List of social networking services

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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

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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
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  |
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
Chictopia |  | Fashion enthusiasts
Classmates.com |  | Alumni
Cloob |  | Popular in Iran
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
Facebook | 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
Focus.com |  | Business-to-business
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
Gentlemint |  | Men
Gettr |  | Free speech[3]
GitHub | social coding  | software development
Glee.com |  |
Goodreads |  | Library cataloging, book lovers
GovLoop |  | Government employees
Grindr |  | Gay and bisexual men
Habbo |  | Teenagers
Hello |  |
hi5 |  | Video games
Hospitality Club |  | Homestays
Houseparty |  |
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
Instagram |  | Photo and video sharing
IRC-Galleria |  | Finland
italki |  | Language learning
JamiiForums |  | Tanzania
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 |
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.
LinkedIn |  | Business and professional networking
Listography |  | List-sharing
LiveJournal | Blog  | Blogging
Lunchclub |  | Social meetings
Marco Polo  |  |
Mastodon |  | Micro-blogging
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 |  |
Pink Petro |  | Women working in the petroleum industry
Pinterest |  | 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
Poa.st or Poast |  |
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
Reddit |  | News aggregator, social bookmarking, and Internet forums
Renren |  | China
ResearchGate |
ReverbNation.com  |  | Musicians and bands
Rooster Teeth |  | Social network and community site
Ryze |  | Business
Sarahah |  | Feedback from friends and coworkers
Second Life | Virtual world |
Sharesome  |  | Pornography
Sina Weibo |  | Microblogging in mainland China
Skoob |  | Brazilian readers
Skyrock |  | French-speaking world
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
StudiVZ |  | University students, mostly in German-speaking countries
Tagged | Blog  | Tagging similar photos and profiles
TakingITGlobal  |  | Youth focused on global issues
Tal Canal  | Blog  | Sharing content, games and news
Talenthouse |  | Creative collaboration
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[4] | Trump-affiliated social network
Tuenti |  | Phone company in Spain with social networking service
Tumblr | Blog  | Microblogging
TV Tropes | Wiki |
Twitter |  | Micro-blogging, RSS, updates
Twoo.com |  | Disc jockeys
TV Time |  |
Untappd |  | Beer drinking
Vero |  |
VK |  | Music upload, listening and search. Popular in Russia and former Soviet republics.
Vampirefreaks.com |  | Gothic and industrial subculture
Viadeo |  | Business owners, entrepreneurs and managers
Vingle |  | Photos
Virb |  | Artists, including musicians and photographers
Voat  |  | Censor free reddit clone
Wattpad |  | Readers and authors
Warm Showers |  | Homestays and hospitality while bicycle touring
WAYN |  | Travel and lifestyle
We Heart It |  | Image sharing
Werkenntwen  |  | General
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
Xanga  | Blog  | Blogs and "metro" areas
XING |  | Business primarily in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
Yammer |  | Office colleagues
Yelp |  | Business review
Yo |  | Quick connections
YTMND |  | Meme-sharing
zoo.gr |  | Greeks

## See also

* Comparison of free blog hosting services
* Comparison of microblogging and similar services
* List of social bookmarking websites
* List of social platforms with at least 100 million active users

## References

1. ↑ Lester, Caroline (9 June 2021). "The Dark, Democratizing Power of the Social-Media Stock Market" (in en-US). The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-dark-democratizing-power-of-the-social-media-stock-market. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
2. ↑ "Crypto social network BitClout arrives with a bevy of high-profile investors – and skeptics" (in en-US). https://social.techcrunch.com/2021/03/22/crypto-social-network-bitclout-arrives-with-a-bevy-of-high-profile-investors-and-skeptics/.
3. ↑ Singman, Brooke (13 July 2021). "Former Trump adviser Jason Miller's GETTR social media platform reaches 1M users days after launch" (in en-US). Fox Business. https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/jason-miller-gettr-platform-1-million-users-after-launch.
4. ↑ Kan, Michael (2021-12-01). "Trump's Social Media Site Quietly Admits It's Based on Mastodon" (in en-gb). https://uk.pcmag.com/social-media/137421/trumps-social-media-site-quietly-admits-its-based-on-mastodon.

