This is a timeline of events in the history of networked file sharing. See more

• 1976 – Xmodem a point-to-point binary transfer protocol by Ward Christensen.
• February 1978 – Ward Christensen's CBBS becomes the first Bulletin board system. BBS access is limited to phone lines until the early 19… See more

Most file sharing in this era was done by modem over landline telephone, at speeds from 300 to 9600 bits per second. Many file systems in use only supported short filenames. Computer memory and speed was very li… See more

FTP, IRC and Usenet were the main vehicles for file sharing in this decade. Data compression technologies for audio and video (like MP3, AAC and MPEG) came into use towards the end of the 1990s. Copper wire was c… See more

In computer science terms, modern file sharing begins in the 2000s. Several file sharing protocols and file formats were introduced, along with nearly a decade in protocol experimentation. Towards the end of the 2000… See more

In computer science terms, there have been few significant developments in the 2010s. The BitTorrent protocol and clients have become more stable, adopting UDP to defend against transmission problems related to T… See more

• 2008-04, Filesharing Report Shows Explosive Growth for uTorrent
• 2003–04, average simultaneous total p2p users.
• Kickass torrent… See more