Phoenix

Not to be confused with Phoenix Temple, Rockstar Phoenix nor 

Phoenix (Formerly Chatzo and Phoenix Chat & Watch) is a video-sharing and social networking site based in. It was launched in January 29, 2002 in Canada after some beta testings by Chase Price and Erin Roberts. As of 2022, 14 billion accounts have been made on Pheonix.

Alpha and Beta testings (1998-2002)
Development started in 1998 by Chase Price and his colleague Erin Roberts.

Launch as Chatzo (2002-2005)
Phoenix was originally called Chatzo. Chatzo only had around 150-200 users at the time. In that time, you could chat, make and watch videos and play small minigames. The videos were originally in 16:9. Unfortunately, the minigames were removed in 2004 due to lack of people playing them.

In late 2004, The Chatzo App released on the TheoryPhone.

Rebranding (2005-2007)
In June 4, 2005, Chatzo rebranded to Phoenix Chat & Watch (sometimes shortened to Phoenix C&W or PC&W). They also introduced groups for chats and following. In December 2005, They introduced calling as well.

In March 2006, Phoenix C&W introduced friends (people who follow you back). They limited chatting and calling to only friends due to risk of meeting a stranger.

The Rise of PC&W (2007-2014)
The amount of people using PC&W revolted during Late 2007 to Early 2015. The PC&W app also released on iOS, Android, Portosic and ViraOS in 2010.

On March 22nd 2012, PC&W got hijacked by a group of hackers. When someone tried to open PC&W it would show "PC&W is not open right now" in a random language and send you to youtube. This gotten fixed on March 23rd and the hackers were later arrested.

4K Ultra HD was introduced in 2013.

1 Billion Era (2014-2018)
In 2014, Phoenix reached 1 billion accounts. To celebrate, there was a badge called the 1 billion badge. This badge was rewarded to people who joined PC&W before 1 billion users.

Modern Era (2018-present)
In 2018, PC&W rebranded to Phoenix with the addition of stickers and GIFs. In 2019, 10 billion accounts were later made.

Area served
Main Article: List of countries with Pheonix