Home›Communication Services›Industry›Internet IndustryIndustryInternet IndustryCommunication ServicesReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe global industry built around the internet, the worldwide system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite to communicate between networks and devices, including internet service providers and the businesses that operate on top of that infrastructure. Commercial internet service providers first emerged in 1989 in the United States and Australia, and the linking of commercial networks and enterprises in the early 1990s marked the shift toward the modern, commercially driven internet. Business to business transactions and financial services conducted over the internet now affect supply chains across entire industries, and online shopping has grown into a significant market in its own right, a growth commentators often attribute to the internet's decentralized, centrally unadministered structure, which allows it to expand organically.FactsInternet IndustryFAQsConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsSectorWell-attestedOnline services 1Internet IndustryFilter Results41 entriesSector (GICS)AllCable and Satellite (2)Diversified Telecommunication Services (26)Diversified Telecommunication Services Companies in Asia-Pacific (6)Diversified Telecommunication Services Companies in Europe (9)Diversified Telecommunication Services Companies in the Rest of the World (2)Diversified Telecommunication Services Companies in the United States (9)European Publishing and News Agencies: Russia, Ukraine and Belarus (1)Interactive Media and Services (11)Movies and Entertainment (1)Movies and Entertainment Companies in Asia-Pacific (1)Publishing and News Agencies (1)Publishing and News Agencies in Europe (1)Headquartered InAllAmsterdam (1)Atlanta (1)Auckland (1)Australia (1)Australia (2)Beijing (1)California (1)China (2)England (3)France (2)Glasgow (1)Hong Kong (2)Ireland (1)Japan (1)London (2)Madrid (1)Montreal (1)Moscow (1)Munich (1)New York City (2)Pittsburgh (1)San Francisco (3)Seoul (1)Sweden (1)Tokyo (1)United States (1)FoundedAll1981 (1)1985 (1)1986 (1)1989 (4)1991 (1)1992 (4)1993 (1)1994 (4)1995 (3)1996 (5)1997 (1)1998 (3)1999 (3)2000 (5)2008 (1)2010 (2)2011 (1)2012 (1)Company TypeAllDivision (1)Internet Service Provider (22)News Agency (1)Nonprofit Organization (1)Private (5)Public (9)State-Owned (1)Subsidiary (2)Parent CompanyAllAmazon (1)FounderAllBrewster Kahle (2)Robin Li (1)Led ByAllBrewster Kahle (1)Robin Li (1)DissolvedAll1997 (1)2001 (1)2002 (1)2003 (1)2005 (1)2006 (4)2016 (1)2017 (1)2022 (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 41Alexa InternetInternet IndustryBahnhofInternet IndustryBaidu, Inc.Internet IndustryBell InternetInternet IndustryBowieNetInternet IndustryByteDanceInternet IndustryCAR GroupInternet IndustryChelloInternet IndustryDEMOS (Internet service provider)Internet IndustryEtheric NetworksInternet IndustryGreenNetInternet IndustryiAsiaWorksInternet IndustryInternet ArchiveInternet IndustryInternet Initiative JapanInternet IndustryIreland On-LineInternet IndustryJuno Online ServicesInternet IndustryKakaoInternet IndustryKuaishou TechnologyInternet IndustryMindVoxInternet IndustryNetvigatorInternet IndustryNodo50Internet IndustryNYSERNetInternet IndustryOleaneInternet IndustryOpen Computer NetworkInternet IndustryOzEmailInternet IndustryPanixInternet IndustryPegasus NetworksInternet IndustryPeoplePCInternet IndustryPravoslavie.ruInternet IndustryQuicksilver (ISP)Internet IndustryRightmove plcInternet IndustryScout24Internet IndustryStargate IndustriesInternet IndustryTrunk NetworksInternet IndustryVirgin Media BusinessInternet IndustryWeeWorldInternet IndustryWomen's WIREInternet IndustryWorld-NETInternet IndustryXfinityInternet IndustryXS4ALLInternet IndustryZen InternetInternet IndustryFAQsHow do people and businesses connect to the internet?Through internet service providers, increasingly over mobile broadband and Wi-Fi.People and businesses reach the internet through internet service providers. The internet is a network of networks that links computers all over the world, and an internet service provider gives a customer access to it. In the twenty-first century, mobile broadband and Wi-Fi have allowed that connection to be wireless. This is why internet service providers sit inside the internet industry alongside the businesses that operate on top of the infrastructure.Who is credited with inventing the internet?Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn, who developed TCP/IP.Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn are often credited with inventing the internet. They developed the transmission control protocol and internet protocol, known together as TCP/IP, which the internet uses to communicate between networks. Their work followed the ARPANET, an early prototype of the internet. The commercial industry described on this page grew later, once commercial internet service providers emerged in 1989 and commercial networks linked up in the early 1990s.ConnectionsAssociated WithAshwin Navin, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Ashwin NavinBram Cohen, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Bram CohenBrewster Kahle, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers Well-attested Source Brewster Kahle (Wikipedia)Daniel Lewin, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers Well-attested Source Daniel Lewin (Wikipedia)Evan Spiegel, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers Well-attested Source Evan Spiegel (Wikipedia)Jawed Karim, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers Well-attested Source Jawed Karim (Wikipedia)Kim Dotcom, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers Well-attested Source Kim Dotcom (Wikipedia)Larry Page, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers Well-attested Source Wikipedia, Larry Pagetier 2Mark Zuckerberg, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers Well-attested Mark Zuckerberg co-founded Facebook and leads its parent company, Meta Platforms, a leading internet and social media company.Netscape Initial Public Offering, Corporate Events Well-attested Rick Adams, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Rick Adams (Internet pioneer)Robin Li, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers Well-attested Source Robin Li (Wikipedia)Sergey Brin, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers Well-attested ConnectedBrin co-founded Google and helped build its dominant position in internet search.Source Wikipedia, Sergey Brintier 2Companies In IndustryXfinity, Companies and Brands Well-attested Source Wikidata: XfinityXS4ALL, Companies and Brands Well-attested Source Wikipedia, XS4ALLtier 2Yandex Taxi, Companies and Brands Well-attested Source Wikidata: Yandex TaxiZen Internet, Companies and Brands Well-attested Source Wikipedia, Zen Internettier 2Showing 51 to 54 of 54 in Companies In Industry, page 2 of 2.← Previous12In SectorCommunication Services, Sectors Well-attested Additional Source Wikipedia: Global Industry Classification StandardGICS: Interactive Media & Servicestier 2Sources1. Wikipedia, Online service providertier 2WikipediaLead sectionQuote, Lead sectionAn online service provider (OSP) can, for example, be an Internet service provider, an email provider, a news provider (press), an entertainment provider (music, movies), a search engine, an e-commerce site, an online banking site, a health site, an official government site, social media, a wiki, or a Usenet newsgroup.View the SourceWikidata: Internet IndustryWikidataWikidata item statementsQuote, Wikidata item statementsInternet IndustryView the SourceWikidata: InternetWikidataWikidata item statementsQuote, Wikidata item statementsInternetView the SourceWikipedia, Sergey Brintier 2WikipediaAssociated With: Sergey BrinView the SourceWikipedia, Larry Pagetier 2WikipediaAssociated With: Larry PageView the SourceWikidata: Yandex TaxiCompanies In Industry: Yandex TaxiView the SourceWikidata: XfinityCompanies In Industry: