Hotmail users can no longer create new email accounts of the same names. However, Silicon Valley giant Microsoft continues to allow Outlook.com users to retain their original @hotmail domain names. Following Hotmail's demise there followed a few years of confusion Outlook.com is now Microsoft's successor to Hotmail.

Does Hotmail still exist 2021?

Consumers are confused about whether Hotmail still exists. The answer is that Outlook.com is now Microsoft's successor to Hotmail, and that is where new accounts should be set up. However, Microsoft says users can retain their Hotmail domain names.

Can you still use your Hotmail account?

Microsoft closed that service years ago, and all Hotmail users are using its current service at Outlook.com. ... You are, of course, still using a Hotmail address. However, if you switched to using a new Outlook.com address, you would still be using exactly the same email service.