When the internet went live in 1991, email was primarily used by universities or for corporate communications. The general public saw it as a novelty and still too expensive for everyday use. On July 4, 1996, Hotmail launched the first free web-based email service.

When was email first widely used?

The very first version of what would become known as email was invented in 1965 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as part of the university's Compatible Time-Sharing System, which allowed users to share files and messages on a central disk, logging in from remote terminals.

Why did email become so popular?

The technology is improving in way of communication and has come up with computer which can be used to send emails. E mail has become popular by its essential use which is more reliable in our time. E mail is known to be cheap, fast, easy and satisfying way of communicating.