Posted 3/31/2024, 9:27:00 AM
Gmail Revolutionized Web Email with Abundant Storage and Innovations, Growing to 1.8 Billion Users Today
- Gmail launched on April 1, 2004 with 1GB of free storage, dwarfing other webmail services at the time
- Gmail introduced innovative features like powerful search, automatic threading of messages, and no delete button needed due to abundant storage
- Gmail was the first in a line of hugely popular Google web services like Maps, Docs, YouTube, and Android
- Gmail started small with only 10,000 users but grew exponentially, with invites selling on eBay at one point
- After opening up signups on Valentine's Day 2007, Gmail became one of the world's most widely used email services with 1.8 billion active accounts today