If you ever get locked out of your
Gmail account, knowing your account creation date can significantly increase your chances in getting your account back.
1) Welcome email:When you register for Gmail account, Google sends you a welcome email, if you link it with other email through recovery you also get welcome mail there.
- If you registered several years prior search for:
- If you registered recently, search for:
googlecommunityteam-noreply@google.com
I'm not sure how much 'recently' so just try searching for both emails. It doesn't take much effort anyway.
2) From settings:- Go to gmail web >> Switch to desktop version >> Click on settings >> Forwarding and POP/IMAP >> Check status — it will show POP is enabled with the date and that date is usually when you created the account unless you tinkered with settings.
If you know any other way to know creation date of your gmail account, let us know in comments!