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.

Name Description/Focus Date launched Registered users Registration Global Alexa[1] Page ranking
Advogato Free and open source software developers 02010 &000000000001357500000013,575[2] Open &0000000000128340000000128,340[3]
Amie Street 02006 2006 Open &000000000002478400000024,784[4]
ANobii Books 02010 Open &000000000001073400000010,734[5]
aSmallWorld European jet set and social elite world-wide 02010 &0000000000550000000000550,000[6] Invite-only &00000000000085830000008,583[7]
AsianAvenue A social network for the Asian American community 01997 1997 Open
Athlinks Running, Swimming 02010 &000000000006849600000068,496[8] Open &000000000007329500000073,295[9]
The Auteurs Auteur cinema 02010 &0000000000200000000000200,000 Open &000000000002564800000025,648[10]
Avatars United Online games 02008-03-09March 2008 Open &0000000000294575000000294,575[11]
Badoo General, Meet new people, Popular in Europe and LatAm 02010 &000000006900000000000069,000,000[12] Open to people 18 and older &0000000000000135000000135[13]
Bebo General 02005-07-09July 2005 &0000000117000000000000117,000,000[14] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000905000000905[15]
Bigadda Indian Social Networking Site 02010 &00000000030000000000003,000,000[16] Open to people 16 and older &00000000000031760000003,176[17]
BigTent Organization and communication portal for groups 02010 Open to people 18 and older (13-18 parental permission encouraged &000000000003404700000034,047[18]
Biip.no Norwegian community 02005-06-01June 1, 2005 &0000000000430000000000430,000[19] Requires Norwegian phone number &000000000006517600000065,176[20]
BlackPlanet African-Americans 01999-09-01September 1, 1999 &000000002000000000000020,000,000[21] Open &00000000000023500000002,350[22]
Blogster Blogging community 02010 &000000000008557900000085,579[23] Open &000000000002348500000023,485[24]
Bolt.com General 01996 1996 Open &0000000000111069000000111,069[25]
Buzznet Music and pop-culture 02005 2005 &000000001000000000000010,000,000[26] Open &0000000000000736000000736[27]
CafeMom Mothers 02010 &00000000012500000000001,250,000[28] Open to moms and moms-to-be &00000000000043330000004,333[29]
Cake Financial Investing 02010 Open &0000000000481922000000481,922[30]
Care2 Green living and social activism 01998 1998 &00000000099619470000009,961,947[31] Open &00000000000025940000002,594[32]
CaringBridge Not for profit providing free websites that connect family and friends during a serious health event, care and recovery.[33] 02010 &00000000095000000000009,500,000[34] Open to people 18 and older[35] &00000000000041980000004,198[36]
Cellufun Mobile social game network, Number 8 US mobile website[37] 02007 2007 &00000000030000000000003,000,000[38] Open to people 14 and older &000000000004677300000046,773[39]
Classmates.com School, college, work and the military 01995 1995 &000000005000000000000050,000,000[40] Open to people 18 and older[41] &0000000000000799000000799[42]
Cloob General. Popular in Iran 02010 Open &0000000000000712000000712[43]
CollegeBlender A social media-based online community for college students, faculty, and alumni. 02010 Requires an email address ending in .EDU &0000000000553453000000553,453[44]
CouchSurfing Worldwide network for making connections between travelers and the local communities they visit. 02010 &00000000015604590000001,560,459[45] Open &00000000000037110000003,711[46]
CozyCot East Asian and Southeast Asian women 02001 2001 &0000000000150000000000150,000[47] Open &000000000003881700000038,817[48]
Crunchyroll Anime and forums. 02010 Open &00000000000023280000002,328[49]
Cyworld General. Popular in South Korea. 02010 &000000002400000000000024,000,000[50] Open &0000000000000923000000923[51]
DailyBooth Photo-blogging site where users upload a photo every day 02009-02-13February 13, 2009 Open &00000000000054600000005,460[52]
DailyStrength Medical & emotional support community - Physical health, Mental health, Support groups 02007-11-04November 4, 2007 Open &000000000002205400000022,054[53]
Decayenne European and American social elite 02001 2001 Invite-only &0000000000154733000000154,733[54]
delicious Social bookmarking allowing users to locate and save websites that match their own interests 02003-09-09September 2003 &00000000088229210000008,822,921[55] Open &0000000000000255000000255[56]
deviantART Art community 02001-08-07August 7, 2001 &00000000090409620000009,040,962[57] Open &000000000000009700000097[58]
Disaboom People with disabilities (Amputee, cerebral palsy, MS, and other disabilities) 02010 Open &0000000000112712000000112,712[59]
Dol2day Politic community, Social network, Internet radio (German-speaking countries) 02010 &000000000004020000000040,200[60] Open &0000000000554616000000554,616[61]
DontStayIn Clubbing (primarily UK) 02010 Open &000000000001902200000019,022[62]
Draugiem.lv General (primarily LV, LT, HU) 02010 &00000000026004660000002,600,466[63] Invitation only &00000000000022720000002,272[64]
Elftown Community and wiki around Fantasy and sci-fi. 02010 &0000000000185000000000185,000[65] Open, approval needed &000000000001768100000017,681[66]
Epernicus For research scientists 02010 Open &0000000000293955000000293,955[67]
Eons.com For baby boomers 02010 Open to people 13 and older &000000000002732000000027,320[68]
eSnips General 02010 Open &00000000000020170000002,017[69]
Experience Project Life experiences 02010 Open &00000000000034520000003,452[70]
