List of social networking services
This is a list of major social networking websites.
Please note the list is non-exhaustive, but is limited to some notable, well known sites.
Name | Description/Focus | Registered users | Registration | Global Alexa[1] Page ranking (May 08) |
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Adult FriendFinder | Adults -- for finding friends or sex partners. | 230,000[2] | Open | 42[3] |
Advogato | Free and open source software developers | 13,575[4] | Open | 118,513[5] |
Amie Street | Music | Open | 29,808[6] | |
ANobii | Books | Open | 14,345[7] | |
aSmallWorld | European jet set and social elite | 270,000[8] | Invite-only | 9,306[9] |
ASUIsTalking | General, School, College. | Open with Arizona State University email address | ||
Avatars United | Online games. | Open | ||
Authorstream | PowerPoint Presentation Sharing - General | Open | 18,076[10] | |
Badoo | General, Popular in Europe | 13,000,000[11] | Open to people 18 and older | 213[12] |
Bahu | General, Popular in France, Belgium and Europe | 1,000,000[13] | Open to people 13 and older | 2,946[14] |
Bebo | General, Popular in the US, UK, Ireland, NZ and the Pacific Islands | 40,000,000[15] | Open to people 13 and older | 108[16] |
Biip | Norwegian Community. | Requires Norwegian phone number. | ||
BlackPlanet | African-Americans | 20,000,000[17] | Open | 901[18] |
Broadcaster.com | Video sharing and webcam chat | 322,715[19] | Open | |
Buzznet | Music and pop-culture | 10,000,000[20] | Open | 498[21] |
CafeMom | Mothers | 1,250,000[22] | Open to moms and moms-to-be | 3,090[23] |
Cake Financial | Investing | Open | ||
Capazoo | General (blogs, photos, music, videos) | Open | ||
Care2 | Green living and social activism | 8,942,968[24] | Open | |
Classmates.com | School, college, work and the military | 50,000,000[25] | Open | 923[26] |
Cloob | General. Popular in Iran. | Open | ||
College Tonight | College students. | requires an e-mail address with an ".edu" ending | ||
CouchSurfing | Hospitality | Open | ||
Cyworld | South Koreans | 21,000,000[27] | Open | 223[28] |
DeviantART | Art community | 8,000,000 | Open | 107[29] |
DontStayIn | Clubbing (primarily UK) | Open | ||
Elftown | Community and wiki around Fantasy and sci-fi. | 185,000[30] | Open, approval needed | |
Eons.com | For baby boomers | Open to people 13 and older | 13,675[31] | |
Erotas Online | Adult site allowing for all types of members from straight to gay, and bi-sexual and transsexual members. | Open to people 18 and older | ||
Experience Project | Life experiences | Open | ||
General. | 124,000,000[32] | Open to people 13 and older. | 5[33] | |
Faceparty | General. Popular UK. | 200,000[34] | Invitation only to people 18 and older. | 2,481[35] |
Fetlife | People who are into BDSM | 32,500[36] | Open to people "of [legal] age to see adult content" | 54,198[37] |
Flixster | Movies | 63,000,000[38] | Open to people 13 and older | 309[39] |
Flickr | Photo sharing, commenting, photography related networking, worldwide | Open | 37[40] | |
Fotolog | Photoblogging. Popular in South America and Spain. | 15,000,000[41] | Open | 57[42] |
Friends Reunited | UK based. School, college, work, sport and streets | 19,000,000[43] | Open | 8,052[44] |
Friendster | General. Popular in Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Philippines and Singapore. Not popular in North America and Europe. | 80,000,000[45] | Open to people 16 and older. | 35[46] |
Frühstückstreff | General | Open | ||
Fubar | dating, an "online bar" for 18 and older | 1,200,000[47] | Open | 2,609[48] |
Gaia Online | Anime and games | Open | ||
Gather | Article, picture, and video sharing, as well as group discussions | 465,000[49] | Open | |
Geni.com | Families, genealogy | 15,000,000[50] | Open | |
Goodreads | Library cataloging, book lovers | Open | 5,305[51] | |
Gossipreport.com | Anonymous gossip | Open to people 16 and older | ||
Grono.net | Poland | Invite-only | ||
GuildCafe | Online games | Open | ||
Habbo | General. Over 31 communities worldwide. Chat Room and user profiles. | 100,000,000[52][53] | Open to people 13 and older | 4,050[54] |
hi5 | General. Popular in Portugal, Cyprus, Romania, Thailand and Latin America. | 80,000,000[55] | Open to people 13 and older | 16[56] |
Hospitality Club | Hospitality | 328,629[57] | Open | |
Hyves | Most popular Dutch social network, especially for students | 4,000,000[58] | Open | 216[59] |
imeem | Music, Video, Photos, Blogs | 24,000,000[60] | Open | 140[61] |
IRC-Galleria | Finland | 500,000[62] | Open to Finnish speaking people 12 and older | |
itsmy | Mobile community worldwide, blogging, friends, personal TV-shows | 2,500,000.[63] | ||
iWiW | Hungary | 1,700,000[64] | Invite-only | |
Jaiku | General. Owned by Google. | Open to people 13 and older | ||
kaioo | General, nonprofit | 30,000[65] | ||
Last.fm | Music | 21,000,000[66] | Open to people 13 and older | 262[67] |
LibraryThing | Book lovers | 400,000[68] | Open to people 13 and older | |
lifeknot | Shared interests, hobbies | Open to people 18 and older. | ||
Business | 27,000,000[69] | Open | 211[70] | |
LiveJournal | Blogging | 16,723,587[71] | Open (OpenID) | 56[72] |
LunarStorm | Sweden | Open | ||
MEETin | General | Open | ||
