Cốc Cốc
{{short description|Vietnamese web browser and search engine}}
{{Expand Vietnamese|Cốc Cốc|date=October 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox software
| name = Cốc Cốc
| logo = Cốc Cốc logo.svg
| screenshot = Cốc_Cốc_screenshot.png
| caption = Cốc Cốc Browser on Windows 11
| developer = Cốc Cốc
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2013|05|14}}
| latest release version = {{Latest stable software release/Cốc Cốc}}
| ver layout = stacked
| programming language = C++, Assembly, Python, JavaScript, Java
| operating system = {{Plainlist|
- Android and later
- iOS 15 or later
- macOS or later
- Windows 10 or later
- Xbox One
- Windows 10 on ARM version 14393.0 or higher
}}
| included with = {{Plainlist|
- Android Jelly Bean or later
}}
| engine = Chromium open source code
| language = Vietnamese, English
| genre = Web browser, mobile browser
| license = Freeware
| website = {{URL|http://coccoc.com/}}
| standard =
| AsOf =
}}
Cốc Cốc browser ({{IPA|vi|kəwk˧˥ kəwk˧˥|lang}}; meaning "knock knock"{{Cite web|last=Moed|first=Jonathan|title=This Vietnamese Browser & Search Engine Is Daring Google To Step-Up Its Game|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanmoed/2018/06/06/this-vietnamese-browser-search-engine-is-daring-google-to-step-up-its-game/|access-date=2021-02-12|website=Forbes|language=en}} and previously Cờ Rôm+ {{IPA|vi|kə̀ː rōm kəwŋ˨˩˨|lang}}; {{Lit|Chrome+}}) is a freeware web browser focused on the Vietnamese market, developed by Vietnamese company Coc Coc Company Ltd and based on Chromium open source code.{{cite web |title=Cốc Cốc ra mắt trình duyệt Internet riêng cho thị trường Việt Nam |url=http://coccoc.com/vi/news/coc-coc-ra-mat-trinh-duyet-internet-rieng-cho-thi-truong-viet-nam |access-date=19 July 2013 |archive-date=27 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727111305/http://coccoc.com/vi/news/coc-coc-ra-mat-trinh-duyet-internet-rieng-cho-thi-truong-viet-nam |url-status=dead }} Cốc Cốc is available for Windows, Windows Phone, Android, and macOS operating systems and supports both English and Vietnamese. Cốc Cốc also has its own search engine service.{{cite web |last1=Anh-Minh |first1=Do |title=CocCoc, Another Big Vietnamese Search Engine is Here |url=https://www.techinasia.com/coccoc-another-big-vietnamese-search-engin |website=techinasia.com |date=13 February 2013}}
History
Cốc Cốc was founded in 2008{{cite web |title=Cốc Cốc Company Profile |url=https://tracxn.com/d/companies/coc-coc/__qv-IOsbYccUyunIbjn9wq3sntpn95IO83WVY6iHMmaQ |website=Tracxn |access-date=19 December 2024}} as iTim Technologies LLC{{cite web |title=Free Download Coc Coc Browser |url=https://file.org/free-download/coc-coc-browser |website=File.org |access-date=19 December 2024}} by Victor Lavrenko, a Soviet-born Israeli entrepreneur, the founding CTO of Mail.ru, and founder and CEO of the Russian search engine [https://nigma.net.ru/ Nigma], along with Vietnamese co-founders Lê Văn Thanh, Nguyễn Thanh Bình, and Nguyễn Đức Ngọc. Lavrenko leveraged his experience from Mail.ru and Nigma, with the initial ambition of dominating the Vietnamese market as a search engine. The Vietnamese co-founders concentrated on developing Vietnamese language-related features, including algorithm improvements, product management, and operational functions.{{cite web |title=Cốc Cốc: Leading search engine in Vietnam |url=http://www.demystifyasia.com/coc-coc-leading-search-engine-vietnam/ |website=Demystify Asia |date=16 June 2016 |access-date=19 December 2024}}{{cite web |title=This Vietnamese Browser & Search Engine Is Daring Google To Step-Up Its Game |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanmoed/2018/06/06/this-vietnamese-browser-search-engine-is-daring-google-to-step-up-its-game/ |website=Forbes |date=6 June 2018 |access-date=19 December 2024}}{{cite web |title=Viktor Lavrenko — о первых днях Mail.ru |url=https://vc.ru/tribuna/306905-viktor-lavrenko-o-pervyh-dnyah-mail-ru |website=VC.ru |date=20 March 2021 |language=ru |access-date=19 December 2024}}
