What Pingo does

Pingo.com is a prepaid international calling, mobile top-up, and travel eSIM service operated by Miron Enterprises, LLC (which also operates as KeepCalling), a privately held US LLC domiciled in Georgia. Founded in 2019, the platform targets expats/immigrants and frequent travelers through a self-serve website and free iOS/Android applications, combining VoIP calling with traditional PSTN access numbers in 35+ countries so that calls can originate from any phone — smartphone or landline — without internet. The product portfolio is layered into four main lines: prepaid Voice Credit (per-minute usage-based with rates starting at 1¢/min on Pingo Premium and 0.7¢/min on Pingo Platinum at $0.98/month), subscription Monthly Plans including a World Unlimited Plan covering 50+ countries at $10/month, Mobile Recharge (international top-ups across 600+ operators in 160+ countries with a $1 minimum transaction fee), and Travel eSIM (digital data packages covering 190+ countries priced $2–$165+). Underlying technology is standard carrier-grade VoIP and eSIM provisioning integrated with mobile operator partners (Etisalat, Softbank, EE, T-Mobile, Turk Telekom, among others), with UX differentiators limited to PINless Dialing, Speed Dial, Auto Recharge, and Auto Top-up.

The business model combines four monetization streams: usage-based voice minutes, recurring monthly subscriptions, one-time eSIM data purchases, and transaction fees on mobile top-ups. Distribution is fully digital self-serve, supported by marketing claims of a new customer every two minutes and a Trustpilot score of 3.9/5 from 261 reviews. Pingo is bootstrapped under private ownership within the broader Miron/KeepCalling group, which claims over 20 years of ethnic-telecom industry experience; no external funding rounds are disclosed. Operational scale at the Pingo-brand level appears modest, with 1–10 reported employees, while carrier and operator integration depth (600+ operators, 190+ countries) reflects the parent group's accumulated infrastructure. Geographic restrictions are minor and confined to a notice about service disruptions affecting calls to Iran.

Name

Pingo

Legal name

Miron Enterprises, LLC

Website

https://pingo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pingo, a service of Miron Enterprises, LLC, is a prepaid international calling, mobile recharge, and travel eSIM platform serving expats and frequent travelers across 190+ countries through VoIP, access numbers, and self-serve mobile apps.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Telecommunications Services

NAICS

Telecommunications Resellers and Agents for Wireless Telecommunication Services (51712)

SIC

Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) (4813)

akta.pro primary industry

Prepaid Reload Networks & Distribution (Retail Top-Up) (FSAMANAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Carrier Billing & Telco Mobile Money (FSAMAEAD)

Keywords

• International calling service
• Prepaid phone cards
• Mobile recharge top-up
• Travel eSIM data
• VoIP calling app

Headquarters

HQ city

Burlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Voice Credit: Prepaid voice credit where users add funds and pay per minute based on destination country. Offers flexibility without fixed commitment. Minimum order $5.
2. Monthly Plans (Subscription): Subscription plans offering set minutes to specific countries for recurring monthly fee. Includes unlimited plans to 50+ countries. Renews automatically every 30 days with no cancellation fees.
3. Travel eSIM: One-time purchase of data eSIM packages for travel. Single-country, regional, and global plans available. Prices from $2-$165 depending on data volume and validity.
4. Mobile Recharge: Send prepaid credit to international mobiles. Processing fee of minimum $1 applies. Supports 600+ operators in 160+ countries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pingo sells prepaid international telecommunications services to individual consumers, primarily expats and frequent travelers. Its core product is Voice Credit — a prepaid balance that customers use to pay per minute for international calls to landlines and mobiles via a free mobile app or local access numbers. The portfolio is rounded out by Monthly Calling Plans (including the World Unlimited Plan covering 50+ countries), Mobile Recharge (sending prepaid credit to mobiles across 600+ operators in 160+ countries), and Travel eSIM data packages with coverage in 190+ countries.

