| Founded | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2017 |
| Country | USA |
| Sector | Saas |
| Total raised | 0 |
| Collapse type | Slow Death |
| Founder | Barry Appelman, Jerry Harris, Eric Bosco (AOL engineers) |
AIM (AOL Instant Messenger)
"Invented instant messaging, then got messaged into irrelevance."
Years-long decline before final shutdown
Key Events Timeline
AIM was the dominant instant messaging platform of the late 1990s and 2000s, with over 100 million users at peak.
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