Megaupload is a US Megaupload is a well-known online network hard drive service provider based in Hong Kong, China. The site supports the uploading of 1GB large files and the preservation of files for a period of 3 months, becoming the most widely used site in Europe and the United States, ranking 85th on Alexa. The site was forcibly shut down in 2012 because it contained a large number of infringing writings, and was re-established by the site's original founder Kim Dotcom on January 19, 2013 and is officially available to the public.