Leading Social
Networks Worldwide
General Purpose Social Networks
1. Facebook continues to be the number one social
network in the world. It reportedly has more than 2 billion active monthly
users as of June 2017.
2. WhatsApp is an instant-messaging social network
that works primarily on smartphones. It is now part of Facebook and has over 1
billion users as of 2016.
3. Messenger (New) is also an instant-messaging
social network that is part of Facebook. It has roughly 1.2 billion users as of
April 2017.
4. LinkedIn is a social network used by
professionals and is now owned by Microsoft. The network has more than 500
million users as of April 2017.
5. Google+ is Google’s social network that is
reported to have more than 100 million active users. This social network is
tightly integrated with all the other Google services, such as email and
calendar.
6. Twitter has approximately 320 million users, who can post tweets
that are limited to 140 characters.
7. Instagram is a photo and video sharing social
network that is part of Facebook. It has roughly 375 million active users.
8. Pinterest is a social network that allows photos
and videos to be shared from other sites. Pinterest has more than 175 million
active users.
9. Snapchat is a multimedia messaging network with
over 150 million daily users that has gained widespread popularity because of
its innovative image filters.
10. Quora (New) is a question-and-answer
social network where users can get answers to their posted questions. The site
has close to 200 million active users.
11. GirlsAskGuys (New) is a question-and-answer social network
where members of the opposite gender can ask each other questions.
12. Nextdoor is a social network that connects neighbors by sharing
upcoming events and other neighborhood activities. Over 150,000 neighborhoods
in the U.S. use Nextdoor.
13. ProductHunt (New) is
a social network that helps share new products and prioritizes them based on
votes given by members.
14. AngelList (New) is a social network
used by investors and startups. The site has thousands of investors signed up
as members.
15. Kickstarter (New) is
a social funding platform where people can pitch their products or product
ideas to get funding. The site has had almost 10 million backers.
16. WeChat is a mobile-messaging social network
with almost 1 billion monthly active users who are primarily from China. But
WeChat also offers an English, international version. It has rich functionality
from chatting to shopping with users even buying homes on the app.
17. Skype is an instant messaging platform that
enables communication using text, voice, and video. It has over 300 million
active monthly users and is now part of Microsoft.
18. Viber is also a communication social network
like Skype that allows text, voice, and video messaging. It has over 800
million users
19. Tumblr is a blogging network with over 350
million blogs and over 500 million users. The social network supports both web
and mobile.
20. Line is an instant messaging social network
that is popular in Japan but also supports English and other languages. It has
over 600 million users worldwide.
21. Gab (New) is an ad-free social
network that allows its users to read and write messages of up to 300
characters, called “gabs.” It has roughly 200,000 users.
22. VK is like Facebook but more popular in
Russia and neighboring countries with over 400 million users.
23. Reddit is a content sharing social network with
over 500 million monthly visits. Text posts or direct links can be shared on the
site and voted by members to determine popularity.
24. Telegram is a cloud-based instant messaging
service that has over 100 million active monthly users.
25. Tagged is a social network for making new
friends. The site has about 20 million unique visitors globally.
26. Myspace is a social network that is focused
around an individual’s profile and is more popular with musicians and bands. It
once was a top social network in the U.S., but now only has a few million
users.
27. Badoo is one of the world’s most widely used
dating networks. It has over 360 million registered users.
28. Stumbleupon focuses
on content discovery for its users. It is offered as a browser toolbar in all
popular browsers.
29. Foursquare provides personalized recommendations
based on a user’s location and previous purchases. The service has tens of
millions of users and is growing rapidly in the enterprise space.
30. MeetMe focuses on helping users discover new
people to chat with on mobile devices. It has over 2.5 million daily active
users.
31. Meetup is a social network that facilitates a
group of people to meet in person around a specific topic or theme. It has
roughly 32 million users.
32. Skyrock is primarily a French social network
that offers blogging capabilities to its members. It has a few million members.
33. Pinboard (New) is a paid social
network that allows sharing of bookmarks. The users can benefit from an ad-free
experience on this site.
34. Kiwibox is a social network for young adults
that offers blogging, photos, and gaming features. It has about 3 million
members.
35. Twoo (New) is a social discovery
platform that allows its 181 million members to create profiles, upload
pictures, and chat with other users.
