Arc Browser
App & software · 2023 · Niche
Arc’s maker reported a million-person Windows waitlist before pausing feature development.
The Browser Company
@browsercompany · Jul 25, 2023
Goodbye, waitlist. Hello, Arc 1.0. Download now: 🔗 in bio
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- Nikhil redesign video impressions (creator claim)
- 250K
- YouTube · Self-reported · Nikhilville
- Peak date
- Week of May 6, 2024
- Jul 25 ’23 to Week of May 6, 2024
- Platforms
- 5
- Started on Open web
- Origin
- Seeded
- Technology
How it spread
Trace the originArc circulated through beta invitations, creator reviews and browser comparisons. It removed its Mac waitlist, then launched on Windows. Its maker later stopped core feature development, saying Arc had been too different for most people.
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April 2022
@browsercompany precursor · Apr 19 ’22
The Browser Company revealed the name Arc on Twitter.[1]
August 2022
Jacob Jolibois precursor · Aug 9 ’22
Jolibois reviewed Arc and described demand for invitations on tech Twitter.[1]
December 2022
Inverse precursor · Dec 22 ’22
Inverse called Arc a private beta that users could access through a waitlist or gifts.[2]
Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
- Revised 1 event
- Added: 16 events, 20 sources · Score 35
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