Long runs that
ended anyway.

Decades of production is no protection. Ranked by how long they held on.

  1. 1The kilogram as a physical object1889 → 20 May 2019 · Killed by a successorabout 130 yearsNames & Designations
  2. 2Woolworth's (US stores)1879 → July 1997 · Killed by a successorabout 118 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  3. 3Oldsmobile1897 → 29 April 2004 · Killed by indifferenceabout 107 yearsVehicles
  4. 4Pontiac1926 → 31 October 2010 · Killed by costabout 84 yearsVehicles
  5. 5Pluto's status as a planet18 February 1930 → 24 August 2006 · Killed by regulation76y 6mNames & Designations
  6. 6Kodachrome1935 → 30 December 2010 · Killed by a successorabout 75 yearsConsumer Hardware
  7. 7Czechoslovakia, as a country name1918 → 31 December 1992 · Killed by regulationabout 74 yearsNames & Designations
  8. 8Trans World Airlines1930 → 1 December 2001 · Killed by mergerabout 71 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  9. 9Eastern Air Lines1926 → 18 January 1991 · Killed by costabout 65 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  10. 10Pan American World Airways1927 → 4 December 1991 · Killed by costabout 64 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  11. 11Toys "R" Us (US stores)1957 → 29 June 2018 · Killed by costabout 61 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  12. 12Circuit City1949 → March 2009 · Killed by costabout 60 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  13. 13Vulcan, the planet1859 → 1915 · Killed by a successorabout 55 yearsNames & Designations
  14. 14Braniff International Airways1928 → 12 May 1982 · Killed by costabout 54 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  15. 15Piltdown Man, as a human ancestor1912 → 21 November 1953 · Killed by scandalabout 41 yearsNames & Designations
  16. 16Betamax1975 → March 2016 · Killed by a successorabout 41 yearsConsumer Hardware
  17. 17Borders1971 → September 2011 · Killed by a successorabout 40 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  18. 18LaserDisc1978 → July 2009 · Killed by a successorabout 31 yearsConsumer Hardware
  19. 19The Space Shuttle12 April 1981 → 21 July 2011 · Killed by cost30y 3mVehicles
  20. 20BlockbusterOctober 1985 → January 2014 · Killed by a successorabout 28 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  21. 21Concorde21 January 1976 → 24 October 2003 · Killed by cost27y 9mVehicles
  22. 22Internet Explorer16 August 1995 → 15 June 2022 · Killed by a successor26y 9mSoftware & Services
  23. 23Saturn1985 → 31 October 2010 · Killed by costabout 25 yearsVehicles
  24. 24Katrina, as a hurricane namec. 1981 → April 2006 · Killed by disasterabout 25 yearsNames & Designations
  25. 25Adobe Flash Player1996 → 31 December 2020 · Killed by a successorabout 24 yearsSoftware & Services