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2. Google Analytics, 2005

Google Analytics grew from the acquisition of Urchin Software, a Web statistics analysis program, in April 2005. Seven months later, Google released its self-branded offering, Google Analytics, to anyone who wanted to sign up. One week after its launch, sign-ups were temporarily suspended because of high demand.

Today, the product is offered to anyone, and is the most widely used Website statistics service.

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