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How old is the World Wide Web?
The World Wide Web is 35 years old.
The World Wide Web went public on August 6, 1991. That's 35 years, 1 month and 21 days.
Tim Berners-Lee posted a summary of the project to a public newsgroup.
The World Wide Web turns 40 on August 6, 2031.
If you were born before August 6, 1991, you're older than the World Wide Web.
Mind-bender: The World Wide Web is closer in time to the LEGO brick patent (1958) than to today.
What are you older than?
Type your birthday and see what you're older than, what you were born closer to, and your next big milestone.
Check my birthdayAlso from 1991
Older than the World Wide Web
- Home Alone
- Reunified Germany
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- The Hubble Space Telescope
- Namibia
- The Simpsons
Younger than the World Wide Web
- Barney & Friends
- The Mall of America
- Aladdin
- The first text message
- Beanie Babies
- The Czech Republic
People born in 1991: see what else you're older than.