Love Data Week was established in 2016 as Love Your Data week. Originally created in the USA, it quickly grew to an international event in which a wide range of institutions, organizations, scholars, students, and other data lovers could celebrate their data. In 2021, ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research) became the official hosting institution for Love Data Week, serving as a landing page and resource guide for all institutions celebrating the annual initiative.