Exploroo Travel Social Networking. 02010 Open &0000000000209868000000209,868[71]
Facebook General. 02004-02-09February 2004 &0000000500000000000000500,000,000[72] Open to people 13 Years and up &00000000000000020000002[73]
Faceparty General. Popular UK. 02010 &0000000000200000000000200,000[74] Invitation only to people 18 and older &000000000002876000000028,760[75]
Faces.com British teens 02010 Open to people 13 and older &0000000000120665000000120,665[76]
Fetlife People who are into BDSM 02010 &0000000000500000000000500,000[77] Open to people "of [legal] age to see adult content" &00000000000055130000005,513[78]
Fillos de Galicia Galicia and Galician diaspora 02010 &00000000000067720000006,772[79] Open &00000000016304950000001,630,495[80]
FilmAffinity Movies and TV Series 02002 2002 &0000000000250000000000250,000[81] Open &00000000000039160000003,916[82]
FitFinder Anonymous UK Student Microblogging Website 02010 Open &0000000000322113000000322,113[83]
FledgeWing Entrepreneural community targeted towards worldwide university students 02010 Open to university students &00000000017939900000001,793,990[84]
Flixster Movies 02007 2007 &000000006300000000000063,000,000[85] Open to people 13 and older &00000000000010180000001,018[86]
Flickr Photo sharing, commenting, photography related networking, worldwide 02004-02-09February 2004 &000000003200000000000032,000,000[87] Open to people 13 and older &000000000000003300000033[88]
Fotolog Photoblogging. Popular in South America and Spain 02010 &000000002000000000000020,000,000[89] Open &0000000000000227000000227[90]
Foursquare Location based mobile social network 02010 &00000000020000000000002,000,000[91] Open &00000000000045390000004,539[92]
Friends Reunited UK based. School, college, work, sport and streets 02010 &000000001900000000000019,000,000[93] Open to people 13 and older &000000000001023100000010,231[94]
Friendster General. Popular in Southeast Asia. No longer popular in the western world 02002 2002 &000000009000000000000090,000,000[95] Open to people 16 and older. No children allowed &0000000000000146000000146[96]
Frühstückstreff General 02001-07-09July 2001 &000000000001480000000014,800[citation needed] Open &00000000012531550000001,253,155[97]
Fubar dating, an "online bar" for 18 and older 02007-10-09October 2007 &00000000012000000000001,200,000[98] Open &00000000000094760000009,476[99]
Gaia Online Anime and games 02010 Open to people 13 and older &00000000000010710000001,071[100]
GamerDNA Computer and video games 02006-09-21September 21, 2006 &0000000000310000000000310,000[101] Open &000000000002288700000022,887[102]
Gather.com Article, picture, and video sharing, as well as group discussions 02010 &0000000000465000000000465,000[103] Open &00000000000039740000003,974[104]
Gays.com Social network for LGBT community, Guide for LGBT bars, restaurants, clubs, shopping 02008-05-16May 16, 2008 &0000000000100000000000100,000[105] Open. Global &000000000007466400000074,664[106]
Geni.com Families, genealogy 02007-01-16January 16, 2007 &000000001500000000000015,000,000[107] Open &00000000000058150000005,815[108]
Gogoyoko Fair play in Music - Social networking site for musicians and music lovers 02010 Invite only while in beta &0000000000119272000000119,272[109]
Goodreads Library cataloging, book lovers 02006-12-09December 2006 Open &00000000000025430000002,543[110]
Google Buzz General 02010 Open NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
Gossipreport.com Anonymous gossip 02010 Open to people 16 and older &00000000012454940000001,245,494[111]
GovLoop for people in and around government 02010
Grono.net Poland 02010 &00000000020000000000002,000,000[citation needed] Open &00000000000029580000002,958[112]
Habbo General for teens. Over 31 communities worldwide. Chat Room and user profiles. 02010 &0000000162000000000000162,000,000[113][114][115] Open to people 13 and older &00000000000065450000006,545[116]
hi5 General. Popular in India, Mongolia, Thailand, Romania, Jamaica, Central Africa and Latin America. Not very popular in the USA. 02003 2003 &000000008000000000000080,000,000[117] Open to people 13 and older. No children allowed &000000000000005100000051[118]
Hospitality Club Hospitality 02010 &0000000000328629000000328,629[119] Open &000000000003825800000038,258[120]
Hotlist Geo-Social Aggregator rooted in the concept of knowing where your friends are, were, and will be. 02010 &000000000008000000000080,000[121] Open &000000000002824100000028,241[122]
Hyves General, Most popular in the Netherlands. 02010 &000000001009700000000010,097,000[123] Open &0000000000000225000000225[124]
Ibibo Talent based social networking site that allows to promote one's self and also discover new talent. Most popular in India. 02010 &00000000035000000000003,500,000[125] Open &0000000000000695000000695[126]
Indaba Music Online collaboration for musicians, remix contests, and networking. 02010 &0000000000350000000000350,000[127] Open and Global &Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","55,062[128]
IRC-Galleria Finland 02010 &0000000000505000000000505,000[129] Open to Finnish speaking people 12 and older &00000000000033020000003,302[130]
italki.com Language learning social network. 100+ languages. 02010 &0000000000500000000000500,000[131] Open. Global. &000000000002993900000029,939[132]
InterNations International community 02010 Invite-only &000000000002560400000025,604[133]
