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Which came first: Gmail or Wi-Fi?

Wi-Fi came first, in 1997 (first standard). Gmail followed 7 years later, in 2004 (launched).

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  1. Second2004

    Gmail

    website · launched

    Gmail launched on 1 April 2004 with one gigabyte of storage, far more than rivals offered at the time.

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

  2. First1997

    Wi-Fi

    invention · first standard

    The first Wi-Fi standard, in 1997, topped out at 2 megabits per second.

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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.