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A social networking service is an online platform that people use to build social networks or social relationships with other people who share similar personal or career interests, activities, backgrounds or real-life connections.
This is a list of notable active social network services, excluding online dating services, that have Wikipedia articles. For defunct social networking websites, see List of defunct social networking services.
| Name | Type | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| 23snaps | Parents save photos, videos, measurements and stories of their children | |
| 4chan | Imageboard | Anime, manga, video games, music, literature, fitness, politics, and sports |
| 8tracks.com | Streaming user-curated playlists | |
| Academia.edu | Academics/researchers | |
| About.me | Promote individuals | |
| alimero | Blog | |
| Amikumu | Language learners | |
| aNobii | Books | |
| Anphabe.com | Employment website | |
| Are.na | Social network and creative research platform | |
| Ask.fm | ||
| aSmallWorld | European jet set and social elite worldwide | |
| Athlinks | Running, swimming | |
| Band | Group communication, South Korea | |
| beBee | Personal brands | |
| BeReal | Photo-sharing app | |
| Biip.no | Norwegian community | |
| BitClout | Microblogging, cryptocurrency[1][2] | |
| BlackPlanet | Black Americans | |
| Blind | Employees | |
| Blogger | Blog | |
| Bluesky | Microblogging, decentralized alternative to Twitter | |
| Brainly | ||
| Busuu | Language learning community | |
| Buzznet | Music and pop-culture | |
| CafeMom | Mothers | |
| Care2 | Green movement | |
| CaringBridge | Connections after a serious health event. | |
| Cellufun | Mobile Social-network game | |
| Chess.com | Chess players | |
| Classmates.com | Alumni | |
| Cloob | Popular in Iran | |
| Cohost | Blogging, micro-blogging, photos[3] | |
| CouchSurfing | Homestays and hospitality | |
| CozyCot | East Asian and Southeast Asian women | |
| CrossFit | Fitness goals | |
| Crunchyroll | Anime fans | |
| Cucumbertown | Chefs | |
| Cyworld | Popular in South Korea. | |
| DailyStrength | Medical & emotional support community | |
| Dayviews | Sweden | |
| Dead Runners Society | Running | |
| DeviantArt | Art community | |
| Diaspora* | Distributed social network | |
| Discord | Live chat and voice for groups | |
| Draugiem.lv | Popular in Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary) | |
| douban | Chinese movies, books, and music | |
| Doximity | U.S. medical doctors | |
| Dreamwidth | Blogging | |
| Dulwich OnView | Blog | Dulwich |
| Duolingo | Language learning community and forums | |
| DXY.cn | Chinese health care professionals | |
| Ello | Creative field | |
| Elixio | Business executives jet set and global elite | |
| English, baby! | Students and teachers of English as a second language | |
| eToro | Social investing, finance | |
| Experts Exchange | IT professionals | |
| Blog | Photos, videos, blogs, apps | |
| Faces | Women in digital media | |
| Fark | Comment on news stories | |
| Fieldoo | Soccer players | |
| Fetlife | BDSM | |
| FictionCity | Artists | |
| Fillos de Galicia | Galicia | |
| FilmAffinity | Movies and TV series | |
| Filmow | Movies and TV series | |
| Fishbrain | Fishing | |
| Fitocracy | Fitness | |
| Flickchart | Movie ranking | |
| Flixster | Movies | |
| Flickr | Photo sharing, commenting, photography related networking | |
| Frank | Political commentary | |
| Fotki | Photo and video sharing | |
| Foursquare City Guide | Location-based mobile social network | |
| Foursquare Swarm | Location-based mobile social network | |
| Friendica | Distributed social network | |
| Fyuse | Photography, 3D images | |
| Gab | Right-wing politics | |
| Gaia Online | Anime and games | |
| Gapo | Vietnam | |
| GameFAQs | FAQ | Video games |
| GameTZ.com | Trading items | |
| Gapyear.com | Travel | |
| Gays.com | LGBT | |
| Gaysir | Gays and bisexuals in Norway | |
| Geni.com | Families, genealogy | |
| Gettr | Free speech[4] | |
| GitHub | social coding | software development |
| Goodreads | Library cataloging, book lovers | |
| GovLoop | Government employees | |
| Grindr | Gay and bisexual men | |
| Habbo | Teenagers | |
| hi5 | Video games | |
| HR.com | Human resources professionals | |
| Hub Culture | Ven digital currency | |
| I Had Cancer | Cancer survivors | |
| Ibibo | Talent promotion | |
| ICQ | Instant messaging | |
| Identi.ca | Hackers and software freedom advocates | |
| IMVU | Virtual world | |
| iNaturalist | ||
| İnci Sözlük | Turkey | |
| Indaba Music | Musicians, remix contests, and networking | |
| Influenster | Product sampling and reviews | |
| Inspire | Healthcare professionals | |
| Photo and video sharing | ||
| IRC-Galleria | Finland | |
| italki | Language learning | |
| JamiiForums | Tanzania | |
| Jappy | Germany | |
| Kaixin001 | Mainland China users | |
| KakaoStory | Pages, South Korea | |
| Kiwibox | Teenagers | |
| KizlarSoruyor | Question-based | |
| Kobo | Reading platform and social network | |
| Koo | Micro-blogging | |
| Koofers | Academic | Social studying network for college students |
| Kroogi | Artists | |
| Labroots | Science and medicine | |
| LambdaMOO | MOO | |
| Laneros | Hispanic countries, gamers | |
| Last.fm | Music | |
| Letterboxd | Film | |
| LibraryThing | Book lovers | |
| Likee | Videos | |
| LimeWire | Peer-to-peer file sharing | |
| LinguaLeo | Online English language learning website. Popular among the Russian-speaking diaspora. | |
