Find Out When You’ve Created Your Gmail Account

8 years ago
Mritunjay Jadon
2 minutes

It was a most interesting question because million of Gmail users created their Gmail account from more than 10 years. But they don’t know the correct month and date of creating a Gmail account.

There is another reason why you should know when you created your Gmail account. If your ever Google account get hacked or in case you unable to access your Gmail account.

Because of lots of reason and common once’s you’re  ‘unable to access your email address and phone number’ that you’re registered when you Sign Up a new account in Google.

When I’ve Created My Google Account

Generally, Google will require you to answer some security questions to recover your Gmail account.

These are the questions asked under Gmail Account recovery.

  • What was the last password you used to sign in to your Google Account?
  • When was the last time you were able to sign in to your Google Account?
  • When did you create your Google Account?

You’ve to give correct answers of these questions to recover your Gmail account. First and Second question was a way to easy to answer to everyone but the last third question. The date of creating a Gmail account was shocking.

Because no one knows the correct time, date and month on which you’ve created the Gmail account. Although there is a way to know when you created your Google Account.

Find out the Message of Sign Up

When you’ve newly Sign Up into your Gmail account you’ve received a welcome greeting email from Gmail. If you don’t know how to find those email messages then read the given below step by step guide.

Step 1 : 

Login in to your Gmail Account and Go to the Search Engine

Step 2 : 

In Search Engine, type ‘Gmail Team’ and hit Enter button

Step 3 : 

All Gmail Team emails filtered on inbox

Step 4 :

Now scroll down to the last email messages ‘Welcome to Gmail’ open it.

There are some other similar emails from which you can easily know when you created your Gmail account.

Emails include:

Verification Email of Creating Account
Oldest Email from All Mail

There are also other ways to know the creating date of your Gmail account. Open Settings in your Gmail account. Go to Forwarding POP/IMAP panel and see ‘POP was enabled‘ the date when you created your Gmail account