List of social networking websites
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This is a list of major active social networking websites and excludes dating websites (see List of online dating websites). For defunct social networking websites, see List of defunct social networking websites.
Please note the list is not exhaustive, and is limited to notable, well-known sites.
Social networking site for academics/researchers Sep-08 Free and open source software developers 1999 aNobii Books 2006 aSmallWorld European jet set and social elite world-wide Mar-04 AsianAvenue 1997 Running, Swimming 2001 Audimated.com Independent music 2010 Avatars United Online games Mar-08 General, Meet new people, Popular in Europe Badoo and Latin America 2006
Bebo General Jul-05
Bigadda Indian Social Networking Site Aug-07
Federated Media's BigTent Organization and communication portal for groups
Biip.no Norwegian community 1-Jun-05 BlackPlanet African-Americans 1-Sep-99 Anyone who wants to tell something about a Blauk stranger or acquaintance. 2010 Blogster Blogging community 24-Nov-05 Bolt.com General 1996 Buzznet Music and pop-culture 2005
CafeMom Mothers Dec-06 Investing 17-Sep-07 Care2 Green living and social activism 1998 CaringBridge Not for profit providing free websites that connect family and friends during a serious health event, care and recovery.[35]
Mobile social game network, Number 8 US mobile website[39]2007 Classmates.com School, college, work and the military 1995 Cloob General. Popular in Iran Worldwide network for making connections CouchSurfing between travelers and the local communities they visit. CozyCot East Asian and Southeast Asian women 2001 Faith Based social network for Christian Cross.tv believers from around the world 2008 Crunchyroll Anime and forums. Cyworld General. Popular in South Korea. Photo-blogging site where users upload a photo DailyBooth every day 13-Feb-09 Medical & emotional support community - DailyStrength Physical health, Mental health, Support groups 4-Nov-07 Decayenne European and American social elite 2001
delicious Social bookmarking allowing users to locate and save websites that match their own interests Sep-03 deviantART Art community 7-Aug-00 People with disabilities (Amputee, cerebral Disaboom palsy, MS, and other disabilities) Politic community, Social network, Internet radio Dol2day (German-speaking countries) DontStayIn Clubbing (primarily UK) Draugiem.lv General (primarily LV, LT, HU) Chinese Web 2.0 website providing user review and recommendation services for movies, douban books, and music. It is also the largest online Chinese language book, movie and music database and one of the largest online communities in China. 2005
Elftown Community and wiki around Fantasy and sci-fi. Epernicus For research scientists
Eons.com For baby boomers Experience Project Life experiences Exploroo Travel Social Networking.
Facebook General. Feb-04
Faceparty General. Popular UK.
Faces.com British teens
Fetlife People who are into BDSM FilmAffinity Movies and TV Series 2002
FitFinder Anonymous UK Student Microblogging Website Entrepreneural community targeted towards FledgeWing worldwide university students
Flixster Movies 2007
Flickr
Photo sharing, commenting, photography related networking, worldwide Feb-04 Focus.com Business to Business, worldwide 2005
Folkdirect General Jun-10
Fotki
Photo sharing, video hosting, photo contests, journals, forums, flexible privacy protection, friend's feed, audio comments and unlimited custom design integration. Oct-98 Photoblogging. Popular in South America and Fotolog Spain Foursquare Location based mobile social network UK based. School, college, work, sport and Friends Reunited streets
Friendster General. Popular in Southeast Asia. No longer popular in the western world 2002 Frühstückstreff General Jul-01 Fubar dating, an "online bar" for 18 and older Oct-07
Gaia Online Anime and games. Popular in USA, Canada and Europe. Moderately popular around Asia. GamerDNA Computer and video games 21-Sep-06 Article, picture, and video sharing, as well as Gather.com group discussions Social network for LGBT community, Guide for Gays.com LGBT bars, restaurants, clubs, shopping 16-May-08 Geni.com Families, genealogy 16-Jan-07 Fair play in Music - Social networking site for Gogoyoko musicians and music lovers Goodreads Library cataloging, book lovers Dec-06 Social network with matchmaking and Goodwizz personality games to find new contacts. Global, based in France. Oct-10 Google Buzz General GovLoop for people in and around government Grono.net Poland General for teens. Over 31 communities Habbo worldwide. Chat Room and user profiles. General. Popular in India, Mongolia, Thailand, hi5 Romania, Jamaica, Central Africa, Portugal and Latin America. Not very popular in the USA. 2003 Hospitality Club Hospitality Geo-Social Aggregator rooted in the concept of Hotlist knowing where your friends are, were, and will be. Social networking site for Human Resources HR.com professionals 1999 Hub Culture Global influencers focused on worth creation Nov-02 Hyves General, Most popular in the Netherlands. Ibibo Talent based social networking site that allows to promote one's self and also discover new talent. Most popular in India. Twitter-like service popular with hackers and Identi.ca software freedom advocates. Online collaboration for musicians, remix Indaba Music contests, and networking.
