MEGA | Cloud storage service

Mega.io is a cloud storage service launched by Mega Limited.

Launched in New Zealand on January 19, 2013, the service provider widely advertises its privacy, and all files are locally encrypted before being uploaded. It provides users with 20GB of free storage space, and up to 16TB of storage space (paid accounts). On January 20, 2018, MEGA officials posted a blog on its 5th anniversary, claiming that it has 100 million registered users in 245 countries and has uploaded more than 40 billion files. On January 18, 2019, the official announced on its 6th anniversary that the website has 132 million registered users and uploaded more than 53 billion files.

MEGA was formerly Megaupload, a cloud storage service founded by Kim Dacon, but was seized and shut down by the U.S. Department of Justice on January 19, 2012. Later, MEGA was released on the first anniversary of Megauploads closure, that is, on January 19, 2013.

Its characteristics and development process are as follows:

Features: MEGA uses AES for client-side encryption. The server does not know the encryption key of the uploaded file, so it cannot decrypt and view the content, and is not responsible for the content of the users uploaded files. The files are stored on at least two hosting servers in different geographical locations. Some companies, such as production companies, can directly access the files if they know the encryption key and determine that the content infringes their copyright, but these companies must agree not to sue MEGA or hold the website responsible for the behavior of its users.

Development history: MEGA faced some problems in its early days, such as slow upload speeds and login failures for early users, and its popularity was questioned by technology critics. In February 2013, Vikram Kumar, former chief executive of Internet NZ, became the new CEO of MEGA. On March 4, 2013, the MEGA app for Android was launched on Google Play; on July 8 of the same year, the MEGA software development kit (SDK) and affiliate program were released; on November 26 of the same year, the MEGA app for iOS was launched on the App Store. In 2016, Mega released the source code of its client software on Github under an open source license. On January 18, 2021, MEGA announced that it would change its domain name from mega.nz to mega.io. Currently, when you visit the domain name mega.co.nz, you will automatically jump to mega.io, and when you visit the domain name mega.io, you will automatically jump to mega.nz.