Internet & Gaming

When was the World Wide Web invented?

1989 AD

Tim Berners-Lee proposed the World Wide Web at CERN in 1989 AD.

Early World Wide Web logo designed at CERN
The World Wide Web is proposed at CERN
On the QuoAnno timeline1B BC — 2026 AD1989 AD

Context

What happened?

The proposal described a way to connect and navigate documents through hypertext across networked computers. Berners-Lee’s work at CERN led to the first web server and browser, combining URLs, HTTP, and HTML into a practical system.

Significance

Why it matters

The Web made linked information broadly accessible over the internet and became a foundation for publishing, communication, commerce, and culture online. It is distinct from the internet itself, which already existed as the underlying network.

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