Two months after the official release, the number of Cốc Cốc users in Vietnam surpassed Opera{{cite web|url=http://gs.statcounter.com/#browser-VN-daily-20130808-20130808-bar|title=StatCounter Global Stats - Browser, OS, Search Engine including Mobile Usage Share}} and later Safari and Internet Explorer.{{cite web|title=Top 5 browsers in Vietnam on Feb 2014|url=http://gs.statcounter.com/#desktop-browser-VN-monthly-201402-201402-bar|publisher=StatCounter|access-date=29 July 2013}}
On 2 April 2014, Cờ Rôm+ was officially re-branded as the Cốc Cốc browser to unify the company's brands under that name: Cốc Cốc Search Engine, Cốc Cốc browser and Nhà Nhà mobile app.{{cite web|title=Cờ Rôm+ trở thành trình duyệt Cốc Cốc|url=http://coccoc.com/vi/news/co-rom-tro-thanh-trinh-duyet-coc-coc|access-date=4 April 2014|archive-date=4 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404202800/http://coccoc.com/vi/news/co-rom-tro-thanh-trinh-duyet-coc-coc|url-status=dead}}
In October 2017, Cốc Cốc reached more than 22 million users and ranked as the second most popular browser in Vietnam after Google Chrome.{{Cite web |last=Truong |first=Loc |date=2017-10-31 |title=Vietnamese search engine Coc Coc attracts 23 million users |url=https://vietnaminsider.vn/vietnamese-search-engine-coc-coc-attracts-23-million-users/ |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=Vietnam Insider |language=en-US}}
Features
Cốc Cốc has a mechanism to perform reverse domain name resolution, allowing the bypassing of blocked websites (including Facebook) on DNS.{{cite web|url=http://www.techinasia.com/coccoc-corom-vietnam/|title=CocCoc Releases Corom And Enters the Browser Wars in Vietnam|last=Do|first=Anh-Minh|date=16 May 2013|work=Tech in Asia|access-date=2 August 2013}}{{cite web|title=Cốc Cốc: Lướt Facebook với Cờ Rôm+ không lo gặp "lỗi"|url=http://ictnews.vn/home/Internet/77/Coc-Coc-Luot-Facebook-voi-Co-Rom-khong-lo-gap-loi/109599/index.ict|access-date=29 July 2013}} This feature debuted on 14 May 2013, in the first official release of the browser.
Cốc Cốc is equipped with a system that automatically adds lingual tone to Vietnamese text. It allows the user to enter Vietnamese text without the need for applications like Unikey, EVkey and Vietkey. When users type any text without tone, Cốc Cốc will suggest the most likely variants of tone arrangements, once processed on the Cốc Cốc server. Cốc Cốc also incorporates an English-Vietnamese dictionary, assisting English learners or international newspaper subscribers from elementary to the advanced level. When users double click on any English word, a small box will appear on site, showing meaning and pronunciation of the word.{{cite web|title=Trình duyệt Cờ Rôm+, lướt web theo phong cách Việt|url=http://resolit.com/phan-mem/internet-tools/trinh-duyet-co-rom-luot-web-theo-phong-cach-viet.html|access-date=20 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924184030/http://resolit.com/phan-mem/internet-tools/trinh-duyet-co-rom-luot-web-theo-phong-cach-viet.html|archive-date=24 September 2013|url-status=dead}}
Cốc Cốc is able to find media content on most streaming websites and save it to the computer for viewing or listening offline by clicking on an icon in the toolbar. Except for several premium websites, all popular streaming websites such as YouTube and Dailymotion are downloadable on the browser.{{Cite web|title=Trình duyệt Cờ Rôm+: Lướt Facebook vi vu, tự thêm dấu tiếng Việt|url=http://echip.com.vn/trinh-duyet-co-rom-luot-facebook-vi-vu-tu-them-dau-tieng-viet-a20130709125912949-c1079.html|access-date=2022-12-28|website=echip.com.vn|language=en}}
User feedback and issues
In 2021, the ex-CEO of Cốc Cốc confessed that at least from 2017, the company was engaged in selling advertising to illegal gambling websites and other activities suspected to have criminal nature.{{cite web |date=24 June 2021 |title="Confession of Cốc Cốc ex-CEO on voting about gambling" |url=https://www.facebook.com/lavrenko/posts/10160147825424610 |website=Facebook}}
References
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External links
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