---
title: "Why Legwork shut down"
description: "Legwork.com.ng was an early Nigerian social networking site that predated Facebook's dominance in the market; it quietly went offline around 2013 with no official closure statement, and its social media accounts have been inactive since."
canonical_url: "https://liners.com/graveyard/legwork"
markdown_url: "https://liners.com/graveyard/legwork.md"
type: "graveyard"
language: "en"
image: "/graveyard/legwork/certificate.png"
published_at: "2026-07-31T17:41:07.836Z"
updated_at: "2026-07-31T17:41:07.836Z"
---

# Why Legwork shut down

Legwork.com.ng was an early Nigerian social networking site that predated Facebook's dominance in the market; it quietly went offline around 2013 with no official closure statement, and its social media accounts have been inactive since.

## Breadcrumbs

- [Graveyard](/graveyard)
- [Legwork](/graveyard/legwork)

## Summary

Here lies Legwork. One of Nigeria's own social networks before Facebook took over, it let people share thoughts, photos, and videos. As Facebook spread, its activity faded and it slipped offline without a word. Its last post stayed at the top forever.

Legwork.com.ng was an early Nigerian social networking site that predated Facebook's dominance in the market; it quietly went offline around 2013 with no official closure statement, and its social media accounts have been inactive since.

## Product history

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Fate | ShutDown |
| Primary cause | Unknown |
| Stage at shutdown |  |
| Lifespan in days | 2312 |

## Autopsy report

## What the product attempted

Legwork was an indigenous Nigerian social network letting users share thoughts, photos, and videos with friends and family, competing with sites such as Naijapals, Onlinenigeria and Eskimi during the pre-Facebook-dominance era.

## What worked

It attracted a user base drawn from Nigeria's Yahoo Messenger community, and retrospective commentary suggests it held potential to rival Facebook in Nigeria with more backing.

## What happened

Launched in 2007, Legwork.com.ng operated as an indigenous Nigerian social network through the late 2000s and into the early 2010s. As Facebook grew to dominate the market, the site's activity waned; it 'suddenly disappeared' with no public explanation, and the website and its associated social media accounts have been inactive since 2013.

## Sources

- [Why Did Legwork.com.ng Die An Untimely Death?](https://www.nairaland.com/6821797/why-did-legwork.com.ng-die-untimely?ref=startupgraveyard.africa): Nairaland

## Related pages

- [Legwork alternatives](/legwork/alternatives)
- [Liners Graveyard](/graveyard)

## Access and citation

- [Canonical HTML page](https://liners.com/graveyard/legwork)
- [Markdown route index](/sitemap.md)
- [Agent access guide](/llms.txt)