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
51–100 of 665 dead services
| # | Service | Category | Shut Down |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Amazon Halo Band | Hardware | 2023 |
| 52 | Amazon Halo Health | Health | 2023 |
| 53 | Alexa Skills (paid) | AI | 2023 |
| 54 | Clips app (advanced) | Video | 2023 |
| 55 | Domo (pivot) | Analytics | 2023 |
| 56 | Salesforce Chatter (standalone) | Enterprise Social | 2023 |
| 57 | OpsGenie (pre-Atlassian UI) | DevOps | 2023 |
| 58 | Kumulos | Mobile Backend | 2023 |
| 59 | Clearbit free API | Data Enrichment | 2023 |
| 60 | Papertrail | DevOps | 2023 |
| 61 | Loggly (standalone) | DevOps | 2023 |
| 62 | PayPal Here (old) | POS | 2023 |
| 63 | Facebook Messenger Lite | Messaging | 2023 |
| 64 | Wickr Me (free) | Messaging | 2023 |
| 65 | Microsoft Teams (old consumer) | Collaboration | 2023 |
| 66 | Cisco Jabber (standalone) | Chat | 2023 |
| 67 | Loom starter unlimited (old) | Video | 2023 |
| 68 | Twitter Spaces growth (standalone) | Audio | 2023 |
| 69 | Magic Leap 1 | Hardware | 2023 |
| 70 | AltspaceVR | VR Social | 2023 |
| 71 | Nifty Gateway (peak growth) | NFT | 2023 |
| 72 | NBA Top Shot (growth era) | NFT | 2023 |
| 73 | Google Code Competitions | Development | 2023 |
| 74 | Google Keep free unlimited (old policy) | Productivity | 2023 |
| 75 | Figma free team features (old) | Design | 2023 |
| 76 | Gainsight standalone | Customer Success | 2023 |
| 77 | Gong standalone (pre-AI era product) | Sales | 2023 |
| 78 | Google Web Designer (old) | Web | 2023 |
| 79 | Levi's Commuter Trucker (Jacquard jacket) | Hardware | 2023 |
| 80 | Napster (v2) | Music | 2023 |
| 81 | MeWe (business model) | Social | 2023 |
| 82 | Triller (peak hype) | Video | 2023 |
| 83 | Clash app (creators) | Video | 2023 |
| 84 | Google Hangouts | Messaging | 2022 |
| 85 | Google Keen | Curation | 2022 |
| 86 | Google Duo | Video Call | 2022 |
| 87 | G Suite Legacy Free | Productivity | 2022 |
| 88 | Google Surveys | Research | 2022 |
| 89 | YouTube Go | Video | 2022 |
| 90 | Google Chrome Apps | Development | 2022 |
| 91 | Android Things | IoT | 2022 |
| 92 | Cameos on Google | Entertainment | 2022 |
| 93 | Google Assistant Snapshot | AI | 2022 |
| 94 | Duplex on the Web | AI | 2022 |
| 95 | YouTube Originals | Streaming | 2022 |
| 96 | Internet Explorer | Browser | 2022 |
| 97 | Meta Bulletin | Newsletters | 2022 |
| 98 | Instagram IGTV standalone | Video | 2022 |
| 99 | Novi (Meta wallet) | Fintech | 2022 |
| 100 | Diem (Libra) | Fintech | 2022 |
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Last updated February 2026. Data from public sources.