Back in a day (90s/2000s), if you wanted an email, there were lots of (free) email providers available. With a minimum of effort one could sign up to as many free email services available at that time as possible. No mobile phone number required, no alternative email required, no geofencing/geoguarding. You just had to put your details in hoping the account name you chose has not been used before by someone else, and then you were set. I think my oldest ‘free’ surviving email account is around 20 years old now. I rarely use it, but it’s nice to have it.

Today, email ecosystem is very centralized: the market is basically shared by Google, Microsoft, and Apple (GMA), and then waaaay further is some legacy mail infra from the likes of Yahoo, AOL, plus, there is the more modern email infra available and ‘sponsored’ by some mobile network providers.

I decided to comb email data dumps to see if there is more to see. As a result, I came up with this long list of email domains (sometimes even pointing to providers) that still operate today, and the list is sorted by a kinda … popularity score. Don’t ask how I did that — the ugly truth is that there is no real science behind it and it’s probably sorted the wrong way. Please assume so while reviewing the list below.

What’s the purpose of generating such list today?

Curiosity, for one. We are so used to so many people using one of the GMA emails that sometimes it’s funny and refreshing to see someone still running their email BAU from AOL or Lycos (or even Hotmail, even if it is within the GMA space). Also, the GMA bubble is very limiting. Yes, come on. There are still many other email providers out there today and you don’t have to limit yourself to using infra and choices offered by one of these three amigos only…

History, is the second reason. Combing through these domains one can see how many of the ‘oldies’ survived to this date. I mentioned AOL, Lycos, but there is also Rambler, Libero, Rocketmail, 163, Tiscali, USA, Docomo, GMX, ONET, Netvigator, Telus, Sina, Wanadoo, Eircom, and so on and so forth. Whoaw… It’s actually impressive. They are still on, and many of them are not only on, but very alive and kicking ! There really is a strong need for more providers operating in every single space that GMA operate in to simply offer an alternative. Kudos to the brands that are fighting this monopoly, even if for selfish purposes!

Thirdly, the set includes typos, and I love these — many people incorrectly spelling ‘gmail’ as ‘gmai’ or ‘gamil’, ‘yahoo’ as ‘yaho’, ‘hotmail’ as ‘hotmai’- you can’t make this stuff up.

Here’s the list of domains I have collected:

