Press
18 October 2026 marks 30 years since Stajl Plejs Community went online in Varberg, Sweden. It became LunarStorm, the world's first social media site on the web. Here you will find facts and press images free to use in an editorial context.
Facts
- Started
- 18 October 1996 as Stajl Plejs Community, in the Yellow Villa (Gula villan) in the Matex supermarket car park in Varberg, Sweden
- Became LunarStorm
- at New Year 1999/2000
- At its peak
- 1.2 million members. In 2004, 78 per cent of all Swedes aged 13 to 20 visited every week
- Closed
- 2012
- Founder
- Rickard “Rick” Eriksson, Varberg, Sweden
- The anniversary site
- nischad.ai/lunarstorm/en, with 278 events, the anniversary film Logga in igen (Log in again) and the chance to rebuild your old krypin
- Made with
- AI, directed by the founder
Press images
Free to use editorially in connection with LunarStorm's 30th anniversary. Please credit “LunarStorm/Rickard Eriksson”.
Contact
Rickard Eriksson, founder of LunarStorm. rickard@nischad.ai