The Graveyard
They promised forever. They shut down anyway.
665 dead services. 2B+ affected users. $30B+ burned. Your infrastructure shouldn't depend on VC funding.
665
Dead Services
2B+
Users Lost
$30B+
Funding Burned
284
Killed by Big Tech
Causes of Death
Killed via Acquisition Bought, integrated, shut down.
11% (70)
Ran Out of Money VC pulled out. Startup dead.
6% (43)
Killed by Big Tech Google, Microsoft, Meta, Apple, Twitter …
43% (284)
276 of 665 dead services died after 2020 ↑ the pace is accelerating
1–50 of 665 dead services
| # | Service | Category | Shut Down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dark Web Reports | Security | 2026 |
| 2 | Google Tables (A120) | Productivity | 2025 |
| 3 | Skype (consumer) | Video Call | 2025 |
| 4 | Facebook Workplace | Enterprise | 2025 |
| 5 | Foursquare Swarm | Location | 2024 |
| 6 | Google Podcasts | Podcasts | 2024 |
| 7 | Google Cache | Search | 2024 |
| 8 | VPN by Google One | Security | 2024 |
| 9 | Google Jamboard (app) | Collaboration | 2024 |
| 10 | Google Chromecast | Hardware | 2024 |
| 11 | Windows Mail (classic) | 2024 | |
| 12 | Microsoft Planner old UI | Productivity | 2024 |
| 13 | Microsoft HoloLens 2 | Hardware | 2024 |
| 14 | WordPad | Productivity | 2024 |
| 15 | Facebook News Tab | News | 2024 |
| 16 | InVision | Design | 2024 |
| 17 | Amazon Chime (focus shift) | Video Call | 2024 |
| 18 | BigScreen Beyond support | VR | 2024 |
| 19 | Trillian | Chat | 2023 |
| 20 | Animoto | Video | 2023 |
| 21 | Google Stadia | Gaming | 2023 |
| 22 | Facebook Watch | Video | 2023 |
| 23 | Google Domains | Development | 2023 |
| 24 | Google Optimize | Analytics | 2023 |
| 25 | Google Stadia (all) | Gaming | 2023 |
| 26 | Google Currents (2022) | Enterprise Social | 2023 |
| 27 | YouTube Stories | Video | 2023 |
| 28 | Grasshopper (coding app) | Education | 2023 |
| 29 | Google OnHub | Hardware | 2023 |
| 30 | Google Album Archive | Photos | 2023 |
| 31 | Google Jacquard | Hardware | 2023 |
| 32 | Google Cloud IoT Core | IoT | 2023 |
| 33 | Pixel Pass | Subscription | 2023 |
| 34 | Google Streetview (standalone) | Maps | 2023 |
| 35 | Cortana | AI | 2023 |
| 36 | Windows Mixed Reality | Hardware | 2023 |
| 37 | Azure Kinect DK | Hardware | 2023 |
| 38 | Yammer standalone | Enterprise Social | 2023 |
| 39 | Microsoft Kaizala | Messaging | 2023 |
| 40 | Microsoft Power Apps Portals (old) | Development | 2023 |
| 41 | Twitter Moments | Content | 2023 |
| 42 | Twitter Spaces (standalone) | Audio | 2023 |
| 43 | Twitter SMS | Messaging | 2023 |
| 44 | TweetDeck (free) | Social | 2023 |
| 45 | Twitter Dev API (free) | Development | 2023 |
| 46 | Facebook Gaming (standalone) | Gaming | 2023 |
| 47 | Portal (Meta) | Hardware | 2023 |
| 48 | Facebook Live Audio Rooms | Audio | 2023 |
| 49 | Amazon Inspire | Content | 2023 |
| 50 | Amazon Explore | Travel | 2023 |
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This list is incomplete and will never be finished. New services die every month.
Last updated February 2026. Data from public sources.