Steven Wilhite, the creator of the GIF format, died in the United States at the age of 74. The cause of death was a coronavirus infection.

 GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) was created by Steven Wilhite in 1987 at CompuServe. Along with this format, a number of images could be compressed into a compressed format, making it easier to process images with the weaker computers of the time. After that, the GIF format became a graphic format for displaying graphics and simple animations. In 2013, Wilhite received the Webby nomination for its benefits for improving the Internet. He also retired from all work in the early 2000s. After that, he spent the rest of his life on vacation, travel and camping. The pronunciation of the word GIF has also caused a great deal of controversy. Steven Wilhite said in 2013 that the word GIF sounded like a soft "G" to end the discussion.