• gmail.com
• yahoo.com
• hotmail.com
• aol.com
• t-online.de
• hotmail.fr
• mail.ru
• hotmail.co.uk
• orange.fr
• outlook.com
• web.de
• yahoo.fr
• wanadoo.fr
• live.com
• gmx.de
• yahoo.co.uk
• comcast.net
• yandex.ru
• icloud.com
• msn.com
• att.net
• alice.it
• interia.pl
• rediffmail.com
• seznam.cz
• live.fr
• free.fr
• arcor.de
• ymail.com
• qq.com
• freenet.de
• yahoo.com.br
• wp.pl
• sbcglobal.net
• rambler.ru
• hotmail.it
• naver.com
• libero.it
• yahoo.in
• live.co.uk
• qatar.net.qa
• hotmail.de
• yahoo.co.jp
• yahoo.de
• onet.pl
• terra.com.br
• me.com
• abv.bg
• cox.net
• rocketmail.com
• 163.com
• hotmail.es
• googlemail.com
• interia.eu
• sfr.fr
• o2.pl
• yahoo.co.id
• yahoo.com.tw
• ezweb.ne.jp
• GMAIL.COM
• verizon.net
• aim.com
• ig.com.br
• eyou.com
• yahoo.ca
• bk.ru
• yahoo.co.in
• tiscali.it
• usa.com
• mail.com
• op.pl
• yahoo.it
• btinternet.com
• yahoo.es
• bellsouth.net
• outlook.fr
• online.fr
• bol.com.br
• hanmail.net
• list.ru
• docomo.ne.jp
• gmx.net
• neuf.fr
• charter.net
• ziggo.nl
• mac.com
• live.it
• inbox.ru
• tiscali.co.uk
• onet.eu
• laposte.net
• windowslive.com
• live.ca
• 126.com
• live.de
• sina.com
• aon.at
• yahoo.com.ar
• ntlworld.com
• otenet.gr
• freemail.hu
• yahoo.com.mx
• ticsali.it
• uol.com.br
• live.com.mx
• 21cn.com
• email.cz
• optonline.net
• gmx.at
• live.nl
• nate.com
• numericable.fr
• shaw.ca
• poczta.fm
• tiscali.cz
• hot.ee
• outlook.es
• yahoo.com.au
• talktalk.net
• yahoo.com.ph
• aliceadsl.fr
• Gmail.com
• qip.ru
• virgilio.it
• sky.com
• tin.it
• earthlink.net
• home.nl
• juno.com
• gazeta.pl
• HOTMAIL.COM
• gmx.com
• yahoo.com.vn
• softbank.ne.jp
• suddenlink.net
• tele2.nl
• vp.pl
• i.ua
• hotmail.ca
• ukr.net
• blueyonder.co.uk
• YAHOO.COM
• live.com.au
• bigpond.com
• ya.com
• hj.com
• yahoo.com.hk
• online.de
• telefonica.net
• email.com
• yahoo.gr
• hotmail.co
• haijiao.com
• netzero.com
• bbox.fr
• centrum.cz
• telenet.be
• citromail.hu
• netzero.net
• windstream.net
• voila.fr
• mail.dk
• poczta.onet.pl
• netvigator.com
• taalim.ma
• tlen.pl
• yopmail.com
• sympatico.ca
• yeah.net
• rogers.com
• inbox.lv
• bezeqint.net
• noos.fr
• daum.net
• ya.ru
• hotmail.co.jp
• club-internet.fr
• tim.it
• hotmail.com.br
• protonmail.com
• mynet.com
• gamil.com
• outlook.de
• yahoo.com.sg
• km.ru
• live.com.ar
• hotmail.com.ar
• homechoice.co.uk
• temporary-mail.net
• yandex.com
• besttempmail.com
• live.se
• bigmir.net
• sapo.pt
• optusnet.com.au
• videotron.ca
• ig.com
• upcmail.nl
• yahoo.com.my
• email.it
• gmx.ch
• email.ua
• bluewin.ch
• outlook.it
• gmai.com
• hotmail.ru
• gmx.fr
• pec.it
• uol.com
• yahoo.com.cn
• post.cz
• embarqmail.com
• aliyun.com
• outlook.com.br
• ibest.com.br
• mail.bg
• virginmedia.com
• cebridge.net
• live.com.pt
• yandex.ua
• live.dk
• Hotmail.com
• roadrunner.com
• facebook.com
• walla.com
• chasefreedomactivate.com
• a1.net
• gmail.com.br
• sion.com
• nexgo.de
• avtoto.ru
• wp.eu
• hawaiiantel.net
• mail.ua
• azet.sk
• tut.by
• meta.ua
• netscape.net
• lycos.de
• camperu.com.pe
• skynet.be
• telus.net
• live.be
• homecall.co.uk
• tom.com
• globo.com
• live.cl
• Yahoo.com
• chello.nl
• mannbdinfo.org
• netvision.net.il
• centrum.sk
• ewetel.net
• cogeco.ca
• cdtm.de
• mchsi.com
• epost.de
• hotmail.nl
• hotmail.co.th
• outlook.sa
• gmail.co
• hotmail.com.tr
• nifty.com
• dsl.pipex.com
• buziaczek.pl
• kakao.com
• nifty.ne.jp
• oi.com.br
• portugalmail.pt
• kaiqiu.cc
• hotmail.se
• guruku.id
• hotmail.be
• bigpond.net.au
• AOL.COM
• ua.fm
• osnanet.de
• frontier.com
• intermedic.org
• aol.co.uk
• sina.cn
• aruba.it
• casema.nl
• sina.com.cn
• wanadoo.es
• t-online.hu
• telia.com
• e-mail.ua
• prodigy.net.mx
• eircom.net
• online.no
• dodo.com.au
• yahoo.ie
• centurylink.net
• int.pl
• live.no
• fastwebnet.it
