NordVPN
virtual private network provider
NordVPN is a Lithuanian VPN service incorporated in Panama. Founded in 2012, NordVPN is developed by the Dutch company Nord Security (formerly Nordsec Ltd), a division of Cyberspace B.V. Nord Security is a cybersecurity software company operating within the broader network of Tesonet, a Lithuanian startup accelerator and business incubator. Its offices are located in Lithuania, the United Kingdom, Panama, and the Netherlands.
The service has applications for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Android TV, and tvOS.
History
NordVPN was established in 2012 by a group of childhood friends, with Eimantas Sabaliauskas and Tomas Okmanas at the helm. It presented an Android app in late May 2016, followed by an iOS app in June of the same year. In October 2017, it launched a browser extension for Google Chrome. The service launched applications for Android TV in 2018 and tvOS in 2023. As of January 2026, NordVPN operates 8,000+ servers covering 224 countries.
In March 2019, it was reported that NordVPN received a directive from Russian authorities to join a state-sponsored registry of banned websites, which would prevent Russian NordVPN users from circumventing state censorship. NordVPN was reportedly given one month to comply, or face blocking by Russian authorities.
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