Product overview

Pingo is a telecommunications platform offering international calling services, mobile recharge, and travel eSIM data packages. The product portfolio centers on Voice Credit (prepaid minutes for international calls) and the Pingo App (free mobile application for iOS/Android enabling calls over Wi-Fi/4G/5G), supported by Access Numbers (local/toll-free numbers in 35+ countries for call origination). Mobile Recharge extends the offering to 600+ operators across 160+ countries for international top-ups. Travel eSIM provides prepaid data packages for travelers with coverage in 190+ countries. Monthly Plans offer subscription-based calling with tiered options including the World Unlimited Plan ($10/month for 50+ countries) and two rate plans: Pingo Premium (no monthly fee, 1¢/min) and Pingo Platinum ($0.98/month, 0.7¢/min). The platform operates under Miron Enterprises, LLC (dba KeepCalling), a company with over 20 years of experience serving expats and travelers since 2019.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Voice Credit

Quantifiable outcome

• International calls from 1¢/min
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Miron Enterprises, LLC (KeepCalling)coreOthersPingo.com is a service of Miron Enterprises, LLC dba KeepCalling. KeepCalling is described as one of the largest ethnic telecommunication providers in the world. Pingo operates under the same corporate umbrella with shared infrastructure, privacy policies, and services.
• Tello.comminorOthersReferral partner displayed in footer. Tello is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) offering prepaid phone plans.
• MobileSIM.comminorOthersReferral partner displayed in footer. MobileSIM is another service for international connectivity.
• Local Mobile Network OperatorscoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnerships with local mobile network operators in 190+ countries for eSIM data services and 600+ operators in 160+ countries for mobile recharge. Includes networks like Etisalat (UAE), Softbank (Japan), EE (UK), T-Mobile (US), Turk Telekom (Turkey), and many more.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Talk360: Talk360 is a direct peer offering international calling and mobile recharge apps targeting the African diaspora — overlapping with Pingo's expat-focused Voice Credit and Mobile Recharge products in similar geographies.
• Airalo: Airalo is a direct peer in the travel eSIM category, offering data packages in 200+ countries — directly competing with Pingo's Travel eSIM product and targeting the same international traveler segment.
• Ding: Ding is one of the world's largest mobile recharge platforms, operating across 160+ countries — a direct competitor to Pingo's Mobile Recharge product line and adjacent to its prepaid calling service.
• Holafly: Holafly is a direct peer in the travel eSIM category, offering unlimited and fixed-data eSIM plans in 160+ destinations — competing head-to-head with Pingo's Travel eSIM for the same traveler and expat use cases.
• Rebtel: Rebtel is a direct competitor offering low-cost international calling and mobile recharge to migrant and diaspora communities worldwide — overlapping directly with Pingo's Voice Credit and Mobile Recharge core products and target segments.
• Boss Revolution (IDT Corporation): Boss Revolution is a direct peer providing international calling, mobile top-up, and gift card services to immigrant communities, matching Pingo's core prepaid calling + mobile recharge bundle.

Broad incumbents

• Skype (Microsoft): Skype is a broad incumbent VoIP provider offering low-cost international calling and Skype-to-phone minutes — a large-scale benchmark and competitive threat to Pingo's Voice Credit business model.
• KeepCalling: KeepCalling is Pingo's sister brand under Miron Enterprises, LLC, offering the same international calling, mobile recharge, and eSIM services at broader scale — a broad incumbent operating the same product set across overlapping customer bases.
• Google Fi: Google Fi is a broad incumbent offering international calling, texting, and data included in mobile plans — competing with Pingo's Voice Credit and Travel eSIM products via a carrier-grade subscription model.

Others

• WorldRemit: WorldRemit is an adjacent mobile money and international top-up provider overlapping with Pingo's Mobile Recharge product category — comparable in cross-border prepaid distribution though broader in financial services scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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