Meetup.com | General. Used to plan offline meetings for people interested in various activities. | Open to people 18 and older. | ||
MiGente.com | Latinos | 2,800,000[73] | Open | 5,266[74] |
Mixi | Japan | 17,980,000[75] | Invite-only | 64[76] |
mobikade | mobile community, UK only | Open to people 18 and older | ||
MocoSpace | mobile community, worldwide | 3,000,000[77] | Open to people 14 and older | |
MOG | Music | Open to people 14 and older | ||
Multiply | "Real world" relationships | 9,000,000[78] | Open to people 13 and older | 150[79] |
Muxlim | Muslim portal site | 50,000[80] | Open to people 13 and older | 94,338[81] |
MyChurch | Christian Churches | 144,295[82] | Open | |
MyHeritage | family-oriented social network service | Open | ||
MySpace | General. Popular in the United States, Canada and Europe. | 246,351,193[83] | Open to ages 14 and up. | 6[67] |
myYearbook | General | 5,100,000[84] | Open to age 13 and up & Grades 9 and up | 894[85] |
Nasza-klasa.pl | School, college and friends. Popular in Poland. | 11,000,000[86] | Open | |
Nabuur | Online Volunteering | Open | ||
Netlog | General. Popular in Europe. Formerly known as Facebox and Redbox. | 36,000,000[87] | Open | 98[89] |
Nettby | Norwegian Community. | Open | ||
Nexopia | Canada | 1,400,000[90] | Open to people 14 and older | 4,362[91] |
Ning | Users create their own social websites and social networks | Open | 566 | |
Odnoklassniki.ru | General. Popular in Russia | 10,000,000 | Open | 40 |
OkCupid | Social networking and dating | Open to people 18 and older | ||
Orkut | Owned by Google. Popular in Brazil, Paraguay and India. Gaining some popularity in the USA and Canada. | 67,000,000[92] | Open to people 18 and older, (Google login) | 11[93] |
OUTeverywhere | Gay/LGBTQ Community | Open | ||
Passado | General | Open | ||
Passportstamp | Travel | Open | ||
PerfSpot | General w/International focus & claim to largest media collection of social networks | 20,000,000[94] | Open | 72[95] |
Pingsta | Collaborative platform for the world's Internetwork Experts | Invite-only, only Internet Experts | ||
Plaxo | Business | 15,000,000[96] | Open | |
Playahead | Swedish, Danish,Norwegian teenagers | Open | ||
Playboy U | Online college community | Open to college students with .edu e-mail address | ||
Plurk | Micro-blogging, RSS, updates | Open | 27,061[97] | |
Pownce | Websites, files, and short updates | Open | ||
ProfileHeaven | British teens | Open to people 13 and older | ||
quarterlife | A social network for artists, filmmakers, musicians, and creative people | Open to people 14 and older | ||
RateItAll | General (consumer ratings) | Open | ||
Ravelry | Knitting and crochet | 80,000[98] | Invite-only while in beta | |
Reunion.com | Locating friends and family, keeping in touch | 48,000,000[99] | Open | 2,311[100] |
Ryze | Business | 500,000[101] | Open | |
scispace.net | Collaborative network site for scientists | By invitation, but can request an invitation | ||
Shelfari | Books | Open | ||
Skyrock | Leading Social Network in French-speaking world | 22,000,000[102] | Open | 41[103] |
Sonico.com | General. Popular in Latin America and Spanish and Portuguese speaking regions. | 17,000,000[104][105] | Open to people 13 and older. | 297[106] |
Soundpedia | Music | Open | ||
Sportsvite | Recreational sports | 22,000[107] | Open | |
Stickam | Live video streaming and chat. | 2,000,000[108] | Open | |
Student.com | International teens and colleges | Open | ||
StudiVZ | University students, mostly in the German-speaking countries | 8,000,000[109] | Open | |
Tagged.com | General | 30,000,000[110] | Open | 236[111] |
Taltopia | Online artistic community | Open | ||
TravBuddy.com | Travel | Open | ||
Travellerspoint | Travel | Open | ||
tribe.net | General | Open | 3,517[112] | |
Trombi.com | French subsidiary of Classmates.com | 4,400,000[113] | Open | |
Tuenti.com | General. Very Popular in Spain | Invite-only | 587[114] | |
Micro-blogging, RSS, updates | 2,200,000 [115] | Open | 1,970[116] | |
V Kontakte | Russian social network. | 16,000,000[117] | Open | 34[118] |
Vampirefreaks | Gothic and industrial subculture | 1,725,604 [119] | Open to users 13 and over | |
Vox | Blogging | Open | ||
WAYN | Travel and lifestyle | 10,000,000[120] | Open to people 18 and older | 823[121] |
WebBiographies | Genealogy and biography | Open | ||
Webbr | Social and Networking | Open | ||
Windows Live Spaces | Blogging (formerly MSN Spaces) | 120,000,000[122] | Open | 4[123] |
Wis.dm | Questions and answers about anything and everything | 50,000[124] | Open | |
Xanga | Blogs and "metro" areas | 27,000,000[125] | Open | 230[126] |
Business (primarily Europe (Germany) and China) | 6,000,000[127] | Open | 1,814[128] | |
Xiaonei | Significant site in China | 15,000,000[129] | Open | |
Yahoo! 360° | Linked to Yahoo! IDs, unsupported[130] | Open to people 18 and older, (Yahoo! login) | ||
Yahoo! Mash | Yahoo's new SNS - Still in beta | Invite-only while in beta | has shut down | |
Yelp, Inc. | Local Business Review and Talk | Open | ||
Youmeo | UK Social Network (focus on data portability) | Open | ||
YouTube | Video Sharing Social Network | Open (some videos are available only to users of age 18 or older) | ||
Zude | Social Network | Open (OpenID) | 124,804[131] |
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