This is a list of major active social networking websites and excludes
dating websites.
Please note the list is not exhaustive, and is limited to notable, well-known
sites.
| Name |
Description / Focus |
Date launched |
Registered users |
Registra-
tion |
Global Alexa Page ranking |
| Academia.edu |
Social networking site for academics / researchers |
02011 |
&0000000000211000000000211,000 |
Open |
&000000000001810000000018,100 |
| Advogato |
Free and open source software developers |
02011 |
&000000000001357500000013,575 |
Open |
&0000000000128340000000128,340 |
| aNobii |
Books |
02011 |
|
Open |
&000000000001073400000010,734 |
| aSmallWorld |
European jet set and social elite world-wide |
02011 |
&0000000000550000000000550,000 |
Invite-only | &00000000000085830000008,583 |
| AsianAvenue |
A social network for the Asian American community |
01997 1997 |
|
Open |
|
| Athlinks |
Running, Swimming |
02011 |
&0000000000139458000000139,458 |
Open |
&000000000007329500000073,295 |
| Audimated.com |
Independent music |
02010 2010 |
|
Open |
&000000000002564800000025,648 |
| Avatars United |
Online games |
02008-03-10March 2008 |
|
Open |
&0000000000294575000000294,575 |
| Badoo |
General, Meet new people, Popular in Europe and LatAm |
02011 |
&000000008600000000000086,000,000 |
Open to people 18 and older |
&0000000000000135000000135 |
| Bebo |
General |
02005-07-10July 2005 |
&0000000117000000000000117,000,000 |
Open to people 13 and older |
&0000000000000905000000905 |
| Bigadda |
Indian Social Networking Site |
02011 |
&00000000030000000000003,000,000 |
Open to people 16 and older |
&00000000000031760000003,176 |
| Federated Media's BigTent |
Organization and communi-
cation portal for groups |
02011 |
|
Open to people 18 and older (13-18 parental permission encouraged) |
&000000000003404700000034,047 |
| Biip.no |
Norwegian community |
02005-06-01June 1, 2005 |
&0000000000430000000000430,000 |
Requires Norwegian phone number |
&000000000006517600000065,176 |
| BlackPlanet |
African-Americans |
01999-09-01Septem-
ber 1, 1999 |
&000000002000000000000020,000,000 |
Open |
&00000000000023500000002,350 |
| Blauk |
Anyone who wants to tell something about a stranger or acquaintance. |
02010 2010 |
|
Open to people 10 and older. |
&0000000000937454000000937,454 |
| Blogster |
Blogging community |
02011 |
&000000000008557900000085,579 |
Open |
&000000000002348500000023,485 |
| Bolt.com |
General |
01996 1996 |
|
Open |
&0000000000111069000000111,069 |
| Buzznet |
Music and pop-culture |
02005 2005 |
&000000001000000000000010,000,000 |
Open |
&0000000000000736000000736 |
| CafeMom |
Mothers |
02011 |
&00000000012500000000001,250,000 |
Open to moms and moms-to-be |
&00000000000043330000004,333 |
| Cake Financial |
Investing |
02011 |
|
Open |
&0000000000481922000000481,922 |
| Care2 |
Green living and social activism |
01998 1998 |
&00000000099619470000009,961,947 |
Open |
&00000000000025940000002,594 |
| CaringBridge |
Not for profit providing free websites that connect family and friends during
a serious health event, care and recovery. |
02011 |
&00000000095000000000009,500,000 |
Open to people 18 and older |
&00000000000041980000004,198 |
| Cellufun |
Mobile social game network, Number 8 US mobile website |
02007 2007 |
&00000000030000000000003,000,000 |
Open to people 14 and older |
&000000000004677300000046,773 |
| Classmates.com |
School, college, work and the military |
01995 1995 |
&000000005000000000000050,000,000 | Open to people 18 and older |
&0000000000000799000000799 |
| Cloob |
General. Popular in Iran |
02011 |
|
Open |
&0000000000000712000000712 |
| CouchSurfing |
Worldwide network for making connections between travelers and the local communities they visit. |
02011 |
&00000000015604590000001,560,459 |
Open |
&00000000000037110000003,711 |