XfinityView the SourceWikidata: IonosCompanies In Industry: IonosView the SourceWikidata: BahnhofCompanies In Industry: Bahnhof, Wikidata Q800355View the SourceWikidata: Rakuten Group, Inc.Companies In Industry: Rakuten Group, Inc., Wikidata Q973054View the SourceOleane (Wikipedia)Companies In Industry: Oleane, Lead section, operates-inQuote, Companies In Industry: Oleane, Lead section, operates-inOleane was one of the first ISPs in France, created in 1989, from UUCP technology.View the SourcePosteo - WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Posteo, Lead section, operates-inQuote, Companies In Industry: Posteo, Lead section, operates-inPosteo is an email service provider based in Berlin, Germany, offering paid email accounts for individuals and businesses.View the SourceSMARTech (Wikipedia)Companies In Industry: SMARTech, Lead (operates-in)Quote, Companies In Industry: SMARTech, Lead (operates-in)SmarTech or Airnet) is an American Internet hosting company based in Chattanooga, Tennessee that hosted websites for the Republican National Committee (RNC), including gwb43.com, as well as hundreds of Republican Party or anti-Barack Obama websites.View the SourceDaniel Lewin (Wikipedia)Associated With: Daniel Lewin, Career and personal life [associated-with]Quote, Associated With: Daniel Lewin, Career and personal life [associated-with]developed consistent hashing, an algorithm for optimizing Internet trafficView the SourceRobin Li (Wikipedia)Associated With: Robin Li, Baidu sectionQuote, Associated With: Robin Li, Baidu sectionLi has turned the company into the largest Chinese search engineView the SourceBrewster Kahle (Wikipedia)Associated With: Brewster Kahle, Lead, first paragraphQuote, Associated With: Brewster Kahle, Lead, first paragraphis an American digital librarian, computer engineer, and internet entrepreneurView the SourceInternet Archive (Wikipedia)Companies In Industry: Internet Archive, Lead [operates-in]Quote, Companies In Industry: Internet Archive, Lead [operates-in]runs a digital library website, archive.orgView the SourceAlexa Internet (Wikipedia)Companies In Industry: Alexa Internet, Lead [operates-in]Quote, Companies In Industry: Alexa Internet, Lead [operates-in]was an American web traffic analysis companyView the SourceJawed Karim (Wikipedia)Associated With: Jawed Karim, IntroductionQuote, Associated With: Jawed Karim, Introductionis a German and American software engineer and internet entrepreneurView the SourceLinktree (Wikipedia)Companies In Industry: Linktree, Lead sectionQuote, Companies In Industry: Linktree, Lead sectionfreemium social media reference landing page service providerView the SourceKim Dotcom (Wikipedia)Associated With: Kim Dotcom, Lead sentenceQuote, Associated With: Kim Dotcom, Lead sentenceInternet entrepreneur and political activistView the SourceMegaupload (Wikipedia)Companies In Industry: Megaupload, Lead sentence [operates-in]Quote, Companies In Industry: Megaupload, Lead sentence [operates-in]providing online services related to file storage and viewingView the SourceRocket Internet (Wikipedia)Companies In Industry: Rocket Internet, Lead, businessQuote, Companies In Industry: Rocket Internet, Lead, businessThe company builds startups and owns shareholdings in various models of internet retail businesses.View the SourceEvan Spiegel (Wikipedia)Associated With: Evan Spiegel, Lead, industryQuote, Associated With: Evan Spiegel, Lead, industryThe app's popularity grew significantly and in 2012View the SourceWikipedia: Global Industry Classification Standardtier 2WikipediaIn Sector: Communication Services, GICS: Interactive Media & ServicesView the SourceWikipedia, Pinduoduotier 2WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Pinduoduo, Infobox, industry fieldView the SourceWikipedia, Zen Internettier 2WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Zen Internet, Infobox, industry fieldView the SourceWikipedia, Virgin Media Businesstier 2WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Virgin Media