RapidShare

File hosting service

SwitzerlandEnterprise software (SaaS)

Founded: 2002
Closed: 2015
Lifespan: 13 years
Country: Switzerland
City: Baar
Sector: Enterprise software (SaaS)

In brief

RapidShare was a file hosting service based in Baar, Switzerland that ran from 2002 to 2015. Its website was rapidshare.com.

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