• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Ihof Logo Header 182px 67px
Search DropdownSearch IconDonate
  • About
    • 2025 Induction Ceremony
    • Advisory Board
    • Nominations
    • Previous Events
  • Inductees
  • News
    • Blog
    • Announcements
  • Donate
People on stage receiving awards

Recognizing the People
Who Bring the Internet to Life

Meet the 2025 Inductee Class

The Internet Hall of Fame celebrates the very best of the Internet: the people whose work makes it possible for us to leverage the vast possibilities of the Internet.

These pioneers shape online interactions that have benefited billions of people over the course of decades, across every region of the world. Collectively, they have helped bring hundreds of millions of people online, made it possible for us to communicate across networks, and enabled people to use the Internet across languages and alphabets.

Hall of Fame Highlights

Tarouco Liane Bw

In Memory of Liane Tarouco: Brazilian Internet Pioneer and Educator

Liane Tarouco, a 2021 Internet Hall of Fame inductee who was known as a pioneer in the development of Brazil's Internet, passed away on 20 August 2025.

Lixia Zhang

Lixia Zhang: A Career Path That’s Beyond Unorthodox

Internet pioneers have taken many different roads to well-earned recognition, but Lixia Zhang is surely the only one whose biography includes years of “education” on a farm during China’s Cultural Revolution.

Ihof Medal In Frame And Banner

The Internet Hall of Fame 2025 Nominations Are Now Open

Are you inspired by the visionaries who shaped the Internet as we know it today? Their groundbreaking contributions have connected people, driven innovation, and improved countless lives.

tables prepared for a ceremony

2025 Induction Ceremony

On 17 September, we will celebrate the remarkable contributions of eight pioneers who were instrumental in bringing the Internet to life. Don’t miss this special chance to recognize the diversity and collaborative spirit that make the Internet truly unique.

Register Now

Internet Hall Of Fame Inductees

Internet Hall of Fame inductees have created, built, protected, shaped, advanced, or expanded the Internet.

Meet the 2025 Inductees
headshots of eight men and a woman with their names on a golden background

Image Copyright: © Stonehouse Photographic, headshots are courtesy of the inductees and their families

Footer

Facebook F 1
X Home
Youtube 1
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Contact Us

The Internet Hall of Fame is presented by:

Internet Society 76x25

Internet Society

1551 Emancipation Highway #1506
Fredericksburg, VA. 22401
U.S.A
+1-703-439-2120

© 2025 Internet Society