Itsmy Mobile community worldwide, blogging, friends, personal TV-shows 02010 &00000000025000000000002,500,000[134] &0000000000206437000000206,437[135]
iWiW Hungary 02010 &00000000040000000000004,000,000[136] Invite-only &0000000000000532000000532[137]
Jaiku General. Microblogging. Owned by Google 02006-02-09February 2006 Open to people 13 and older &000000000001566100000015,661[138]
JammerDirect.com Creative resource website 02010 &0000000000136000000000136,000[139] Open to the General Public &0000000000802536000000802,536[140]
kaioo General, nonprofit 02007-11-09November 2007 &000000000003000000000030,000[141] &0000000000386200000000386,200[142]
Kaixin001 General. In Simplified Chinese; caters for mainland China users 02010 Open to the General Public &000000000000006100000061[143]
Kiwibox General. For the users, by the users, a social network that is more than a community. 01999 1999 &00000000024000000000002,400,000[144] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000104563000000104,563[145]
Lafango Talent-Focused media sharing site 02010 Open global 35,810[146]
Last.fm Music 02002 2002 &000000003000000000000030,000,000[147] Open to any age or gender &0000000000000310000000310[148]
LibraryThing Book lovers 02010 &0000000000400000000000400,000[149] Open to people 13 and older &00000000000045290000004,529[150]
lifeknot Shared interests, hobbies 02010 Open to people 18 and older &0000000000602117000000602,117[151]
LinkedIn Business and professional networking 02003-05-09May 2003 &000000007500000000000075,000,000[152] Open to people 18 and older &000000000000002900000029[153]
Listography Lists. Autobiography 02010 Open &0000000000197009000000197,009[154]
LiveJournal Blogging. Popular in Russia and among the Russian-speaking diaspora abroad. 01999-04-15April 15, 1999 &000000001756497700000017,564,977[155] Open (OpenID) &000000000000008100000081[156]
Livemocha Online language learning - dynamic online courses in 35 languages - world’s largest community of native language speakers. 02010 &00000000050000000000005,000,000[157] Open &00000000000040790000004,079[158]
LunarStorm Sweden 02010 &00000000012000000000001,200,000[159] Open &000000000006587400000065,874[160]
MEETin General 02010 Open &0000000000173717000000173,717[161]
Meetup.com General. Used to plan offline meetings for people interested in various activities 02010 Open to people 18 and older &0000000000000739000000739[162]
Meettheboss Business and Finance community, worldwide. 02010 Open &0000000000107180000000107,180[163]
Mixi Japan 02010 &000000002432316000000024,323,160[164] Invite-only &000000000000008500000085[165]
mobikade mobile community, UK only 02010 Open to people 18 and older &00000000018517280000001,851,728[166]
MocoSpace mobile community, worldwide 02010 &00000000030000000000003,000,000[167] Open to people 14 and older &00000000000036850000003,685[168]
MOG Music 02010 Open to people 14 and older &00000000000042210000004,221[169]
MouthShut.com Social Network, social media, consumer reviews 02010 Open &00000000000025450000002,545[170]
Multiply "Real world" relationships. Popular in Asia. Not popular in the western world 02010 &000000001000000000000010,000,000[171] Open to people 13 and older. No children allowed &0000000000000246000000246[172]
Muxlim Muslim portal site 02006 2006 &000000000005000000000050,000[173] Open to people 13 and older &000000000005909900000059,099[174]
MyAnimeList Anime themed social community 02010 &0000000000160000000000160,000[175] Open to people 13 and older &00000000000060960000006,096[176]
MyChurch Christian Churches 02010 &0000000000144295000000144,295[177] Open &000000000009451000000094,510[178]
MyHeritage family-oriented social network service 02010 &000000003000000000000030,000,000 [179] Open &00000000000029530000002,953[180]
MyLife Locating friends and family, keeping in touch (formerly Reunion.com) 02010 &000000005100000000000051,000,000[181] Open &00000000000014810000001,481[182]
My Opera Blogging, mobile blogging, sharing photos, connecting with friends. Global 02010 &00000000030000000000003,000,000[183] Open NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
MySpace General 02003-08-09August 2003 &0000000130000000000000130,000,000[184] Open to ages 13 and up. &000000000000001200000012[185]
myYearbook General, Charity 02010 &000000002000000000000020,000,000[186] Open to age 13 and up & Grades 9 and up &0000000000000851000000851[187]
Nasza-klasa.pl School, college and friends. Popular in Poland 02010 &000000001100000000000011,000,000[188] Open &0000000000000110000000110[189]
Netlog General. Popular in Europe, Turkey, the Arab World and Canada's Québec province. Formerly known as Facebox and Redbox.[190] 02010 &000000006513592500000065,135,925[191] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000130000000130[192]
Nettby Norwegian Community 02006-09-14September 14, 2006 Open &00000000000027190000002,719[193]
Nexopia Canada 02010 &00000000014000000000001,400,000[194] Open to people 13 and older [195] &000000000002407100000024,071[196]
NGO Post Non-Profit news sharing and networking, mainly in India 02010 &000000000001500000000015,000[197] Open &000000000007013400000070,134[198]
Ning Users create their own social websites and social networks 02010 Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000132000000132[199]
Odnoklassniki Connect with old classmates. Popular in Russia and former Soviet republics 02010 &000000004500000000000045,000,000[200] Open &000000000000009200000092[201]
