Remember when YouTube used to look like this? For most people, probably not, but that wasn’t the only famous website that looked a bit bland to say the least. We’ve rounded up twelve more notable sites that used to look quite plain, but have aged very well. Continue reading to see them all – bonus videos included.

Even the greatest among us had humble beginnings. This is just as true for websites, however, as it is for people.

Even online giants like Amazon, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter were once itty-bitty websites with monochrome homepages, poorly-thought-out logos and boring or stark turn-of-the-century design.

Bonus Video 1 – Facebook in the 90s

Bonus Video 2 – YouTube in the 90s

Bonus Video 3 – Google in the 80s

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