IRC-Galleria Finland Language learning social network. 100+ italki.com languages. InterNations International community Mobile community worldwide, blogging, friends, Itsmy personal TV-shows iWiW Hungary
Jaiku General. Microblogging. Owned by Google Feb-06 kaioo General, nonprofit Nov-07 General. In Simplified Chinese; caters for Kaixin001 mainland China users General. For the users, by the users, a social Kiwibox network that is more than a community. 1999 Lafango Talent-Focused media sharing site Last.fm Music 2002
LibraryThing Book lovers
Lifeknot Shared interests, hobbies
LinkedIn Business and professional networking May-03 Social networking website for expatriates. 100+ LinkExpats countries. Listography Lists. Autobiography Blogging. Popular in Russia and among the LiveJournal Russian-speaking diaspora abroad. 15-Apr-99 Online language learning - dynamic online Livemocha courses in 35 languages - world’s largest community of native language speakers. Social Network focused on curvy women. Site LoveTheseCurves addresses social issues regarding beauty and constructs within modern society. 10-Mar-09 LunarStorm Sweden MEETin General General. Used to plan offline meetings for Meetup.com people interested in various activities Meettheboss Business and Finance community, worldwide. Mixi Japan 25-Oct-00
mobikade mobile community, UK only MocoSpace mobile community, worldwide
MOG Music
MouthShut.com Social Network, social media, consumer reviews Mubi (website) Auteur cinema
Multiply "Real world" relationships. Popular in primarily in Asia.
Muxlim Muslim portal site 2006
MyAnimeList Anime themed social community MyChurch Christian Churches MyHeritage family-oriented social network service MyLife Locating friends and family, keeping in touch (formerly Reunion.com) Blogging, mobile blogging, photo sharing, My Opera connecting with friends, Opera Link and Opera Unite. Global
Myspace General Aug-03
myYearbook General, Charity Nasza-klasa.pl School, college and friends. Popular in Poland
Netlog General. Popular in Europe, Turkey, the Arab World and Canada's Québec province. Formerly known as Facebox and Redbox.[207] Nettby Norwegian Community 14-Sep-06 Nexopia Canada Non-Profit news sharing and networking, mainly NGO Post in India Users create their own social websites and social Ning networks Connect with old classmates. Popular in Russia Odnoklassniki and former Soviet republics
OneClimate Not for Profit Social networking and Climate Change OneWorldTV Not for Profit Video sharing and social networking aimed at people interested in social issues, development, environment, etc. First online blogging community, founded in Open Diary 1998 1998 General. Owned by Google Inc. Popular in India Orkut and Brazil.[223] 22-Jan-04 OUTeverywhere Gay/LGBTQ Community Passportstamp Travel Dutch virtual community for people interested in house music and other electronic dance music. Partyflock Since 2001, Partyflock has evolved into the biggest online community for the dance scene in 10th November the Netherlands 2001 Collaborative platform for the world's Pingsta Internetwork Experts Plaxo Aggregator Playahead Swedish, Danish teenagers
Playlist.com General, Music Plurk Micro-blogging, RSS, updates. Very popular in Taiwan Present.ly Enterprise social networking and micro-blogging A a business-oriented social networking site and Qapacity a business directory