OneClimate Not for Profit Social networking and Climate Change 02010 Open to People of all ages and locations &0000000000307773000000307,773[202]
OneWorldTV Not for Profit Video sharing and social networking aimed at people interested in social issues, development, environment, etc. 02010 Open &000000002743422700000027,434,227[203]
Open Diary First online blogging community, founded in 1998 01998 1998 &00000000050000000000005,000,000[204] Open to people 13 and older &000000000003929000000039,290[205]
Orkut General. Owned by Google Inc. Popular in India and Brazil.[206] 02004-01-22January 22, 2004 &0000000100000000000000100,000,000[207] Open to people 18 and older, (Google login) &000000000000004300000043[208]
OUTeverywhere Gay/LGBTQ Community 02010 Open &0000000000329887000000329,887[209]
PartnerUp Social networking site for entrepreneurs and small business owners 02010 &0000000000150000000000150,000[citation needed] Open and Free &000000000002922100000029,221[210]
Passportstamp Travel 02010 Open &0000000000366598000000366,598[211]
Pingsta Collaborative platform for the world's Internetwork Experts 02010 Invite-only, only Internet Experts &00000000016689550000001,668,955[212]
Plaxo Aggregator 02010 &000000001500000000000015,000,000[213] Open &00000000000015330000001,533[214]
Playahead Swedish, Danish teenagers 02010 Closed &000000000006308100000063,081[215]
Plurk Micro-blogging, RSS, updates. Very popular in Taiwan 02010 Open &00000000000010720000001,072[216]
Present.ly Enterprise social networking and micro-blogging 02010 Open &00000000048937110000004,893,711[217]
Qapacity A a business-oriented social networking site and a business directory 02010 Open to people 16 and older &000000000009684700000096,847[218]
Quechup General, friendship, dating 02007 2007 Open to those over 16 &0000000000150757000000150,757[219]
Qzone General. In Simplified Chinese; caters for mainland China users 02010 &0000000200000000000000200,000,000[220] Open to the general public NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
Raptr Video games 02010 Open &000000000002566400000025,664[221]
Ravelry Knitting and crochet 02010 &0000000000743930000000743,930[222] Open &00000000000078110000007,811[223]
Renren Significant site in China. Was known as 校内 (Xiaonei) until August 2009. 02010 &000000001500000000000015,000,000[224] Open &0000000000000103000000103[225]
ResearchGate Social network for scientific researchers 02010 &0000000000400000000000400,000[226] Open &000000000002309500000023,095[227]
ReverbNation.com Social network for musician and bands 02010 &0000000000500000000000500,000[228] Open to people 16 and older &00000000000044220000004,422[229]
Ryze Business 02010 &0000000000500000000000500,000[230] Open &000000000001983900000019,839[231]
ScienceStage Science-oriented multimedia platform and network for scientists 02010 Open &000000000002680400000026,804[232]
Scispace.net Collaborative network site for scientists 02010 By invitation, but can request an invitation &00000000012317950000001,231,795[233]
ShareTheMusic Music Community. Sharing and listening to music for free and legally 02010 Open &0000000000471712000000471,712[234]
Shelfari Books 02006-10-11October 11, 2006 Open &000000000001968100000019,681[235]
Skyrock Social Network in French-speaking world 02010 &000000002200000000000022,000,000[236] Open &0000000000000111000000111[237]
SocialVibe Social Network for Charity 02010 &0000000000435000000000435,000[citation needed] Open &000000000004192700000041,927[238]
Something Awful General, Humor Based 02010 Open &00000000000046050000004,605[239]
Sonico.com General. Popular in Latin America and Spanish and Portuguese speaking regions. 02010 &000000001700000000000017,000,000[240][241] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000507000000507[242]
Stickam Live video streaming and chat. 02010 &00000000020000000000002,000,000[243] Open &00000000000027420000002,742[244]
StudiVZ University students, mostly in the German-speaking countries. School students and those out of education sign up via its partner sites schülerVZ and meinVZ. 02010 &000000001700000000000017,000,000[245] Open &0000000000000316000000316[246]
StumbleUpon Stumble through websites that match your selected interests 02010 &000000001060000000000010,600,000[247] Open &0000000000000185000000185[248]
Tagged General. Subject to quite some controversy about its e-mail marketing and privacy policy 02010 &000000007000000000000070,000,000[249] Open &0000000000000117000000117[250]
TalentTrove Online Talent Network 02010 Open &000000000002117700000021,177[251]
Talkbiznow Business networking 02010 Open &0000000000283770000000283,770[252]
Taltopia Online artistic community 02010 Open &000000000005275900000052,759[253]
Taringa! General 02010 &0000000000350000000000350,000[254] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000126000000126[255]
TeachStreet Education / Learning / Teaching - More than 400 subjects 02010 Open &000000000006149200000061,492[256]
TravBuddy.com Travel 02005 2005 &00000000015880000000001,588,000[257] Open to people 18 and older &000000000001178900000011,789[258]
Travellerspoint Travel 02002 2002 &0000000000310000000000310,000[259] Open &000000000001148600000011,486[260]
tribe.net General 02010 Open &00000000000057060000005,706[261]
Trombi.com French subsidiary of Classmates.com 02010 &00000000044000000000004,400,000[262] &00000000000072830000007,283[263]
