List of defunct instant messaging platforms

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This is an alphabetical list of defunct instant messaging platforms.

BrandDeveloper(s)CountryLaunchedDiscontinuedlifespan
AIM AOL United States1997201720
aMSN Microsoft United States2002201210
BBM BlackBerry Ltd. Canada2005201914
BBMe for Personal Use BlackBerry Ltd. Canada201920245
Beeper Mini Automattic United States202320241
ChatON Samsung Electronics South Korea201120154
Empathy Guillaume Desmottes, Xavier Claessens2007201710
Fetion China Mobile China2007202215
FireChat Open Garden United States201420184
Gizmo5 Google United States200520116
Google Allo Google United States201620193
Google Hangouts Google United States201320229
Hike Messenger Hike Private Ltd.India201220219
HipChat Atlassian Australia200920178
iChat Apple United States2002201210
ICQ Mirabilis Israel1996202428
Instantbird Florian QuèzeUnited States200720136
Meebo Google United States200520127
MessageMe Yahoo! United States201220143
Microsoft Kaizala Microsoft United States201720236
Microsoft Lync Microsoft United States201020155
Microsoft Messenger service Microsoft United States1999201415
Microsoft Office Communicator Microsoft United States200720103
MSN Messenger Microsoft United States199920056
Mxit Mxit Ltd.South Africa2005201611
MySpaceIM Myspace United States200620092
Odigo Messenger Comverse Technology Israel199920045
ooVoo Krush Technologies, LLCUnited States2007201710
PowWow Tribal VoiceUnited States199420017
QIP RBK Group Russia200520127
Skype Microsoft United States2003202522
Skype for Business Microsoft United States201520215
Skype Qik Microsoft United States201420162
Stride Atlassian Australia201720192
Surespot Surespot LLCUnited States2012202210
Upptalk Simyo Spain201020177
WIM4U WIM4U, Inc.Hong Kong199920045
Windows Live Messenger Microsoft United States200520127
Windows Messenger Microsoft United States200120087
Windows Messenger service Microsoft United States
Xfire Xfire, Inc.United States2003201512
Yahoo! Livetext Yahoo! United States201520161
Yahoo! Messenger Yahoo! United States1998201820