| CozyCot |
East Asian and Southeast Asian women |
02001 2001 |
&0000000000150000000000150,000 |
Open |
&00000000000037110000003,711 |
| Cross.tv |
Faith Based social network for Christian believers from around the world |
02008 2008 |
&0000000000450000000000450,000 |
Open |
&000000000003074100000030,741 |
| Crunchyroll |
Anime and forums. |
02011 |
|
Open |
&00000000000023280000002,328 |
| Cyworld |
General. Popular in South Korea. |
02011 |
&000000002400000000000024,000,000 |
Open |
&0000000000000923000000923 |
| DailyBooth |
Photo-blogging site where users upload a photo every day |
02009-02-13February 13, 2009 |
|
Open |
&00000000000054600000005,460 |
| DailyStrength |
Medical & emotional support community - Physical health, Mental health, Support groups |
02007-11-04Novem-
ber 4, 2007 |
|
Open |
&000000000002205400000022,054 |
| Decayenne |
European and American social elite |
02001 2001 |
|
Invite-only |
&0000000000154733000000154,733 |
| delicious |
Social bookmarking allowing users to locate and save websites that match their own interests |
02003-09-10Septem-
ber 2003 |
&00000000088229210000008,822,921 |
Open |
&0000000000000255000000255 |
| deviantART |
Art community |
02000-08-07August 7, 2000 |
&00000000090409620000009,040,962 |
Open |
&000000000000009700000097 |
| Disaboom |
People with disabilities (Amputee, cerebral palsy, MS, and other disabilities) |
02011 |
|
Open |
&0000000000112712000000112,712 |
| Dol2day |
Politic community, Social network, Internet radio (German- speaking countries) |
02011 |
&000000000004020000000040,200 |
Open |
&0000000000554616000000554,616 |
| DontStayIn |
Clubbing (primarily UK) |
02011 |
|
Open |
&000000000001902200000019,022 |
| Draugiem.lv |
General (primarily LV, LT, HU) |
02011 |
&00000000026004660000002,600,466 |
Invitation only |
&00000000000022720000002,272 |
| douban |
Chinese Web 2.0 website providing user review and recommendation services for movies, books, and music. It is also the largest online Chinese language book, movie and music database and one of the largest online communities in China. |
02005 2005 |
&000000004685000000000046,850,000 |
Open |
&0000000000000127000000127 |
| Elftown |
Community and wiki around Fantasy and sci-fi. |
02011 |
&0000000000185000000000185,000 |
Open, approval needed |
&000000000001768100000017,681 |
| Epernicus |
For research scientists |
02011 |
|
Open |
&0000000000293955000000293,955 |
| Eons.com |
For baby boomers |
02011 |
|
Open to people 13 and older |
&000000000002732000000027,320 |
| Experience Project |
Life experiences |
02011 |
|
Open |
&00000000000034520000003,452 |
| Exploroo |
Travel Social Networking. |
02011 |
|
Open |
&0000000000209868000000209,868 |
| Facebook |
General. |
02004-02-10February 2004 |
&0000000500000000000000500,000,000 |
Open to people 13 and older |
&00000000000000020000002 |
| Faceparty |
General. Popular UK. |
02011 |
&0000000000200000000000200,000 |
Invitation only to people 18 and older |
&000000000002876000000028,760 |
| Faces.com |
British teens |
02011 |
|
Open to people 13 and older |
&0000000000120665000000120,665 |
| Fetlife |
People who are into BDSM |
02011 |
&0000000000500000000000500,000 |
Open to people "of [legal] age to see adult content" |
&00000000000055130000005,513 |
| FilmAffinity |
Movies and TV Series |
02002 2002 |
&0000000000250000000000250,000 |
Open |
&00000000000039160000003,916 |
| FitFinder |
Anonymous UK Student Microblogging Website |
02011 |
|
Open |
&0000000000322113000000322,113 |
| FledgeWing |
Entrepreneural community targeted towards worldwide university students |
02011 |
|
Open to university students |
&00000000017939900000001,793,990 |
| Flixster |
Movies |
02007 2007 |
&000000006300000000000063,000,000 |
Open to people 13 and older |
&00000000000010180000001,018 |
