The Graveyard
They promised forever. They shut down anyway.
664 products that were shut down, sold, merged or replaced. Each entry lists the company, the year and what happened. Your infrastructure shouldn't depend on VC funding.
664
Dead Services
275
Discontinued since 2020
283
Killed by Big Tech
283
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% (283)
275 of 664 dead services died after 2020 ↑ the pace is accelerating
1–50 of 664 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 Currents (2022) | Enterprise Social | 2023 |
| 26 | YouTube Stories | Video | 2023 |
| 27 | Grasshopper (coding app) | Education | 2023 |
| 28 | Google OnHub | Hardware | 2023 |
| 29 | Google Album Archive | Photos | 2023 |
| 30 | Google Jacquard | Hardware | 2023 |
| 31 | Google Cloud IoT Core | IoT | 2023 |
| 32 | Pixel Pass | Subscription | 2023 |
| 33 | Google Streetview (standalone) | Maps | 2023 |
| 34 | Cortana | AI | 2023 |
| 35 | Windows Mixed Reality | Hardware | 2023 |
| 36 | Azure Kinect DK | Hardware | 2023 |
| 37 | Yammer standalone | Enterprise Social | 2023 |
| 38 | Microsoft Kaizala | Messaging | 2023 |
| 39 | Microsoft Power Apps Portals (old) | Development | 2023 |
| 40 | Twitter Moments | Content | 2023 |
| 41 | Twitter Spaces (standalone) | Audio | 2023 |
| 42 | Twitter SMS | Messaging | 2023 |
| 43 | TweetDeck (free) | Social | 2023 |
| 44 | Twitter Dev API (free) | Development | 2023 |
| 45 | Facebook Gaming (standalone) | Gaming | 2023 |
| 46 | Portal (Meta) | Hardware | 2023 |
| 47 | Facebook Live Audio Rooms | Audio | 2023 |
| 48 | Amazon Inspire | Content | 2023 |
| 49 | Amazon Explore | Travel | 2023 |
| 50 | Amazon Halo Band | Hardware | 2023 |
The Alternative
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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.