Ranking the Top 30 Web Technology Innovations of All Time

What are the most impactful web technologies of all time? We were inspired by another podcast to create our very own unscientific list. What tech made the cut?

Show Notes

Original Hard Fork podcast episode

Our Top 30 Technologies List

1. HTML (1993)
2. Google (1998)
3. AOL (& AIM) (early 90’s)
4. iPhone (2007)
5. WordPress (2003)
6. Wikipedia (2001)
7. Cable modems (late 90’s)
8. Facebook (2004) / MySpace (2003)
9. RSS (1999)
10. Gmail (2004)
11. Netscape (1994)
12. Chrome (2008)
13. ChatGPT (2022)
14. SSL (1995)
15. Dropbox (2008)
16. YouTube (2005)
17. Twitter (2006)
18. Dreamweaver (1997)/Photoshop (1990)
19. Reddit (2005)
20. Github (2008)
21. Constant Contact (1995) → Mailchimp (2001)
22. Google Analytics (2005)
23. eBay (1995) → Craigslist (1995)
24. CSS (1996)
25. Salesforce (1999) → Hubspot (2006)
26. Blackberry (late 90’s)
27. Geocities (1994)
28. BBS (late 70’s)
29. MapQuest (1996) → Google Maps (2005)
30. Archie (1990) → Yahoo (1994) / WebCrawler (1994) → Lycos, Altavista, Hotbot (mid-90’s)
31. Linux (1991)

Honorable Mentions

• Google Wave
• Flash animation
• SMS
• PHP
• VPN or TOR
• Java