2003
01
August
Myspace was founded.
2005
01
July
Myspace was purchased by News Corporation for $580 million. This was one of the company's first major internet purchases.
2006
01
January
Fox announced plans to launch a UK version of Myspace.
2006
01
November
Myspace announced a 50-50 joint venture with Softbank to launch Myspace in Japan.
2008
01
January
Myspace was considered the leading social networking site, and consistently beat out the main competitor Facebook in traffic.
2009
01
January
Myspace implemented site redesigns as a way to get users back.
2011
25
February
News Corp officially put Myspace up for sale; for an estimated $50–200 million.
2016
11
February
It was announced that Myspace and its parent company had been bought by Time Inc.
2016
01
May
The data for almost 360 million Myspace accounts was offered on the "Real Deal" dark market website.