36. Yelp (New) is a restaurant review
and home services site that has social features to share photos, write reviews,
and see activities of friends.
Photo Sharing Networks
37. Snapfish is
a photo sharing social network where the members can benefit from unlimited
storage space for their photos. The site has tens of millions of members.
38. Flickr is a photo and video sharing social
network that supports tens of millions of members and over 10 billion photos.
39. Photobucket is a photo and video hosting site that
has over ten billion photos and over 100 million members.
40. Shutterfly (New) is a photo sharing
site that allows its 2 million members to use the photos to create personalized
gifts, such as mugs and t-shirts.
41. 500px (New) is a Canadian photo
sharing social network with over 1.5 million active members.
42. DeviantArt is an art-sharing network with over 38
million registered members.
43. Dronestagram (New) is focused around
sharing photos that have been taken using drones. It claims to be “the
Instagram for drone photography,” with more than 30,000 members.
44. Fotki (New) is available in 240
countries. It has more than 1.6 million members and 1 billion photos. The site
was started in Estonia.
45. Fotolog is a photo-blogging site with over 20
million unique visitors.
46. Imgur (New) is a photo-sharing
site where members can vote (and rank) photos. The site has hundreds of
millions of images.
47. Pixabay (New) shares high quality
photos from its members. The site has over 1.1 million images and videos.
48. WeHeartIt is a social network for sharing
inspiring images. The site has over 45 million members.
49. 43Things (New) is a site for
inspiration, advice, and support where members can set goals and share with
their friends the goals that they are pursuing, such as losing weight or
running a marathon.
50. Path is a photo sharing and messaging network
that has rich features for controlling privacy of the shared photos. It is
popular in Indonesia.
51. Uplike (New) is a photo-sharing
service based in France that lets users share inspirations with the public. The
app is currently used by millions of people in roughly 160 countries.
Lifestyle Networks
52. Last.fm is a music discovery and recommendation
network that also shares what friends on the network are listening to. The site
has tens of millions of users and over 12 million music tracks.
53. VampireFreaks is a community for gothic-industrial
subcultures that has millions of members. The site is also used for dating.
54. CafeMom is a site for mothers and mothers-to-be.
It has over 8 million monthly unique visits.
55. Ravelry is
a social network for knitting, crocheting, spinning, and weaving. The site has
over 7 million registered users.
56. ASmallWorld is
a paid social network that can only be joined based on an invitation by a
member. The site focuses on luxury travel and building social connections, Its
membership is capped at 250,000.
57. ReverbNation is a social network for musicians to help them manage
their careers and find new opportunities. The site has about 4 million
musicians as members.
58. SoundCloud (New) is an online audio
distribution platform that enables its users to upload, record, promote, and
share their originally created sounds. The service has more than 150 million
unique listeners every month.
59. Cross.tv is a social network that shares
Christian content to its 650,000 members.
60. Flixster is a site for discovering new movies,
learning about movies, and meeting others with similar tastes in movies.
61. Gaia
Online is an
anime-theme social network and forums-based website. It has over 25 million
registered users.
62. BlackPlanet is a social network for African
Americans that focuses on dating, showcasing talent, and chatting and blogging.
The site has around 20 million members.
63. MyMFB (New) is a social network
for connecting Muslims across 175 countries. The site currently has roughly
500,000 members.
64. Care2 is a social network that connects activists from around
the world to primarily discuss political and environmental issues. The site has
about 40 million users.
65. CaringBridge is a social network for people facing various medical
conditions, hospitalization, medical treatment, and recovery from a significant
accident, illness, injury, or procedure.
66. GoFundMe (New) is a fundraising
network that can be used to raise money for most any cause.
67. Tinder (New) is a location-based
dating mobile app that is used by over 50 million users.
68. Crokes (New) is a community or
social network for authors. It is similar to Twitter, but limits posts to 300
characters.
69. Goodreads (New) is a social network
for book lovers, who can recommend books and see what their friends are
reading, among other features. The site is owned by Amazon and has tens of
millions of members.
70. Internations (New) is a social network that connects expats
across 390 cities worldwide. It has almost 3 million users.
71. PlentyofFish (New) is a dating social
network that is free to use but also offers some premium services. It has over
100 million registered members.
