Friendster
Est. 2002·2015
“The first social network to hit 1 million users — three years before Facebook. Pivoted to gaming, then died quietly.”
Lived 13 years · By MOL Global
Lived
13y
2002 → 2015
Shutdown
June 30, 2015
Owner
MOL Global
Category
Social
Domain status now
Domain dead
The original domain does not resolve or refuses connections.
friendster.com
Evidence & sources
Official shutdown source
Original domain
https://www.friendster.com
Timeline
May 31, 2011
Pivots from social network to gaming platform
June 30, 2015
Gaming pivot ends; site shut down
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