Indonesia is a country with the largest Muslim population in the world as much as 87.2 percent of the total population. Therefore, Indonesia has enormous potential in the development of zakat as an effort to alleviate poverty and economic inequality. Also, Indonesia is ranked 5th in the country with the largest internet users. Seeing this potential, zakat institutions in Indonesia are digitizing their management. This study aims to determine the history of the management of zakat institutions,

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... rom traditional management to digitalization. Also, to find out the benefits of managing zakat institutions digitally. This study only focuses on the national zakat institution (BAZNAS). This paper seeks to fulfill the historical demand for knowing the management of zakat in each era because there are no studies that discuss the history of digitizing zakat management. This paper used a literature and history approach. This paper usefully examines the development of zakat management from each era and the process of digitizing zakat management.