 The site was founded in Latvia by brothers Ilja (Iļja) and Mark Terebin (Marks Terebins), Oskars Liepiņš, Valērijs Vešņakovs and Klāvs Sinka, and launched on 16 June 2010, as a rival to Formspring.By 2013, ASKfm reached 65 million registered users and continued its growth by approx.300,000 new users per-day.