ICQ closure

AppWizard

June 29, 2024

As ICQ logs off for good, a look back at popular instant messaging apps over the years

ICQ, a popular online messaging platform in the late 1990s and early 2000s, shut down its services after nearly three decades. It was launched in 1996 and at its peak in 2001, had over 100 million registered users.

Winsage

May 25, 2024

‘Uh Oh’, VK is pulling the plug on its nostalgic ICQ (I Seek You) instant messaging platform after nearly three decades of keeping people connected

ICQ, a pioneering instant messaging service launched almost three decades ago, will be discontinued by its current owner VK on June 26, 2024.