  Light WIMPs are dark matter particle candidates with weak scale interaction
with the known particles, and mass in the GeV to 10's of GeV range. Hints of
light WIMPs have appeared in several dark matter searches in the last decade.
The unprecedented possible coincidence into tantalizingly close regions of mass
and cross section of four separate direct detection experimental hints and a
potential indirect detection signal in gamma rays from the galactic center,
aroused considerable interest in our field. Even if these hints did not so far
result in a discovery, they have had a significant impact in our field. Here we
review the evidence for and against light WIMPs as dark matter candidates and
discuss future relevant experiments and observations
