# MySpace

> MySpace's US audience reached an estimated 75.9 million monthly visitors.

- Owner: Myspace LLC; founded within eUniverse by Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson
- Kind: App & software
- Sector: Technology
- Seed date: 2003-08-15
- Peak proxy date: Dec 2008
- Date basis: Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 62 (Viral, provisional), v1.3
- Mechanics: Identity badge, Maker origin, Platform jump, Press loop, Controversy

## Summary

MySpace linked customizable profiles with bands and fans. News Corp bought its parent, and the US audience later reached 75.9 million monthly visitors. Facebook overtook it; a sale, paid relaunch and lost uploads preceded a nostalgic afterlife.

## Timeline

- 2003-08-15 — eUniverse / Chris DeWolfe / Tom Anderson (Open web) — MySpace launched with profile pages, pictures, interests, friend links and journals.
- 2004-11-24 — Bands and fans (Open web) — East Bay Express reported that bands used MySpace messages to bring fans to concerts.
- 2005-07-18 — News Corporation (Open web) — News Corp agreed to buy Intermix, MySpace's parent, for about $580 million in cash.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/myspace

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “MySpace.” Case HIS-01644. Spread Score v1.3: 62/100. Updated 2026-10-24. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01644