Tuenti Spanish-based university and High School social network. Very Popular in Spain 02010 &00000000045000000000004,500,000[citation needed] Invite-only &0000000000000291000000291[264]
Tumblr General. Micro-blogging, RSS 02007 2007 Open &0000000000000245000000245[265]
Twitter General. Micro-blogging, RSS, updates 02006-07-15July 15, 2006 &000000007500000000000075,000,000[266] Open &000000000000001100000011[267]
Vkontakte Social Network for Russian-speaking world including former Soviet republics. Biggest site in Russia 02006-09-09September 2006 &000000008150000000000081,500,000[268] Open &000000000000003900000039[269]
Vampirefreaks.com Gothic and industrial subculture 01999 1999 &00000000019310490000001,931,049[270] Open to users 13 and over &00000000000075770000007,577[271]
Viadeo Global Social Networking and Campus Networking available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese 02010 &000000003000000000000030,000,000[272] Open &00000000000011180000001,118[273]
Virb Social network that focuses heavily on artists, including musicians and photographers 02007 2007 Open &000000000002247400000022,474[274]
Vox Blogging 02010 Open &00000000000013190000001,319[275]
Wakoopa For computer fans that want to discover new software and games 02010 &0000000000100000000000100,000[citation needed] Open &00000000000094200000009,420[276]
Wattpad For readers and authors to interact & e-book sharing 02010 Open &Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","13,296[277]
Wasabi General 02010 Open &000000000009518800000095,188[278]
WAYN Travel and lifestyle 02003-05-09May 2003 &000000001000000000000010,000,000[279] Open to people 18 and older &00000000000029740000002,974[280]
WebBiographies Genealogy and biography 02010 Open &0000000000734214000000734,214[281]
WeeWorld Teenagers - 10 to 17 02010 &000000003000000000000030,000,000[282] Open to ages 13 and older. &00000000000087290000008,729[283]
WeOurFamily General with emphasis on privacy and security 02010 Open, subscription-based &0000000000685337000000685,337[284]
Wer-kennt-wen General, largest German Social Network 02010 General &0000000000000441000000441[285]
weRead Books 02007-06-09June 2007 &00000000040000000000004,000,000[citation needed] Open &000000000008023300000080,233[286]
Windows Live Spaces Blogging (formerly MSN Spaces) 02010 &0000000120000000000000120,000,000[287] Open NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
WiserEarth Online community space for the social justice and environmental movement[288] 02010 &000000000003424000000034,240[289] Open to people 16 and older &000000000007714300000077,143[290]
Xanga Blogs and "metro" areas Unknown &000000002700000000000027,000,000[291] Open &0000000000000768000000768[292]
XING Business (primarily Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and China) 02010 &00000000080000000000008,000,000[293] Open &0000000000000269000000269[294]
Xt3 Catholic social networking, created after World Youth Day 2008 02010 Open &0000000000459914000000459,914[295]
Yammer Social networking for office colleagues 02010 Must have company email &000000000003299300000032,993[296]
Yelp, Inc. Local Business Review and Talk 02010 Open &0000000000000343000000343[297]
Youmeo UK Social Network (focus on data portability) 02010 Open &00000000016801910000001,680,191[298]
Zoo.gr Greek Web Meeting point 02004 2004 &0000000000890000000000890,000[299] Open &00000000000080570000008,057[300]
Zooppa Online Community for Creative Talent (host of brand sponsored advertising contests) 02010 &000000000006000000000060,000[301] Open to people 14 and older[302] &000000000008855500000088,555[303]

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  34. ^ CaringBridge Enhances Service to Meet Changing Needs of its Users
  35. ^ Create a CaringBridge Website
  36. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for CaringBridge.org 29 July 2010
  37. ^ Top 10 US Mobile Web Sites 29 January 2010
  38. ^ Cellufun homepage
  39. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Cellufun.com 8 September 2010
  40. ^ TechCrunch highlights S1 filing, September 2007 user numbers
  41. ^ Classmates Terms of Service
  42. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Classmates.com 13 December 2009
  43. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Cloob.com 13 December 2009
  44. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for CollegeBlender.com 13 December 2009
  45. ^ http://www.couchsurfing.org/statistics.html CouchSurfers Statistics Generated: 12 December 2009 - 5:37 am
  46. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for CouchSurfing.org 13 December 2009
  47. ^ http://www.straitstimes.com/DigitalLife/Work/Story/STIStory_531313.html
  48. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for CozyCot.com 01 June 2010
  49. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for crunchyroll.com 19 July 2010
  50. ^ Facebook's journey into the East
  51. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for cyworld.com 13 December 2009
  52. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for DailyBooth.com 13 December 2009
  53. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for DailyStrength.org 13 December 2009
  54. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Decayenne.com 13 December 2009
  55. ^ "delicious". 5 March 2010. http://www.delicious.com/. Retrieved 5 March 2010. 
