Indeed, ICQ was the last of the big-time 1990s IM clients standing. Today, messaging is dominated by mobile-first apps such as WeChat and Telegram.

ICQ predates other popular IM services like AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) which became synonymous with the instant messaging space. From the mid-90s up until the aughts, ...

There was a time when ICQ—that's "I Seek You"—was as ubiquitous as mIRC and a good FTP program. But after nearly three decades of operation (much of it, I'm sorry to say, in obscurity), the ...

The ICQ client application, which debuted in November 1996, was available for free download. The platform stood out as one of the earliest standalone instant messenger (IM) applications.

I think I stuck with ICQ as my go-to chat app for years until I stopped chatting online altogether. If I were growing up now, Discord would no doubt fill the same role that ICQ did—but I'm glad ...

At its peak, ICQ had around 100 million active users. It was later superseded by AOL IM, MSN Messenger, Google Talk and other chat apps. In its heyday, the service was so popular that the original ...

ICQ, an instant messaging service that launched in 1996 and was very popular at one time in the US, is officially shutting down operations on June 24, nearly 28 years after it launched.

Russian owner VK has announced that ICQ will shut down on June 28th after nearly 28 years. The instant messaging service was basically gone already. Skip to main content ...

May 27, 2024 11:28:00 The instant messenger 'ICQ,' known for its 'Ah-Oh!' slogan, will shut down on June 26, 2024, bringing an end to its 28-year history.

ICQ, derived from the phrase "I seek you," was developed by Israeli company Mirabilis. It was then purchased by AOL and then by the Russian company Mail.Ru Group that's now known as VK, which has ...

ICQ, short for "I Seek You," laid the groundwork for instant messaging clients upon its arrival in November 1996. ICQ influenced many popular chat programs of the ...