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The world's most utilized email provider turned 20 Monday. Gmail was launched the 1st of April 2004. that time, it was revolutionary because it offered a huge amount storage, and it was free. Some people thought it was a hoax because it was announced April Fools' Day. However, it was no joke. Gmail offered an enormous 1 gigabyte storage free. Many other providers only provided 15 megabytes. first, people could only sign up for Gmail after receiving an invitation. It became a "must-have" tool technology fans. Another reason for Gmail's success is that it searched mails faster than any other email service at the time. It was also better filtering spam.

Since 2004, Gmail has become the world's biggest email provider. More than 1.7 billion people use it. That's 20 per cent the world population. Around 45 per cent email users in the USA use it. Over the years, Google has increased its free storage to 15 gigabytes and has added many new features. One these is a one-click unsubscribe button to keep unwanted mail away. Another feature is an "undo send" button. This allows users to stop a mail being sent after clicking "send". The PC Mag website said Gmail is an important part life today. It wrote: "Gmail is so embedded so many people's lives that hardly anyone thinks much about it." It is likely people will use it forever.