List of social networking websites From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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