Quechup General, friendship, dating 2007 General. In Simplified Chinese; caters for Qzone mainland China users Raptr Video games Ravelry Knitting and crochet Significant site in China. Was known as 校内 Renren (Xiaonei) until August 2009. ResearchGate Social network for scientific researchers
ReverbNation.com Social network for musician and bands Ryze Business Science-oriented multimedia platform and ScienceStage network for scientists
Scispace.net Collaborative network site for scientists Music Community. Sharing and listening to ShareTheMusic music for free and legally Shelfari Books 11-Oct-06 Skyrock Social Network in French-speaking world Social_Life_(website) Brazilian jet set and social elite world-wide 2008 SocialVibe Social Network for Charity General. Popular in Latin America and Spanish Sonico.com and Portuguese speaking regions. Stickam Live video streaming and chat. University students, mostly in the German- speaking countries. School students and those StudiVZ out of education sign up via its partner sites schülerVZ and meinVZ. Stumble through websites that match your StumbleUpon selected interests Tagged General. Subject to quite some controversy about its e-mail marketing and privacy policy TalentTrove Online Talent Network Talkbiznow Business networking Taltopia Online artistic community
Taringa! General Education / Learning / Teaching - More than 400 TeachStreet subjects
TravBuddy.com Travel 2005 Travellerspoint Travel 2002 tribe.net General Trombi.com French subsidiary of Classmates.com Tuenti Spanish-based university and High School social network. Very Popular in Spain Tumblr General. Micro-blogging, RSS 2007
Twitter General. Micro-blogging, RSS, updates 15-Jul-06 Social Network for Russian-speaking world Vkontakte including former Soviet republics. Biggest site in Russia Sep-06
Vampirefreaks.com Gothic and industrial subculture 1999 Global Social Networking and Campus Viadeo Networking available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese Social network that focuses heavily on artists, Virb including musicians and photographers 2007 Vox Blogging For computer fans that want to discover new Wakoopa software and games For readers and authors to interact & e-book Wattpad sharing Wasabi General. UK-based.
WAYN Travel and lifestyle May-03 WebBiographies Genealogy and biography
WeeWorld Teenagers - 10 to 17
WeOurFamily General with emphasis on privacy and security Wer-kennt-wen General weRead Books Jun-07 Windows Live Spaces Blogging (formerly MSN Spaces)
WiserEarth Online community space for the social justice and environmental movement[307] WorldFriends Jan-00
WriteAPrisoner.com Site networking inmates, friends, family Sep-00 Xanga Blogs and "metro" areas Unknown Business (primarily Europe (Germany, Austria, XING Switzerland) and China) Catholic social networking, created after World Xt3 Youth Day 2008
Yammer Social networking for office colleagues Yelp, Inc. Local Business Review and Talk Youmeo UK Social Network (focus on data portability) Zoo.gr Greek Web Meeting point 2004
Zooppa
Online Community for Creative Talent (host of brand sponsored advertising contests) and excludes dating websites (see List of online dating websites). For defunct social networking websites, see List of defunct social networking websites.
, and is limited to notable, well-known sites.
