HONG KONG, Sept. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Yelp Inc. (NYSE:
YELP), the company that connects consumers with great local
businesses, today announced the availability of Yelp Hong Kong
(http://www.yelp.com.hk). Beginning today, people across
Hong Kong are able to create
accounts on Yelp.com.hk to share their opinions about great local
businesses. Yelp's free iPhone and Android applications will be
available as well as its free suite of business owner tools: Yelp
for Business Owners (http://biz.yelp.com.hk).
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"Make your way to Mong Kok or
Causeway Bay and you'll be overwhelmed by a thriving local culture
— from flea markets and Tin Hau temples to double-decker trams and
pop-up fairs," shares Miriam Warren,
VP of New Markets. "On the other hand, you'll find 40% of the land
in Hong Kong is country parks,
where you can hike through Dragon's Back Trail or MacLehose Trail
to explore some breezy, relaxing beaches. And whether it's dim sum,
dai pai dong, or private kitchens, Hong Kongers are bona fide
foodies. With one of the highest concentrations of restaurants per
capita in Asia, that means a lot
of tasty Yelp reviews on the way."
Yelp continues its growth across Asia with the launch in Hong Kong and will appoint a Community Manager
whose role will be to build a local community of Yelpers in
Hong Kong and embody its
commitment to connecting people with great local businesses.
Yelp is available to everyone in Hong
Kong with access to the Internet, whether that be via their
desktop, smartphone or tablet, and they can do so in any one of the
16 languages that Yelp currently supports, including the new
addition of traditional Chinese.
To learn more and see pictures of Yelp.com.hk and our iPhone and
Android applications, visit our Yelp Official Blog
(http://officialblog.yelp.com).
About Yelp
Yelp Inc. (http://www.yelp.com or http://www.yelp.com.hk)
connects people with great local businesses. Yelp was founded in
San Francisco in July 2004. Since then, Yelp communities have
taken root in major metros across 29 countries. Yelp had a monthly
average of approximately 138 million unique visitors in the second
quarter of 2014*. By the end of the same quarter, Yelpers had
written approximately 61 million rich, local reviews, making Yelp
the leading local guide for real word-of-mouth on everything from
boutiques and mechanics to restaurants and dentists. Approximately
68 million unique visitors visited Yelp via their mobile device on
a monthly average basis during the second quarter of 2014**.
* Source: "Users" as measured by Google Analytics
** Average monthly mobile unique visitors based on the number of
unique visitors accessing Yelp via mobile web and unique devices
accessing the app on a monthly average basis over a given
three-month period.
Media Contact:
Elliot Adams
Yelp
eadams@yelp.com or press@yelp.com
+44 (0) 207 347 1663
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SOURCE Yelp Inc.