On 16 September 2014, the Mail.ru group bought the remaining 48% stake of VK from United Capital Partners (UCP) for $1.5 billion, thus becoming the sole proprietor of the social network.

Who is the founder of VK?

Pavel Durov Lev Binzumovich LevievYitzchak MirilashviliNikolai Durov VK/Founders Pavel Valerievich Durov (Russian: Па́вел Вале́рьевич Ду́ров; born 10 October 1984) is a Russian-born entrepreneur who is best known for being the founder of the social networking site VK and later of Telegram Messenger.

Is VK same as Facebook?

The main Russian Social Media platform, Vkontakte (short: VK) looks so much like Facebook that it is often called the Russian Facebook. Just like Facebook, Vkontakte has personal profiles, events, groups and business pages.

Can VK be trusted?

We want you to always feel safe on VK and have access to credible information. There is no room for bullying, threats of violence or terrorist propaganda on VK. If you find any inappropriate content, it is easy to let us know about it both on the apps and the desktop version of the website.