Business, Infobox, industry fieldView the SourceWikipedia, Etheric Networkstier 2WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Etheric Networks, Infobox, industry fieldView the SourceWikipedia, Trunk Networkstier 2WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Trunk Networks, Infobox, industry fieldView the SourceWikipedia, Baidu Encyclopedia Articletier 2WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Baidu, Inc., Infobox, industry fieldView the SourceWikipedia, ByteDance Encyclopedia Articletier 2WikipediaCompanies In Industry: ByteDance, Infobox, industry fieldView the SourceWikipedia, Internet Initiative Japantier 2WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Internet Initiative Japan, Infobox, industry fieldView the SourceWikipedia, XS4ALLtier 2WikipediaCompanies In Industry: XS4ALL, Infobox, industry fieldView the SourceWikipedia, Bell Internettier 2WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Bell Internet, Infobox, industry fieldView the SourceWikipedia, Chellotier 2WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Chello, Infobox, industry fieldView the SourceWikipedia, Stargate Industriestier 2WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Stargate Industries, Infobox, industry fieldView the SourceWikipedia, Easynettier 2WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Easynet, Infobox, industry fieldView the SourceWikipedia, Quicksilver (ISP)tier 2WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Quicksilver (ISP), Infobox, industry fieldView the SourceWikipedia, IAsiaWorkstier 2WikipediaCompanies In Industry: iAsiaWorks, Infobox, industry fieldView the SourceWikipedia: Bram CohenAssociated With: Bram Cohen, Lead: associated industryQuote, Associated With: Bram Cohen, Lead: associated industryBram Cohen (born October 12, 1975) is an American computer programmer, best known as the author of the peer-to-peer (P2P) BitTorrent protocol in 2001, as well as the first file sharing program to use the protocol, also known as BitTorrent.View the SourceWikipedia: Ashwin NavinAssociated With: Ashwin Navin, Lead: associated industryQuote, Associated With: Ashwin Navin, Lead: associated industryPrior to Samba TV, Navin was the president and co-founder of BitTorrent, Inc.View the SourceWikipedia: Rick Adams (Internet pioneer)Associated With: Rick Adams, Lead: associated industryQuote, Associated With: Rick Adams, Lead: associated industryHe is known as the founder of UUNET, which, in the mid and late 1990s, was the world's largest Internet service provider (ISP).View the SourceAirtable (Wikipedia)Companies In Industry: Airtable, Infobox: industryQuote, Companies In Industry: Airtable, Infobox: industryInternetView the SourceWikipedia, Pegasus Networkstier 2WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Pegasus Networks, Infobox: industryQuote, Companies In Industry: Pegasus Networks, Infobox: industryInternet providerView the SourceWikipedia, MindVoxtier 2WikipediaCompanies In Industry: MindVox, Infobox: industryQuote, Companies In Industry: MindVox, Infobox: industryInternetView the SourceWikipedia, Juno Online Servicestier 2WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Juno Online Services, Infobox: industryQuote, Companies In Industry: Juno Online Services, Infobox: industryInternet service providerView the SourceWikipedia, PeoplePCtier 2WikipediaCompanies In Industry: PeoplePC, Infobox: industryQuote, Companies In Industry: PeoplePC, Infobox: industryInternet servicesView the SourceCAR Group (Wikipedia)Companies In Industry: CAR Group, Infobox: industryQuote, Companies In Industry: CAR Group, Infobox: industryMedia, Internet, Online Classifieds and E-CommerceView the SourceKakao (Wikipedia)Companies In Industry: Kakao, Infobox: industryQuote, Companies In Industry: Kakao, Infobox: industryInternetView the SourcePravoslavie.ru (Wikipedia)Companies In Industry: Pravoslavie.ru, LeadQuote, Companies In Industry: Pravoslavie.ru, LeadPravoslavie.ru is a Russian Orthodox information Internet portal.View the SourceWikipedia: DEMOS (Internet service provider)tier 2WikipediaCompanies In Industry: DEMOS (Internet service provider), LeadQuote, Companies In Industry: DEMOS (Internet service provider), LeadDEMOS (Demos) was the first internet service provider in the USSR.View the SourceWomen's WIRE (Wikipedia)Companies In Industry: Women's WIRE, LeadQuote, Companies In Industry: Women's WIRE, LeadWomen's WIRE (later Women.com) was the first online space and the first Internet company to target women.View the SourceNYSERNet (Wikipedia)Companies In Industry: NYSERNet, LeadQuote, Companies In Industry: NYSERNet, LeadNYSERNet, Inc. (New York State Education and Research Network), is a non-profit Internet service provider in New York State.View the SourceCyberBunker, WikipediaCompanies In Industry: CyberBunker, LeadQuote, Companies In Industry: CyberBunker, LeadCyberBunker was an Internet service provider located in the Netherlands and Germany that, according to its website, "hosted services to any website except child pornography and anything related to terrorism".View the SourceBowieNet (Wikipedia)Companies In Industry: BowieNet, LeadQuote, Companies In Industry: BowieNet, LeadBowieNet was an Internet service provider launched by singer-songwriter David Bowie in 1998 and active until 2006.View the SourceNetvigator (Wikipedia)Companies In Industry: Netvigator, LeadQuote, Companies In Industry: Netvigator, LeadNetvigator is a residential Internet service provider in Hong Kong, operated as a brand of Hong Kong Telecom, a subsidiary of PCCW.View the SourceWikipedia, OzEmailtier 2WikipediaCompanies In Industry: OzEmail, LeadQuote, Companies In Industry: OzEmail, LeadOzEmail Pty Limited was a major Internet service provider (ISP) in Australia, until it was acquired by iiNet on 28 February 2005.View the SourceOpen Computer Network (Wikipedia)Companies In Industry: Open Computer Network, LeadQuote, Companies In Industry: Open Computer Network, LeadOCN (オーシーエヌ), or Open Computer Network(オープン・コンピュータ・ネットワーク:Ōpun Konpyūta nettowāku), is the largest Japanese Internet service provider, with over 7 million subscribers.View the SourceWorld-NET (Wikipedia)Companies In Industry: World-NET, LeadQuote, Companies In Industry: World-NET, LeadWorld-NET was the first French Internet service provider (along with FranceNet) for the general public in France.View the SourceWikipedia: GreenNettier 2WikipediaCompanies In Industry: GreenNet, LeadQuote, Companies In Industry: GreenNet, LeadGreenNet is a not-for-profit Internet service provider based in London, England.View the SourceNodo50 (Wikipedia)Companies In Industry: Nodo50, LeadQuote, Companies In Industry: Nodo50, LeadNodo50 is a non-profit internet service provider.View the SourceWikipedia, WeeWorldtier 2WikipediaCompanies In Industry: WeeWorld, Infobox: industryQuote, Companies In Industry: WeeWorld, Infobox: industrySocial NetworkView the SourceWikipedia, Scout24tier 2WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Scout24, Infobox: industryQuote, Companies In Industry: Scout24, Infobox: industryOnline marketplaceView the SourceWikipedia, UpworkCompanies In Industry: Upwork, Infobox: industryQuote, Companies In Industry: Upwork, Infobox: industryFreelance marketplaceView the SourceKuaishou (Wikipedia)Companies In Industry: Kuaishou Technology, Infobox: industryQuote, Companies In Industry: Kuaishou Technology, Infobox: industryInternetView the SourceIreland On-Line (Wikipedia)Companies In Industry: Ireland On-Line, Lead sectionQuote, Companies In Industry: Ireland On-Line, Lead sectionIreland On-Line (IOL) is a former ISP in Ireland.View the SourceRightmove (Wikipedia)Companies In Industry: Rightmove plc, Infobox: industryQuote, Companies In Industry: Rightmove plc, Infobox: industryInternet and Real EstateView the SourcePanix (ISP) (Wikipedia)Companies In Industry: Panix, Lead sentenceQuote, Companies In Industry: Panix, Lead sentencePanix is an internet service provider.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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