A concept that changed the world.
Gmail Celebrates 20 Years on Monday
Twenty years ago today, Google introduced Gmail to the world.
Many people thought it was an April Fool’s joke since the application debuted on April 1st.
Gmail was ahead of its time, offering customers 1 gigabyte of storage per account for free. In 2004, Yahoo and Microsoft were the best options for free e-mail.
The service has evolved. Gmail now offers its estimated 1.8 active accounts up to 15 gigabytes of free storage along with Google Photos and Google Drive.