  56. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for delicious.com 5 March 2010
  57. ^ "Deviant Art". 10 December 2008. http://www.deviantart.com/. Retrieved 10 December 2008. 
  58. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for deviantART.com 13 December 2009
  59. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Disaboom.com 13 December 2009
  60. ^ dol2day
  61. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Dol2day.de 13 December 2009
  62. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for DontStayIn.com 13 December 2009
  63. ^ Posted on main page as of 25 July 2010
  64. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Draugiem.lv 19 July 2010
  65. ^ Elftown
  66. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Elftown.com 13 December 2009
  67. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Epernicus.com 13 December 2009
  68. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Eons.com 13 December 2009
  69. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for eSnips.com 27 May 2010
  70. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for ExperienceProject.com 13 December 2009
  71. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Exploroo.com 13 December 2009
  72. ^ Facebook Tops 500 Million Users (New York Times) 21 July 2010
  73. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Facebook.com 13 December 2009
  74. ^ Faceparty announced removing 7 million account in a mass message to all members, therefore leaving 200,000
  75. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Faceparty.com 13 December 2009
  76. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Faces.com 13 December 2009
  77. ^ FetLife Homepage 21 July 2010
  78. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Fetlife.com 21 July 2010
  79. ^ Fillos
  80. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Fillos.org 30 December 2009
  81. ^ Filmaffinity
  82. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for FilmAffinity.com 13 December 2009
  83. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for TheFitFinder.co.uk 23 May 2010
  84. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for FledgeWing.com 13 December 2009
  85. ^ Flixster home page stats (as of 11 June 2008)
  86. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Flixster.com 13 December 2009
  87. ^ Forum Flickr
  88. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Flickr.com 13 December 2009
  89. ^ Hispanic PR Wire 20 August 2008
  90. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Fotolog.com 13 December 2009
  91. ^ Barnett, Emma (July 12, 2010). "Foursquare passes the two million user mark". Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/7885895/Foursquare-passes-the-two-million-user-mark.html. Retrieved July 12, 2010. 
  92. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Foursquare.com 22 December 2009
  93. ^ The Guardian: 29 April 2008
  94. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for FriendsReunited.co.uk 13 December 2009
  95. ^ Friendster reported number, May 2008
  96. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Friendster.com 13 December 2009
  97. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Fruehstueckstreff.de 13 December 2009
  98. ^ Jangl Voice-Enables Fubar: Suddenly, It'S Easy To Talk To Someone You Meet At ''The First Online Bar And Happy Hour''
  99. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Fubar.com 13 December 2009
  100. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for GaiaOnline.com 13 December 2009
  101. ^ GamerDNA Players Directory
  102. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for GamerDNA.com 13 December 2009
  103. ^ Gather Article by Altair Ego
  104. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Gather.com 13 December 2009
  105. ^ gays.com
  106. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Gays.com 13 December 2009
  107. ^ Geni Home Page
  108. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Geni.com 13 December 2009
  109. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for gogoyoko.com 13 December 2009
  110. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Goodreads.com 13 December 2009
  111. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for GossipReport.com 13 December 2009
  112. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Grono.net 13 December 2009
  113. ^ Habbo Info
  114. ^ Habbo UK Articles
  115. ^ "Don't be lonely at Christmas time". BBC News. 24 December 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7140599.stm. 
