- T Store marks 15 million user milestone by giving away one free app a day for four days from today; Offer valid for
15 minutes from 15:00.
- ‘Buy one T Store game and get one free for your friend’ event to be held for a month until August 12
Seoul, Korea, July 17, 2012 — SK Planet today announced that it will be offering all paid apps on T Store free of charge for
four days starting today, for 15 minutes from 15:00, to mark the milestone of reaching 15 million registered users.
Any subscriber of three mobile carriers (SK Telecom, KT, and LG U+) using T Store will be given a mobile coupon that lets
them download one free app priced at or below KRW 10,000 everyday. The coupon is valid on the categories of Game, Fun,
Life Style, and Education, excluding content that are not in the form of app.
Moreover, T Store will be holding an additional giveaway event – ‘Buy one T Store game and get one free for your friend’ -
in which customers who purchase a paid game will be allowed to give the same as a present to one select friend, for a month
until August 12.
In just two years after launch in September 2009, SK Planet’s T Store users topped 10 million in October 2011 and grew
to exceed 15 million in June 18, 2012. T Store users serviced by KT and LG U+ are also expected to surpass 2 million this month.
In particular, T Store has established itself as Korea’s leading content marketplace boasting over 300,000 offerings not only
in the form of App, but in other categories including Music, Video, Cartoon, E-book, and Coupon.
“T Store’s ongoing efforts for innovation and co-existence with its focus on developers and users made it cross the milestone
of 15 million users,” said Ga Jong-hyeon, SK Planet’s Head of App Business Division. “Building on this achievement,
T Store will continue to make creative and ceaseless efforts to grow into a global content distribution hub that not only appeals
to Korean users but enjoys strong support from global customers.”