Registered Global Alexa[1] Page users ranking
211,000[2] Open 9,294[3] 13,575[4] Open 139,873[5] Open 11,992[6] 550,000[7] Invite-only 5,978[8] Open 139,458[9] Open 75,362[10] Open 486,598[11] Open 9,641,523[12] Open to people 18 and 86,000,000[13]older 128[14] Open to people 13 and older 2,148[16] Open to people 16 and older 11,684[18] Open to people 18 and older (13-18 parental permission encouraged) 34,047[19] Requires Norwegian 430,000[20] phone number 65,176[21] 20,000,000[22]Open Open to people 10 and older. 937,454[24] 85,579[25] Open 23,485[26] Open 111,069[27] 10,000,000[28]Open 1,132[29] Open to moms and 1,250,000[30]moms-to-be 4,333[31] Open 481,922[32] 9,961,947[33]Open 2,594[34] 9,500,000[36]Open to people 18 and4,198[38] older[37] Open to people 14 and 3,000,000[40]older 46,773[41] 50,000,000[42]Open to people 18 and2,961[44] older[43] Open 914[45]
1,560,459[46]Open 3,711[47] 150,000[48] Open 3,711[49] 450,000[50] Open 30,741[51] Open 2,328[52] 24,000,000[53]Open 1,027[54]
Open 5,460[55]
Open 22,054[56] Invite-only 154,733[57]
8,822,921[58]Open 239[59] 9,040,962[60]Open 126[61]
Open 112,712[62]
40,200[63] Open 554,616[64] Open 19,022[65] 2,600,466[25]Invitation only 2,272[66]
46,850,000[67]Open 139[68] Open, approval 185,000[69] needed 17,681[70] Open 293,955[71] Open to people 13 and older 27,320[72] Open 3,452[73] Open 209,868[74] Open to people 13 and 640,000,000+[75]older 2[76] Invitation only to 200,000[77] people 18 and older 28,760[78] Open to people 13 and older 120,665[79] Open to people "of [legal] age to see 500,000[80] adult content" 5,513[81] 250,000[82] Open 3,916[83]
Open 322,113[84] Open to university students 1,793,990[85] Open to people 13 and 63,000,000[86]older 1,018[87]
33[89]
32,000,000[88]Open to people 13 and- older (Yahoo! Login) Open to people 13 and 850,000[90] older 11,495[91] Open to people 16 and 80,000[92] older 19,932[93]
5,367[94]
1,632,565 Open -
20,000,000[95]Open 1,194[96] 2,000,000[97]Open 4,539[98] Open to people 13 and 19,000,000[99]older 10,231[100] Open to people 16 and older. No children 90,000,000[101]allowed 979[102] 14,800[citationOpen needed] 1,253,155[103] 1,200,000[104]Open to people 18+ 9,476[105] Open to people 13 and 23,523,663[106]older 1,071[107] 310,000[108] Open 22,887[109]
465,000[110] Open 3,974[111]
100,000[112] Open, Global 74,664[113] 15,000,000[114]Open 5,815[115] Invite only while in beta 119,272[116] Open 2,543[117]
60,000[118][119] Open 214,214[120] Open NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
2,000,000[citationOpen needed] 2,958[121] 200,000,000[122] Open to people 13 and [123][124] older 6,545[125] Open to people 13 and older. No children 80,000,000[126]allowed 265[127] 328,629[128] Open 38,258[129]
80,000[130] Open 28,241[131]
194,000[132] Open 60,048[133] 20,000[134] Invite-only 515,308[135] 10,097,000[136]Open 225[137] 3,500,000[138]Open 695[139]
395,695[citationOpen needed] 3,822[140]
350,000[141] Open, Global 55,062[142] Open to Finnish speaking people 12 505,000[143] and older 3,302[144]
500,000[145] Open, Global 29,939[146] Invite-only 25,604[147]
2,500,000[148] 206,437[149] 4,000,000[150]Invite-only 532[151] Open to people 13 and older 15,661[152] 30,000[153] 386,200[154] Open to the General Public 61[155] Open to people 13 and 2,400,000[156]older 104,563[157] Open, Global 35,810[158] 30,000,000[159]Open 310[160] Open to people 13 and 400,000[161] older 4,529[162] Open to people 18 and older 602,117[163] Open to people 18 and 100,000,000[164]older 17[165]
Open, Global 1,668,484[166] Open 197,009[167]
17,564,977[168]Open (OpenID) 81[169]
5,000,000[170]Open 4,079[171]