  116. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Habbo.com 13 December 2009
  117. ^ USA Today Online edition
  118. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Hi5.com 13 December 2009
  119. ^ HospitalityClub Website
  120. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for HospitalityClub.org 13 December 2009
  121. ^ The Hotlist's Facebook App Page
  122. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for TheHotlist.com 27 May 2010
  123. ^ Hyves Homepage
  124. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Hyves.nl 16 May 2010
  125. ^ ibibo Homepage
  126. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Ibibo.com 13 December 2009
  127. ^ Creative Commons: 4 September 2009
  128. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for indabamusic.com 5 January 2010
  129. ^ IRC-Galleria
  130. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for IRC-Galleria.net 13 December 2009
  131. ^ "About: Quick Facts". italki.com. 2010. http://www.italki.com/static/about.htm. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
  132. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Italki.com 30 July 2010
  133. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for InterNations.org 28 March 2010
  134. ^ Green, Tim. "Itsmy socialises Italians". Mobile Entertainment. http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/30013/Itsmy-socialises-Italians. Retrieved 15 April 2008. 
  135. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Itsmy.com 13 December 2009
  136. ^ "iWiW Blog"
  137. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for iWiW.hu 13 December 2009
  138. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Jaiku.com 13 December 2009
  139. ^ Member statistics for Jammer Direct
  140. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for JammerDirect.com 13 December 2009
  141. ^ EditorsWeblog Article January 2008
  142. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for kaioo.com 13 December 2009
  143. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Kaixin001.com 13 December 2009
  144. ^ Kiwibox Launches 4KIWI, a Custom SMS Platform, 2 April 2009
  145. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Kiwibox.com 13 December 2009
  146. ^ http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/lafango.com#
  147. ^ "Last.fm Radio Announcement". http://blog.last.fm/2009/03/24/lastfm-radio-announcement. Retrieved 25 March 2009. 
  148. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Last.fm 13 December 2009
  149. ^ Library Thing Press Release
  150. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for LibraryThing.com 13 December 2009
  151. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Lifeknot.com 13 December 2009
  152. ^ LinkedIn 23 April 2010
  153. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for LinkedIn.com 17 August 2010
  154. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Listography.com 13 December 2009
  155. ^ Livejournal Statistics
  156. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for LiveJournal.com 13 December 2009
  157. ^ [1]
  158. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Livemocha.com 13 December 2009
  159. ^ Lunarworks.se
  160. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for LunarStorm.se 13 December 2009
  161. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for MEETin.org 13 December 2009
  162. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Meetup.com 13 December 2009
  163. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Meettheboss.com 13 December 2009
  164. ^ Mixi counter
  165. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for mixi.jp 13 December 2009
  166. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for mkade.com 13 December 2009
  167. ^ TMCnet
  168. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for MocoSpace.com 13 December 2009
  169. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for MOG.com 13 December 2009
  170. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for MouthShut.com 13 December 2009
  171. ^ Multiply.com
  172. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Multiply.com 13 December 2009
  173. ^ Muslim social media website claims 1m users per month
  174. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Muxlim.com 13 December 2009
  175. ^ About MyAnimeList.net
  176. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for MyAnimeList.net 13 December 2009
  177. ^ [MyChurch.org]
  178. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for MyChurch.org 13 December 2009
  179. ^ Community MyHeritage.com
  180. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for MyHeritage.com 13 December 2009
  181. ^ Web Strategist: 9 January 2008
  182. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for MyLife.com 13 December 2009
  183. ^ My Opera Community
  184. ^ MySpace "New York Times, 4 May 2009"
  185. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for MySpace.com 13 December 2009
  186. ^ myYearbook Finds Profitability in Hyper Competitive Social Networking World
  187. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for MyYearbook.com 13 December 2009
  188. ^ Gazeta.pl
  189. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Nasza-klasa.pl 13 December 2009
  190. ^ "netlog.com - Traffic Details from Alexa". 29 September 2009. http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/netlog.com. 
  191. ^ "Netlog Corporate stats". 14 June 2010. http://corporate.netlog.com/stats/. 
  192. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Netlog.com 13 December 2009
  193. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Nettby.no 13 December 2009
  194. ^ Nexopia.com
  195. ^ Terms nexopia.com
  196. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Nexopia.com 13 December 2009
  197. ^ NGO Post
  198. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for NGOPost.org 13 December 2009
  199. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Ning.com 13 December 2009
  200. ^ Main page of odnoklassniki.ru
  201. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Odnoklassniki.ru 13 December 2009
  202. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for OneClimate.net 13 December 2009
  203. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for OneWorldTV.net 13 December 2009
  204. ^ Washington Post
  205. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for OpenDiary.com 13 December 2009
  206. ^ Orkut Demographics
  207. ^ Economic Times, 30 October 2009
  208. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Orkut.com 13 December 2009
  209. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for OUTeverywhere.com 2009-12-13
  210. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for PartnerUp.com 13 December 2009
  211. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for PassportStamp.com 13 December 2009
  212. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Pingsta.com 13 December 2009
  213. ^ "Is Plaxo on the Block?". Reuters. 4 January 2008. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Is-Plaxo-on-the-Block/. 
  214. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Plaxo.com 13 December 2009
  215. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Playahead.se 13 December 2009
  216. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Plurk.com 13 December 2009
  217. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Present.ly 13 December 2009
  218. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Qapacity.com 13 December 2009
  219. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Quechup.com 15 August 2010
  220. ^ Wauters, Robin (24 February 2009). "China’s Social Network QZone Is Big, But Is It Really The Biggest?". TechCrunch. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/24/chinas-social-network-qzone-is-big-but-is-it-really-the-biggest/. 
