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title: A brief history of Node.js
description: 'A look back on the history of Node.js from 2009 to today'
authors: flaviocopes, onel0p3z, ollelauribostrom, MylesBorins, fhemberger, LaRuaNa, amiller-gh, ahmadawais, kevjin, keywordnew
authors: flaviocopes, onel0p3z, ollelauribostrom, MylesBorins, fhemberger, LaRuaNa, amiller-gh, ahmadawais, kevjin, keywordnew, karlhorky
section: Quick Start
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## 2009

Node.js is born

The first form of [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) is created
- Node.js is born
- The first form of [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) is created

## 2010

[Express](https://expressjs.com/) is born

[Socket.io](https://socket.io) is born
- [Express](https://expressjs.com/) is born
- [Socket.io](https://socket.io) is born

## 2011

npm hits version 1.0
Larger companies start adopting Node.js: LinkedIn, Uber, etc.

[hapi](https://hapijs.com) is born
- npm hits version 1.0
- Larger companies start adopting Node.js: LinkedIn, Uber, etc.
- [hapi](https://hapijs.com) is born

## 2012

Adoption continues very rapidly
- Adoption continues very rapidly

## 2013

First big blogging platform using Node.js: [Ghost](https://ghost.org/)

[Koa](https://koajs.com/) is born
- First big blogging platform using Node.js: [Ghost](https://ghost.org/)
- [Koa](https://koajs.com/) is born

## 2014

The Big Fork: [io.js](https://iojs.org/) is a major fork of Node.js, with the goal of introducing ES6 support and moving faster
- The Big Fork: [io.js](https://iojs.org/) is a major fork of Node.js, with the goal of introducing ES6 support and moving faster

## 2015

The [Node.js Foundation](https://foundation.nodejs.org/) is born

IO.js is merged back into Node.js
npm introduces private modules

Node.js 4 (no 1, 2, 3 versions were previously released)
- The [Node.js Foundation](https://foundation.nodejs.org/) is born
- IO.js is merged back into Node.js
- npm introduces private modules
- Node.js 4 (versions 1, 2 and 3 never previously released)

## 2016

The [leftpad incident](https://blog.npmjs.org/post/141577284765/kik-left-pad-and-npm)

[Yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/en/) is born

Node.js 6
- The [leftpad incident](https://blog.npmjs.org/post/141577284765/kik-left-pad-and-npm)
- [Yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/en/) is born
- Node.js 6

## 2017

npm focuses more on security

Node.js 8

HTTP/2

V8 introduces Node.js in its testing suite, officially making Node.js a target for the JS engine, in addition to Chrome

3 billion npm downloads every week
- npm focuses more on security
- Node.js 8
- HTTP/2
- V8 introduces Node.js in its testing suite, officially making Node.js a target for the JS engine, in addition to Chrome
- 3 billion npm downloads every week

## 2018

Node.js 10

[ES modules](https://nodejs.org/api/esm.html) .mjs experimental support
- Node.js 10
- [ES modules](https://nodejs.org/api/esm.html) .mjs experimental support