A Brief History of the Web

The simplest layout — a classic vertical timeline

Tim Berners-Lee proposes the Web
Origins
1989
A way to share information over the internet using hypertext.
The first web browser goes public
1993
Mosaic makes the Web accessible to non-technical people.
Google is founded
Growth
1998
Search becomes the Web's front door.
The iPhone launches
2007
Mobile browsing changes how the Web is designed.
The Web goes everywhere
Today
2020s
From watches to cars, browsers are just about everywhere now.