1,826 days, 100 million registered users, 40 billion encrypted files. A lot has changed in the 5 years since MEGA first booted on 20 January 2013, offering users 50 GB of free storage and a breakthrough encryption system. While encryption has been widely available for many years, most systems remain complex and difficult to use. MEGA’s simple implementation, where files are encrypted and decrypted within the user’s browser, is still unique 5 years later. MEGA’s revolutionary technology was quickly recognised. Within three days, 1 million users were enjoying secure file hosting with user-controlled encryption – accessible on any computer through a standard web browser! Since then, MEGA’s growth has continued unrestrained, and on its fifth birthday, MEGA also celebrates the 100 millionth registered user. All this generates a lot of traffic, and MEGA consistently ranks among the Internet’s most popular websites: MEGA Features MEGA was founded upon innovation and continues t...