Although the internet was officially created on January 1st, 1983, it did not become popular internationally until the early 90s. During the early days of the internet, websites like AOL, Yahoo!, GeoCities, CompuServe, and Netscape ruled the web. Since then, many websites have soared and plummeted throughout the web’s tumultuous growth. AOL ruled supreme in the 90s. It originally offered dial-up internet service to people worldwide but became popularized through its themed chat rooms and instant messaging service. AOL.com still exists today, but it is not even among the top 50 most-visited websites in the world. When did Google become popular? The Google.com domain was first purchased in 1997 and was implemented by Stanford students Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998. By 2001, it ranked 9th for most-visited website, climbed to 4th place in 2002, and by 2006 it secured the number one spot and has remained steady ever since. Check out this new timeline from A2 Hosting below!
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