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Social networking services

Personal|

* 23snaps
* Amikumu
* aNobii
* AsianAve
* Ask.fm
* Badoo
* Cloob
* Cyworld
* Diaspora
* Draugiem.lv
* Ello
* Facebook
* Foursquare
* Gab
* Hello
* Hi5
* Highlight
* Houseparty
* Idka
* Instagram
* IGTV
* IRC-Galleria
* Keek
* LiveJournal
* Lifeknot
* Likee
* LockerDome
* Marco Polo
* Mastodon
* MeetMe
* Meetup
* Miaopai
* micro.blog
* Minds
* MixBit
* Mixi
* Myspace
* My World
* Nasza-klasa.pl
* Nextdoor
* OK.ru
* Parler
* Path
* Peach
* Periscope
* Pinterest
* Pixnet
* Plurk
* Qzone
* Readgeek
* Renren
* Sina Weibo
* Slidely
* Snapchat
* SNOW
* Spaces
* Streetlife
* StudiVZ
* Swarm
* Tagged
* Taringa!
* Tea Party Community
* TikTok
* Tinder
* Tout
* Tuenti
* TV Time
* Tumblr
* Twitter
* Untappd
* Vero
* VK
* Whisper
* Xanga
* Yo

Professional|

* Academia.edu
* Brainly
* BranchOut
* Edmodo
* IBM Connections
* LinkedIn
* Moodle
* ResearchGate
* Sciencescape (Metaα)
* Solaborate
* Viadeo
* XING
* IdeaPlane
* Yammer

Defunct|

* App.net
* Avatars United
* Bebo
* Bolt
* Capazoo
* eConozco
* Emojli
* eWorld
* Eyegroove
* FitFinder
* Formspring
* FriendFeed
* Friends Reunited
* Friendster
* Grono.net
* Google+
* Google Buzz
* Heello
* Hyves
* iTunes Ping
* iWiW
* Jaiku
* LunarStorm
* Me2day
* Meerkat
* Mobli
* Mugshot
* Multiply
* Musical.ly
* Natter Social Network
* Netlog
* Orkut
* Pheed
* Piczo
* PlanetAll
* Posterous
* Pownce
* Qaiku
* SixDegrees.com
* So.cl
* Spring.me
* Surfbook
* tbh
* Tribe.net
* Tsū
* tvtag
* Vine
* Windows Live Spaces
* Wretch
* Yahoo! 360°
* Yahoo! Kickstart
* Yahoo! Mash
* Yahoo! Meme
* Yik Yak

Services|

* Software comparison
* White-label
* Ning
* Wall.fm

Tools|

* Social network analysis software
* Diaspora (software)
* Web 2.0 Suicide Machine

Concepts|

* Online identity
* User profile
* Virtual community
* 1+ million users
* Small-world experiment
* Small-world network
* Social network
* Cybersectarianism

Applications|

* Social network advertising
* Social network hosting service
* Online dating service (comparison)
* Mobile

User interface|

* Activity stream
* Brand page
* Like button
* Hashtag
* Groups
* Reblogging
* Polling
* Online petitions

Implications|

* Privacy issues
* User gender difference
* Use in investigations

Protocols|

* ActivityPub
* Distributed Social Networking Protocol (defunct)
* Micropub
* OpenSocial (defunct)
* OStatus
* Pump.io
* XMPP

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Social networks and social media

Types|

* Personal
* Professional
* Sexual
* Value
* Clique
* Adolescent

Networks|

* Distributed social network (list)
* Enterprise social networking
* Mobile social network
* Personal knowledge networking

Services|

* List of social networking websites
* List of virtual communities with more than 1 million users

Concepts and
theories|

* Assortative mixing
* Interpersonal bridge
* Organizational network analysis
* Small-world experiment
* Social aspects of television
* Social capital
* Social data revolution
* Social exchange theory
* Social identity theory
* Social network analysis
* Social web
* Structural endogamy

Models and
processes|

* Aggregation
* Change detection
* Collaboration graph
* Collaborative consumption
* Giant Global Graph
* Lateral communication
* Social graph
* Social network analysis software
* Social networking potential
* Social television
* Structural cohesion

Economics|

* Collaborative finance
* Social commerce

Phenomena|

* Community recognition
* Complex contagion
* Consequential strangers
* Friend of a friend
* Friendship paradox
* Six degrees of separation
* Social media addiction
* Social invisibility
* Social network game
* Social occultation
* Tribe

Related topics|

* Researchers
* User profile
* Viral messages
* Virtual community

Books|

* Social Invisibility is not a Fiction it Exists

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