  221. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Raptr.com 19 May 2010
  222. ^ Ravelry homepage
  223. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Ravelry.com 13 December 2009
  224. ^ Bjreview.com
  225. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Renren.com 13 December 2009
  226. ^ Posted on main page as of 30 July 2010
  227. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for ResearchGate.net 30 July 2010
  228. ^ "About ReverbNation". ReverbNation.com. 2010. http://www.reverbnation.com/#/main/about. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
  229. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for ReverbNation.com 30 July 2010
  230. ^ "Fresh opportunities for older workers". Chicago Tribune: p. 8 (Employment Outlook 2008 section). 6 January 2008. 
  231. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Ryze.com 13 December 2009
  232. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for ScienceStage.com 17 June 2010
  233. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for SciSpace.com 13 December 2009
  234. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for ShareTheMusic.com 23 December 2009
  235. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Shelfari.com 13 December 2009
  236. ^ Sinlung News (11 March 2008)
  237. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for SkyRock.com 13 December 2009
  238. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for SocialVibe.com 13 December 2009
  239. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Somethingawful.com 21 April 2009
  240. ^ Sonico: The Largest Social Network in Latin America? (Mashable)
  241. ^ Social networking page Sonico counts 15 mln users (Telecom Paper)
  242. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Sonico.com 13 December 2009
  243. ^ Fans Hang Out With Underoath on Stickam.com - Zibb.com
  244. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Stickam.com 13 December 2009
  245. ^ studiVZ | Über uns
  246. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for StudiVZ.net 30 July 2010
  247. ^ MacManus, Richard (26 July 2010). "StumbleUpon: the silent social media success story". ReadWriteWeb. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/stumbleupon_the_silent_social_media_success_story.php. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
  248. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for StumbleUpon.com 30 July 2010
  249. ^ Tagged Inc
  250. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Tagged.com 13 December 2009
  251. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for TalentTrove.com 13 December 2009
  252. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Talkbiznow.com 13 December 2009
  253. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Taltopia.com 13 December 2009
  254. ^ Estadisticas de Taringa - Usuarios
  255. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Taringa.net 21 December 2009
  256. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for TeachStreet.com 27 January 2010
  257. ^ Travel Buddies (4 September 2009)
  258. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for TravBuddy.com 13 December 2009
  259. ^ Travellerspoint (18 August 2010)
  260. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for TravellersPoint.com 18 August 2010
  261. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Tribe.net 13 December 2009
  262. ^ Trombi.com
  263. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Trombi.com 13 December 2009
  264. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Tuenti.com 13 December 2009
  265. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Tumblr.com 13 December 2009
  266. ^ New Data on Twitter’s Users and Engagement
  267. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Twitter.com 13 December 2009
  268. ^ Main page of vkontakte.ru
  269. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Vkontakte.ru 10 May 2010
  270. ^ VampireFreaks
  271. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for VampireFreaks.com 13 December 2009
  272. ^ Viadeo
  273. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Viadeo.com 20 July 2010
  274. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Virb.com 17 June 2010
  275. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Vox.com 13 December 2009
  276. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Wakoopa.com 13 December 2009
  277. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Wattpad.com 30 May 2010
  278. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Wasabi.com 13 December 2009
  279. ^ "Don't be lonely at Christmas time". BBC News. 24 December 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7140599.stm. 
  280. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for WAYN.com 13 December 2009
  281. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for WebBiographies.com 13 December 2009
  282. ^ [2] "WeeWorld 2010"
  283. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for WeeWorld.com 13 May 2010
  284. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for WeOurFamily 13 December 2009
  285. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Wer kennt wen 13 December 2009
  286. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for WeRead.com
  287. ^ Windows Live Spaces Fact Sheet - August 2006 Retrieved 3 May 2008
  288. ^ Treehugger article
  289. ^ WiserEarth homepage(includes stats)
  290. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for WiserEarth.org 13 December 2009
  291. ^ Mashable: '27 Million Bloggers and Counting' 13 August 2006
  292. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Xanga.com 13 December 2009
  293. ^ "XING Corporate Information - Q&As". XING. http://corporate.xing.com/english/investor-relations/basic-information/q-as/#c456. Retrieved 12 September 2008. 
  294. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for XING.com 13 December 2009
  295. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Xt3.com 13 December 2009
  296. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Yammer.com 13 December 2009
  297. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Yelp.com 13 December 2009
  298. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Youmeo.com 14 January 2010
  299. ^ Away.gr
  300. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Zoo.gr 13 December 2009
  301. ^ "'Pause for Cause' Picks Creative Contest Winners". MediaPost. April 5, 2010. http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=125429. Retrieved May 5, 2010. 
  302. ^ Zooppa Terms & Conditions
  303. ^ Alexa Traffic Details for Zooppa.com 6 May 2010
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