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Spacehey was created in 2020 by 18-year-old German web developer Anton Röhm.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anton Röhm aka "AnTheMaker"|url=https://tincon.org/speaker/anton-roehm-aka-anthemaker/|access-date=2021-08-12|website=TINCON|language=de-DE}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Savov|first=Vlad|date=12 November 2021|title=Retro MySpace Clone SpaceHey Blows Up With 200,000 Signups|work=[[Bloomberg News]]|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-12/retro-myspace-clone-spacehey-blows-up-with-200-000-signups|access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref> Röhm stated that he never personally used MySpace at its peak, due to the fact that he was too young at the time, but added, "Thanks to older friends and the internet, I heard a lot about it. I came to the conclusion that you can't find something like this nowadays, where everyone can be this creative".<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Teenager has remade Myspace and everyone is loving it|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/wx8kp4/a-teenager-has-remade-myspace-and-everyone-is-loving-it|access-date=2021-06-14|website=www.vice.com|language=en}}</ref>
On November 26, 2020, Spacehey launched under the domain spacehey.com.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1332022273574887431|user=spacehey|title=SPACEHEY.COM IS LIVE!!|access-date=2021-11-28|language=en|date=26 November 2020}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=5 April 2022 |title=SpaceHey, un site Web pour les nostalgiques de la plateforme MySpace |language=fr |trans-title=SpaceHey, a website for those nostalgic for the MySpace platform |work=[[Ouest-France]] |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/high-tech/internet/spacehey-un-site-web-pour-les-nostalgiques-de-la-plateforme-myspace-7710287 |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref> Three days later Röhm posted it on [[Product Hunt]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=An|title=SpaceHey - MySpace Reborn|url=https://www.producthunt.com/posts/spacehey|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Product Hunt|language=en}}</ref> where it was awarded #1 Product of the Day on the same day.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-11-29|title=SpaceHey - MySpace Reborn 👥|url=https://www.producthunt.com/posts/spacehey|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-02|website=Product Hunt|language=en}}</ref> Röhm stated that the site had over 10,000 registered users by December 2020<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1341384492146176001|user=space_hey|title=There are now 10 000 registered users on SpaceHey!Thank you!!<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |access-date=2021-06-14|language=en|date=22 December 2020}}</ref> and 100,000 users by February 2021.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1365401193476931593|user=space_hey|title=100 000 people are on SpaceHey now! This is incredible!!Thank you everyone 🥳<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |access-date=2021-06-14|language=en|date=26 February 2021}}</ref> In November 2021, registered users had grown to over 300,000.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1459326788354686976|user=spacehey|title=300 000 people 🤯🥳 WE DID IT!! This is crazy!! Thank you everyone!!}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Dietz |first=Meredith |date=16 November 2021 |title=The Appeal of MySpace Nostalgia, According to a Curious Member of Gen Z |work=[[Lifehacker]] |url=https://lifehacker.com/the-appeal-of-myspace-nostalgia-according-to-a-curious-1848067352 |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref> The website had about 500,000 users by April 2022.<ref name=":2" />
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Spacehey is free to use.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=December 3|first1=Ryan "Brain" BrainardPublished|last2=2020|title=New Social Media Site Mimics MySpace Layout|url=https://khak.com/new-social-media-site-mimics-myspace-layout/|access-date=2021-06-20|website=98.1 KHAK|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=McAuliffe |first=Zachary |date=13 March 2022 |title=Early MySpace Was the Peak of Social Media |work=[[CNET]] |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/early-myspace-was-the-peak-of-social-media/ |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref> The platform lacked advertising as of April 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jackson |first=Gita |date=25 April 2022 |title=If You Want to Leave Twitter Because of Elon Musk, These Are Your Options |work=Motherboard |publisher=[[Vice Media]] |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjbqjd/if-you-want-to-leave-twitter-because-of-elon-musk-these-are-your-options |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref> In a blog-post from December 2020, Röhm called for ideas for funding to be sent to him.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Future of SpaceHey - An's Blog {{!}} SpaceHey.com|url=https://blog.spacehey.com/entry?id=1310|access-date=2021-06-14|website=blog.spacehey.com|language=en}}</ref> Later that month, it was made possible to support the site by purchasing [[sticker]]s; after purchase, a "supporter badge" will appear on the website next to the buyer's name.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Support SpaceHey — Get Stickers! - An's Blog {{!}} SpaceHey.com|url=https://blog.spacehey.com/entry?id=1635|access-date=2021-06-14|website=blog.spacehey.com|language=en}}</ref>
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