72. Minds (New) is a social network
that allows its users to create channels on a variety of topics and also
rewards users for their online activity. It promotes freedom and privacy on the
Internet and has over 2 million members.
73. Nexopia is a Canadian social network that allows
its members to create forums on any topic and have discussions within those
forums. The site has over 1 million users.
74. Glocals is a social network created in
Switzerland for the expatriate community. It allows the members to meet,
organize activities, and share information.
75. Academia.edu (New) is a social
networking website for academics. The platform can be used to share papers,
monitor their impact, and follow the research in a particular field. The site
has over 55 million users.
76. Busuu (New) is a language-learning
social network. The site connects learners to speakers of the native language
to make the learning process easier.
77. English,
baby! (New) is
a social network and online curriculum for learning conversational English and
slang. The service is used by more than 1.6 million members.
78. Italki.com (New) makes connections
between language learners and language teachers to help learning new languages.
The site has more than 1 million students.
79. Untappd (New) is a mobile social
network that allows it members to rate the beer they are consuming, earn
badges, share pictures of their beers, review tap lists from nearby venues, and
see what beers their friends are drinking. The site has roughly 3 million
members.
80. Doximity (New) is a social network
for U.S. clinicians. It has over 800,000 members.
Travel Networks
81. Wayn is a travel network that connects
like-minded people and also helps them discover where to go. The site has over
20 million users.
82. CouchSurfing provides a platform for members to stay as a guest at
someone’s home, host travelers, meet other members, or join an event. The site
has roughly 15 million members.
83. TravBuddy specializes in finding a travel companion.
The site has about half a million members.
84. Tournac (New) is a social network
for travelers that connects people traveling to the same location.
Gaming Networks
85. Cellufun is a gaming community with over 2 million members that can
be accessed using any mobile device.
86. MocoSpace is
social gaming site with over 2 million users and over 1 billion monthly page
views.
87. Zynga (New) offers multiple games
that are played by millions of daily users. Popular titles are Farmville, Draw
Something, and Zynga Poker.
88. Habbo is a social gaming company for
teenagers. It has more than 5 million unique monthly visitors. The network
operates nine sites for users in different countries.
Video Networks
89. YouTube is the world’s leading video sharing
network that enables its users to upload, view, and share videos. It serves
billions of videos daily.
90. FunnyOrDie is a comedy video network that allows
users to upload, share, and rate videos. The videos often feature celebrities.
The network has hundreds of millions of viewers.
91. Tout is a video network that helps businesses
grow online video revenue and drive deeper engagement with viewers. It has 85
million unique monthly viewers.
92. Vine gained popularity as a video sharing
network for 6-second videos. It is now part of Twitter.
Reunion Networks
93. Classmates connects people with their high school
friends in the U.S. and also allows for the uploading of high school yearbooks.
Members can also plan their high school reunions.
94. MyHeritage is an online genealogy network that
enables users to create family trees, upload and browse photos, and search
billions of global historical records. The site has 80 million users worldwide.
95. 23andMe (New) is a DNA analysis
company that connects its customers with their relatives based on a DNA
analysis. It also identifies if the person is likely to have any health-related
issues based on DNA analysis.
96. Ancestry.com (New) is in the business of
finding your ancestors — i.e., building genealogy networks. The site has
roughly 2 million paying members.
Business Networks
97. Viadeo is a social network for business owners,
entrepreneurs, and managers — mostly in Europe. It has about 50 million
members.
98. Ryze links business professionals, mainly new
entrepreneurs. The site has about 1 million members.
99. Xing is a career-oriented social network that
is used by consumers and businesses. Xing supports closed groups to enable a
private and secure network within an enterprise.
100. Sprybirds (New) is a social and business networking site
where people can make business friendships.
101. Solaborate is a social network and collaboration
platform dedicated to technology professionals, to connect, collaborate,
discover opportunities, and create an ecosystem around products and services.
102. eToro (New) is a social trading platform that
enables investors to view, follow, and copy the network’s top traders
automatically. It has over 2.5 million members.
Blogging Related
103. Xanga hosts weblogs, photoblogs, and social networking profiles.
104. Plurk is a free social networking and micro-blogging service
that allows users to send updates through short messages or links, which can be
up to 360 text characters.
105. LiveJournal allows its users to maintain a blog, journal, or diary. It
has over 10 million unique visitors monthly in the US.
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