Google Gmail mail service will be 20 years old tomorrow anyway. The service was launched on April 1, 2004, and it was no joke. However, the press release was quite unusual and strange by today’s standards. There, Google said that the inspiration for creating Gmail was a Google user who complained about the poor quality of existing mail services.

He complained that he spent all his time saving or trying to find messages. When he doesn’t, he has to frantically delete emails to comply with the mandatory four-megabyte limit. So “Can’t you fix it?” asked. Memoirs of Larry Page

At the time of its launch, Gmail was quite different from its competitors in many ways. For example, the service provided 1 GB of free space, which was a large amount by standards 20 years ago. Second, he gave it away for free. In comparison, many competitors only gave users 15 MB for free! Gmail also stood out with its advanced search system. In an era without modern messengers, unlimited mobile Internet and extensive social networks, mail was the basis of personal communication, and Gmail took this process to a new level.

According to 2019 data, more than 1.5 billion people used the service. This figure is probably higher now.

Gmail is a passport to the Internet. When I create a new account for a site or service, it is linked to my Gmail. Most of the time this is my username. My Gmail is my ticket to all my apps, my healthcare, my taxes, my bank accounts—my entire digital life. If I get blocked somewhere, I go to my Gmail account to log in. I may not want to open Gmail anymore, but my Gmail password is still the most important thing in my life. Journalist for The Verge