• atlas.cz
• sunrise.ch
• tampabay.rr.com
• dr.com
• xtra.co.nz
• spoko.pl
• cfl.rr.com
• excite.com
• ultimails.com
• fibertel.com.ar
• gcdetectivefree.com
• montevideo.com.uy
• volny.cz
• inwind.it
• lycos.com
• ro.ru
• webmail.co.za
• kabelmail.de
• q.com
• mailinator.com
• gmail.ru
• virgin.net
• gmil.com
• live.jp
• freemail.ru
• btopenworld.com
• popmailset.org
• worldonline.cz
• orange.es
• insightbb.com
• quicknet.nl
• msa.hinet.net
• yaho.de
• rooseveltmail.com
• autograf.pl
• hotmail.cl
• gmail.co.uk
• gci.net
• aol.de
• iinet.net.au
• hughes.net
• mindspring.com
• fkksol.com
• lenta.ru
• frontiernet.net
• onlinehome.de
• hotmail.gr
• zoominternet.net
• azmailz.com
• poste.it
• telkomsa.net
• gmail.con
• outlook.pt
• sify.com
• teletu.it
• libertysurf.fr
• kefgames.net
• topnet.tn
• autorambler.ru
• pacbell.net
• poczta.onet.eu
• emailn.de
• myfairpoint.net
• sasktel.net
• progiftstore.org
• iol.ie
• yahoo.ro
• arnet.com.ar
• modulonet.fr
• btconnect.com
• 2980.com
• planet.nl
• y7mail.com
• adelphia.net
• singnet.com.sg
• ybb.ne.jp
• cs.com
• hotmail.co.nz
• cegetel.net
• r7.com
• e1.ru
• nc.rr.com
• yahoo.se
• peoplepc.com
• meantinc.com
• neostrada.pl
• uralweb.ru
• lineone.net
• gfgfgf.org
• onetel.com
• glaube.de
• bex.net
• quipo.it
• websitebod.com
• ptd.net
• tpg.com.au
• vodafone.de
• sohu.com
• cableone.net
• outlook.co.uk
• kpnmail.nl
• hotmail.no
• gmail.Com
• admin.com
• myrambler.ru
• zoznam.sk
• deped.gov.ph
• fuse.net
• gmial.com
• protonmail.co.uk
• gmal.com
• centurytel.net
• mybluelight.com
• rochester.rr.com
• ovi.com
• twc.com
• jazzfree.com
• amorki.pl
• theparryscope.com
• fsmail.net
• westmailer.com
• hi-ho.ne.jp
• wowway.com
• myspace.com
• hotmail.com.au
• go2.pl
• yahoo.co.nz
• konto.pl
• ewe.net
• 1337.no
• net.hr
• ameritech.net
• xmailxz.com
• hotil.it
• tds.net
• rcn.com
• oranga.fr
• swbell.net
• yahoo.dk
• co.uk
• live.ie
• varsat.net
• talk21.com
• mail.de
• gmail.fr
• example.com
• carolina.rr.com
• iCloud.com
• bredband.net
• hetnet.nl
• mweb.co.za
• pep4teens.de
• bnr.ca
• gmail.hu
• yahoo.com.tr
• 9online.fr
• aol.it
• aol.fr
• eresmas.com
• mailref.net
• andreagilardi.me
• yahoo.co.kr
• iprimus.com.au
• optimum.net
• gmx.co.uk
• ono.com
• websitebooty.com
• pandora.be
• walla.co.il
• inbox.com
• luukku.com
• tiscali.fr
• vetorial.net
• ertemaik.com
• movistar.es
• usa.net
• nycap.rr.com
• www.facebook.com
• skole.hr
• yahoo.no
• powerencry.com
• brtph7ee.bnr.ca
• nayobok.net
• outlook.co.th
• proton.me
• internode.on.net
• pchome.com.tw
• eastlink.ca
• pochta.ru
• triad.rr.com
• ligcorp.com
• hotmail.dk
• hotmail.ch
• foxmail.com
• localnet.com
• bell.net
• gamail.com
• seed.net.tw
• woh.rr.com
• suiyoutalkblog.com
• xs4all.nl
• westnet.com.au
• gmx.es
• vip.qq.com
• wo.cz
• hotmai.com
• blic.net
• gmail.ca
• mega.privacy.android.app
• twcny.rr.com
• ramireschat.com
• indiatimes.com
• gmail.net
• o2.co.uk
• asdfmailk.com
• yahoo.net
• Outlook.com
• fteenet.de
• chello.at
• redinbox.org
• onvol.net
• austin.rr.com
• vodafone.it
• alice.de
• google.com
• OUTLOOK.COM
• columbus.rr.com
• live.at
• atlanticbb.net
• outlook.jp
• tele2.fr
• neo.rr.com
• gmaill.com
• rediff.com
• emirates.net.ae
• outlook.com.ar
• myway.com
• www.roblox.com
• cinci.rr.com
• m.dogspot.in
• jtbank.ch
• hotmails.com
• ok.de
• adinet.com.uy
• QQ.com
• cometoclmall.com
• outlook.be
• paran.com
• upn.pe
• wo.com.cn
• zonnet.nl
• sc.rr.com
• o2online.de
• hotmail.net
• alice-dsl.net
• bmersb17.bnr.ca
• MAIL.RU
• yahoo.pl
• globomail.com
• raj.freeuk.com
• kc.rr.com
• lantic.net
• terra.es
• zoho.com
• supanet.com
• mail.goo.ne.jp
• cheapnet.it
• vfemail.net
• narod.ru
• senati.pe
• caiway.nl
• vipmail.hu
• hotmail.jp
• netcabo.pt
• mnet-online.de
• snet.net
• live.cn
• vodamail.co.za