18,000[172] Open 195,000[173] 1,200,000[174]Open 65,874[175] Open 173,717[176] Open to people 18 and older 739[177] Open 107,180[178] 24,323,160[179]Invite-only 85[180] Open to people 18 and older 1,851,728[181] Open to people 14 and 3,000,000[182]older 3,685[183] Open to people 14 and older 4,221[184]
Open 2,545[185] 200,000 Open 25,648[186] Open to people 13 and older. No children 10,000,000[187]allowed 246[188] Open to people 13 and 50,000[189] older 59,099[190] Open to people 13 and 160,000[191] older 6,096[192] 144,295[193] Open 94,510[194] 30,000,000 [195]Open 2,953[196] 51,000,000[197]Open 1,481[198]
5,500,000[199]Open NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains) 100,000,000+[200 Open to ages 13 and ][201] older. 46[202] Open to age 13 and up 20,000,000[203]& Grades 9 and up 851[204] 11,000,000[205]Open 110[206] Open to people 13 and 70,000,000[208]older 130[209] Open 2,719[210] 1,400,000[211]Open to people 13 and24,071[213] older [212]
15,000[214] Open 70,134[215] Open to people 13 and older 132[216]
45,000,000[217]Open 92[218] Open to People of all ages and locations 307,773[219] Open 27,434,227[220] Open to people 13 and 5,000,000[221]older 39,290[222]
100,000,000[224]Open to people 18 and43[225] older, (Google login) Open 329,887[226] Open 366,598[227]
Open to people 18 321,125 years and up 7,226[228] Invite-only, only Internet Experts 1,668,955[229] 15,000,000[230]Open 1,533[231] Closed 63,081[232] Open to people over 13 Open 1,072[233] Open 4,893,711[234] Open to people 16 and older 96,847[235]
Open to those over 16 150,757[236] 480,000,000[75] Open to the general [237] public NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains) Open 25,664[238] 743,930[239] Open 7,811[240]
15,000,000[241]Open 103[242] 400,000[243] Open 23,095[244] Open to people 16 and 500,000[245] older 4,422[246] 500,000[247] Open 19,839[248]
Open 26,804[249] By invitation, but can request an invitation 1,231,795[250]
Open 471,712[251] Open 19,681[252] 22,000,000[253]Open 111[254] 550,000[255] Invite-only 154,533[256] 435,000[citationOpen needed] 41,927[257] 17,000,000[258] Open to people 13 and [259] older 507[260] 2,000,000[261]Open 2,742[262]
17,000,000[263]Open 316[264]
10,600,000[265]Open 185[266] 100,000,000[267]Open 117[268] Open 21,177[269] Open 283,770[270] Open 52,759[271] Open to people 13 and 350,000[272] older 126[273]
Open 61,492[274] Open to people 18 and 1,588,000[275]older 11,789[276] 310,000[277] Open 11,486[278] Open 5,706[279] 4,400,000[280] 7,283[281] 4,500,000[citationInvite-only needed] 291[282] Open 245[283] 175,000,000[284] [285] Open 10[286]
110,578,500[287]Open 37[288] Open to users 13 and 1,931,049[289]over 7,577[290] 30,000,000[291]Open 805[292]
Open 22,474[293] Open 1,319[294]
100,000[citationOpen needed] 9,420[295]
Open 11,008[296] Open 95,188[297] Open to people 18 and 10,000,000[298]older 2,974[299] Open 734,214[300] Open to ages 13 and 30,000,000[301]older. 8,729[302] Open, subscription- based 685,337[303] General 441[304] 4,000,000[citationOpen needed] 80,233[305] 120,000,000[306]Open NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains) Open to people 16 and 45,000[308] older 77,143[309] 31,970[310] Open to people 18 66,000[311] years and older 252,188[312] 27,000,000[313]Open 768[314]
8,000,000[315]Open 269[316]
Open 459,914[317] Must have company email 32,993[318] Open 343[319] Open 1,680,191[320] 890,000[321] Open 8,057[322]
60,000[323] Open to people 14 and88,555[325] older[324] and excludes dating websites (see List of online dating websites). For defunct social networking websites, see List of defunct social networking websites.