Timeline of the Mp3 Player

The Beginnings of the Mp3 Player's Existence

Aug 16, 1987

Fraunhofer Institute Integrierte Schaltungen Research Center began researching high-quality, low bit-rate audio coding.

History of the MP3

Jan 8, 1988

MPEG was estabilished as a subcommittee of the ISO/IEC.

Mp3 Patent

Apr 13, 1989

Mp3 Patent Fraunhofer recieved a German patent for Mp3 players.

History of the Mp3

Sep 17, 1989

All developers of MP3 encoders or rippers and decoders/players now have to pay a licensing fee to Fraunhofer.

First Mp3 Player is Invented

Apr 18, 1993

First Mp3 Player The first Mp3 player was invented April 18, 1993 by the South Korean company SaeHan Information Systems.

Mp3 Player in the US.

Nov 26, 1996

The United States of America issued a patent for the Mp3 player.

Flashdrive Mp3's

Feb 17, 1999

Flashdrive Music Subpop is the first to distribute music tracks in the Mp3 format.

iTunes Sales

Nov 14, 2007

iTunes Sales iTunes had their biggest sales day ever in the year 2007 thanks in part to people downloading music onto their Mp3s.