 7th most popular site in Poland.

History

Wirtualna Polska was created by Leszek Bogdanowicz, Damian Woźniak, Marek Borzetowski and Jacek Kawalec at Politechnika Gdańska in Gdańsk, who met each other via the Internet. The early forum of ideas turned in March 1995 into a service using the name Wirtualna Polska. Initially, it was available on www.wp.cnt.pl (CNT = Centrum Nowych Technologii, Centre of New Technologies). In 1998, it was moved to www.wp.pl, which is its current address.