| Business and professional networking | ||
| Listography | List-sharing | |
| LiveJournal | Blog | Blogging |
| Lunchclub | Social meetings | |
| Marco Polo | ||
| Mastodon | Micro-blogging, decentralized alternative to Twitter | |
| MEETin | Social meetings | |
| Meetup | Offline meetings | |
| MeWe | Likes and emojis | |
| Miaopai | ||
| Micro.blog | Microblogging | |
| MocoSpace | Mobile social network | |
| Minds | Distributed social network with Ethereum tokens | |
| Fitocracy | Bulletin board system | China |
| mixi | Japan | |
| MocoSpace | Mobile community | |
| Moodle | ||
| MouthShut.com | India | |
| Mubi | Auteur cinema | |
| MyHeritage | Family | |
| MyLife | Locating friends and family, keeping in touch | |
| Myspace | Blog | Young people |
| My World@Mail.Ru | ||
| Nearby | People nearby | |
| Newgrounds | Gaming, filming, audio and artwork composition | |
| NK.pl | School, college and friends in Poland | |
| Nexopia | Canada | |
| Nextdoor | ||
| Ning | Create social networks | |
| Odnoklassniki | Connect with former classmates in Russia | |
| Open Diary | Blog | |
| Parler | Free speech and privacy | |
| PatientsLikeMe | Patients with life-changing illnesses | |
| Partyflock | Electronic dance music | |
| Peach | Mobile | |
| PEERtrainer | Weight loss | |
| Periscope | ||
| Pinboard for organizing and sharing things you love | ||
| Pixnet | Taiwan | |
| Play.fm | Disc jockeys | |
| Plaxo | Aggregator | |
| Playlist.com | Music | |
| Plurk | Micro-blogging, RSS in Taiwan | |
| Portfolium | Student employment search | |
| Postcrossing | Send and receive postcards | |
| Quora | Questions and answers | |
| Qzone | In Simplified Chinese; caters for mainland China users | |
| RallyPoint | Military veterans | |
| RateItAll | ||
| Ravelry | Knitting and crochet | |
| Readgeek | Book recommendations | |
| News aggregator, social bookmarking, and Internet forums | ||
| Renren | China | |
| ResearchGate | ||
| ReverbNation.com | Musicians and bands | |
| Rooster Teeth | Social network and community site | |
| Ryze | Business | |
| Second Life | Virtual world | |
| Sharesome | Pornography | |
| Sina Weibo | Microblogging in mainland China | |
| Skoob | Brazilian readers | |
| Snapchat | ||
| Snow | Image messaging | |
| Solaborate | ||
| Something Awful | Comedy | Blog |
| SoundCloud | Repository of original music pieces | |
| Soup.io | Microblogging | |
| Spacehey | ||
| Spaces | Russian mobile phone users | |
| Spot.IM | A service for webmasters to add social networking functionality to their websites | |
| Spoutible | Micro-blogging | |
| Stack Overflow | Question and answer knowledge market site for programmers | |
| Stage 32 | Professionals in film, television and theater | |
| Steam | game launcher, forums, live chat | |
| Steemit | Blockchain based social networking | |
| Tagged | Blog | Tagging similar photos and profiles |
| TakingITGlobal | Youth focused on global issues | |
| Tal Canal | Blog | Sharing content, games and news |
| Taringa! | Argentina | |
| TermWiki | Learning / languages / translation | |
| The Sphere | Luxury network with exclusive personalized services | |
| The Meta Network | Bulletin board system | |
| The Student Room | Blog | Students in the United Kingdom |
| The WELL | Bulletin board system | |
| Thinkspot | Free speech alternative to Patreon | |
| Threads | ||
| TikTok | Music oriented | |
| Total Recut | Video sharing and resources website for fans and creators of video remixes | |
| Travellerspoint | Travel | |
| Truth Social | Mastodon derivative[5] | Trump-affiliated social network |
| Tuenti | Phone company in Spain with social networking service | |
| Tumblr | Blog | Microblogging |
| TV Tropes | Wiki | |
| Micro-blogging, RSS, updates | ||
| TV Time | ||
| Untappd | Beer drinking | |
| Vero | ||
| VK | Music upload, listening and search. Popular in Russia and former Soviet republics. | |
| Viadeo | Business owners, entrepreneurs and managers | |
| Vingle | Photos | |
| Wattpad | Readers and authors | |
| Warm Showers | Homestays and hospitality while bicycle touring | |
| WAYN | Travel and lifestyle | |
| We Heart It | Image sharing | |
| Whisper | ||
| Wikipedia | Wiki | |
| WikiWikiWeb | Wiki | |
| Wooxie | Blog | Blogging and micro-blogging |
| Woozworld | Tweens and teens | |
| WordPress | Blog | |
| WriteAPrisoner.com | Inmates connect with friends, family | |
| WT Social | Subwikis | |
| Wykop.pl | Micro-blogging | |
| Business primarily in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland | ||
| Yammer | Office colleagues | |
| Yelp | Business review | |
| Yo | Quick connections | |
| YTMND | Meme-sharing | |
| zoo.gr | Greeks |
See also
References
- ^ Lester, Caroline (9 June 2021). "The Dark, Democratizing Power of the Social-Media Stock Market". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Crypto social network BitClout arrives with a bevy of high-profile investors – and skeptics". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ Darlingburg, Dee (21 November 2022). "What is Cohost? The Social Media Platform Is A Twitter Alternative". The Vibely. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ Singman, Brooke (13 July 2021). "Former Trump adviser Jason Miller's GETTR social media platform reaches 1M users days after launch". Fox Business. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Kan, Michael (1 December 2021). "Trump's Social Media Site Quietly Admits It's Based on Mastodon". PCMag UK. Retrieved 7 February 2022.