When was asana.com built?
Analyzed 31 October 2026. Re-analyze
Estimated launch
December 1996
There's good evidence for the year, but the exact month is less certain.
BuiltWhen verified that asana.com launched in December 1996 (51% confidence), with domain registration recorded in January 2009.
- The current domain registration is newer than the first evidence of the website, so the domain was probably re-registered or changed hands. The registration date is not used as a lower bound.
- Website age
- ~30 years
- From estimated launch
- Domain registered
- January 2009
- Not the launch date
- First evidence
- December 1996
- Internet Archive (Wayback Machine)
- Current version
- Between February and March 2024
- Possible major redesign
History at a glance
The domain and the website have separate lives. Website age is measured from the launch, not from registration.
Timeline
June–December 1996
Between September 2007 and July 2013
January 2009
Domain re-registered
The current registration started after the website was already online — the domain likely lapsed or changed hands.
Confirmed
Between July 2013 and November 2015
Between January 2018 and May 2022
Between February and March 2024
October 2026
Current website
“Work & Project Management for Human-Agent Teams • Asana”, built with Next.js
ConfirmedVisit
Built with today
Detected on the live homepage — it runs on Next.js. Select a technology to see the evidence.
- Framework
Next.jssince 2022, 100% confidence. Show evidence.
- __NEXT_DATA__ script present
- Loads bundles from /_next/static/
- X-Powered-By header names Next.js
- 100% detection confidence
- Hosting / CDN
Netlify, 100% confidence. Show evidence.
- Server header is Netlify
- x-nf-request-id response header
- 100% detection confidence
- Tag manager
Google Tag Managersince 2018, 90% confidence. Show evidence.
- GTM container script / ID
- 90% detection confidence
- JavaScript library
Reactsince 2022, 90% confidence. Show evidence.
- Implied by Next.js
- 90% detection confidence
Why we think it launched in 19966 pieces of evidence, each linked to its source
- First archived copy of the website: December 1996.
December 1996
First archived copy of the website
The earliest successful snapshot of the homepage showing real website content in the Internet Archive.
The estimate is based on thisInternet Archive (Wayback Machine)View source
January 2009
Domain registered
The domain's current registration began on this date. A website can only launch after this, but often launches much later.
Disagrees, so not usedRDAP registry dataView source
July 2013
jQuery first seen
jQuery appears in archived copies of the site from this date.
Background onlyInternet Archive (Wayback Machine)
January 2018
Google Analytics first seen
Google Analytics appears in archived copies of the site from this date.
Background onlyInternet Archive (Wayback Machine)
May 2022
Next.js first seen
Next.js appears in archived copies of the site from this date.
Background onlyInternet Archive (Wayback Machine)
May 2026
Earliest publication date on the homepage
A publication date declared in the homepage's metadata.
Too recent to date the launchWebsite metadataView source
What we checked
- Domain registry (RDAP)Checked
- Internet Archive indexChecked
- Live websiteChecked
- Archived page comparisonChecked
264 months of archived homepage copies; 14 compared in detail (sampling was cut short). BuiltWhen estimates from observable evidence and can be wrong. How estimates work
Domain registrationRegistered January 2009 · Amazon Registrar, Inc.
- Registered
- 21 January 2009
- Registration expires
- 21 January 2027
- Registry record updated
- 15 May 2026
- Registrar
- Amazon Registrar, Inc.
- Nameservers
- ns-1105.awsdns-10.org, ns-1990.awsdns-56.co.uk, ns-236.awsdns-29.com, ns-810.awsdns-37.net
Public registry data via RDAP. Registrant details are never collected.