AOL Sells Instant Messaging Service ICQ To DST For $187.5 Million. Its done. AOL has officially sold instant messaging service ICQ to Russian investor DST for $187.5 million.

Which country owns ICQ?

The name ICQ derives from the English phrase I Seek You. Originally developed by the Israeli company Mirabilis in 1996, the client was bought by AOL in 1998, and then by Mail.Ru Group in 2010 .ICQ.Original author(s)MirabilisLicenseproprietary licenseWebsiteicq.com11 more rows

When did ICQ?

1996 ICQ, Internet instant messaging software. ICQ was created in 1996 by Mirabilis, an Israeli software company, which was acquired in 1998 by America Online, Inc. (AOL).