Gmail Now Offers 10 GB of Free Storage

Google has increased Gmail's free email storage to 10 GB. They also unveiled “Google Drive” service on April 24, 2012, which is a cloud storage service that enables users to store and share files. The new offering includes 5 GB of free cloud-based storage and allows users to store, collaborate on, and share documents and other files.

Gmail was launched in 2004 with 1 GB of free storage. Over time, Google increased that number to 7.5 GB and most recently to 10 GB. Google is yet to announce the news formally.

Yahoo and AOL offer unlimited email storage, so in comparison, Gmail’s increase is rather non-relevant. And although many people still use email to communicate for personal and business means, there is a growing number of young people who forgo email in favor of social media websites like Facebook and text messaging.