Gmail

Gmail is a mailbox provider by Google. It is the largest email service worldwide, with 1.8 billion users. It is accessible via a web browser (webmail), mobile app, or through third-party email clients via the POP and IMAP protocols. Users can also connect non-Gmail e-mail accounts to their Gmail inbox. The service was launched as Google Mail in a beta version in 2004. It came out of beta in 2009.

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Gmail is Google's email service that lets you send, receive, and manage emails through a web browser, phone app, or other email programs, and it also allows you to access non-Gmail email accounts in one place. With 1.8 billion users worldwide, Gmail is the largest email service globally and has been operating since its launch in 2004.

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Vinony's link graph records 1,032 inbound references to Gmail, and connects out to list of mergers and acquisitions by Google, ChromeOS and Google DeepMind.

It is catalogued under topics including 2004 software, Cross-platform software and Gmail.

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Key facts

Website.name: Gmail
Website.logo: Gmail icon (2020).svg
Website.logo_size: 120
Website.screenshot: Gmail screenshot.png
Website.screenshot_size: 280
Website.caption: A screenshot of a Gmail inbox and compose box on Gmail's own webmail interface
Website.collapsetext: Screenshot
Website.commercial: Yes
Website.type: Webmail
Website.registration: Required
Website.language: 133 languages
Website.num_users: 1.8 billion
Website.content_license: Proprietary
Website.programming_language: Java, C++ (back-end), JavaScript (UI)
Website.owner: Google
Website.author: Paul Buchheit
Website.current_status: Active
Software.title: Gmail

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: webmail
Part of: Google
Country: United States
Headquarters: Houston
Owned by: Google
Creator: Paul Buchheit
Developer: Google
Platform: Android
Official website: workspace.google.com/products/gmail

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programmed in: JavaScript
topic's main category: Category:Gmail
Commons category: Gmail
inception: 2004-04-01
official blog URL: blog.google/products/gmail
search formatter URL: mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#search/$1
social media followers: 6723856
Stack Exchange tag: stackoverflow.com/tags/gmail
distributed by: Google Play
software version identifier: 6.0.250119
language of work or name: multiple languages
sitemap URL: www.google.com/gmail/sitemap.xml

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Encyclopedic overview

39 sections

Contents

Features
Storage
Interface
Spam filter
Gmail Labs
Search
Language support
Automated error messages
Language input styles
Platforms
Web browsers
Mobile
Inbox by Gmail
Integration with Google products
Security
History
Third-party encryption in transit
Two-step verification
24-hour lockdowns
Anti-child pornography policy
History
Growth
Google Workspace
Criticism
Privacy
Automated scanning of email content
Lawsuits
April 2014 Terms of service update
Microsoft ad campaign against Google
Other privacy issues
2010 attack from China
Social network integration
Update to DoubleClick privacy policy
Outages
"On behalf of" tag
See also
Notes
References
External links

The service includes 15 gigabytes of storage for free for individual users, which includes any use by other Google services such as Google Drive and Google Photos; the limit can be increased via a paid subscription to Google One. Users can receive emails up to 50 megabytes in size, including attachments, and can send emails up to 25 megabytes in size. Gmail supports integration with Google Drive, allowing for larger attachments. The Gmail interface has a search engine and supports a "conversation view" similar to an Internet forum. The service is notable among website developers for its early adoption of Ajax.

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