| Flickr |
Photo sharing, commenting, photography related networking, worldwide |
02004-02-10February 2004 |
&000000003200000000000032,000,000 |
Open to people 13 and older (Yahoo! Login) | &000000000000003300000033
-
|
| Focus.com |
Business to Business, worldwide |
02005 2005 |
&0000000000850000000000850,000 |
Open to people 13 and older |
&000000000001149500000011,495 |
| Folkdirect |
General |
02010-06-10June 2010 |
&000000000008000000000080,000 |
Open to people 16 and older |
&000000000001993200000019,932 |
| Fotki |
Photo sharing, video hosting, photo contests, journals, forums, flexible privacy protection, friend's feed, audio comments and unlimited custom design integration. |
01998-10-10October 1998 |
&00000000016325650000001,632,565 |
Open |
&00000000000053670000005,367
-
|
| Fotolog |
Photoblogging. Popular in South America and Spain |
02011 |
&000000002000000000000020,000,000 |
Open |
&0000000000000227000000227 |
| Foursquare |
Location based mobile social network |
02011 |
&00000000020000000000002,000,000 |
Open |
&00000000000045390000004,539 |
| Friends Reunited |
UK based. School, college, work, sport and streets |
02011 |
&000000001900000000000019,000,000 |
Open to people 13 and older |
&000000000001023100000010,231 |
| Friendster |
General. Popular in Southeast Asia. No longer popular in the western
world |
02002 2002 |
&000000009000000000000090,000,000 |
Open to people 16 and older. No children allowed |
&0000000000000146000000146 |
| Fruhstuckstreff |
General |
02001-07-10July 2001 |
&000000000001480000000014,800 |
Open |
&00000000012531550000001,253,155 |
| Fubar |
dating, an "online bar" for 18 and older |
02007-10-10October 2007 |
&00000000012000000000001,200,000 |
Open to people 18+ |
&00000000000094760000009,476 |
| Gaia Online |
Anime and games. Popular in USA, Canada and Europe. Moderately popular around
Asia. |
02011 |
&000000002352366300000023,523,663 |
Open to people 13 and older |
&00000000000010710000001,071 |
| GamerDNA |
Computer and video games |
02006-09-21Septem-
ber 21, 2006 |
&0000000000310000000000310,000 |
Open |
&000000000002288700000022,887 |
| Gather.com |
Article, picture, and video sharing, as well as group discussions |
02011 |
&0000000000465000000000465,000 |
Open |
&00000000000039740000003,974 |
| Gays.com |
Social network for LGBT community, Guide for LGBT bars, restaurants,
clubs, shopping |
02008-05-16May 16, 2008 |
&0000000000100000000000100,000 |
Open, Global |
&000000000007466400000074,664 |
| Geni.com |
Families, genealogy |
02007-01-16January 16, 2007 |
&000000001500000000000015,000,000 |
Open |
&00000000000058150000005,815 |
| Gogoyoko |
Fair play in Music - Social networking site for musicians and music lovers |
02011 |
|
Invite only while in beta |
&0000000000119272000000119,272 |
| Goodreads |
Library cataloging, book lovers |
02006-12-10December 2006 |
|
Open |
&00000000000025430000002,543 |
| Goodwizz |
Social network with matchmaking and personality games to find new contacts. Global, based in France. |
02010-10-10October 2010 |
&000000000006000000000060,000 |
Open |
&0000000000214214000000214,214 |
| Google Buzz |
General |
02011 |
|
Open |
NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains) |
| GovLoop |
for people in and around government |
02011 |
|
|
|
| Grono.net |
Poland |
02011 |
&00000000020000000000002,000,000 |
Open |
&00000000000029580000002,958 |
| Habbo |
General for teens. Over 31 communities worldwide. Chat Room and
user profiles. |
02011 |
&0000000200000000000000200,000,000 |
Open to people 13 and older |
&00000000000065450000006,545 |
| hi5 |
General. Popular in India, Mongolia, Thailand, Romania, Jamaica,
Central Africa, Portugal and Latin America. Not very popular in the
USA. |
02003 2003 |
&000000008000000000000080,000,000 |
Open to people 13 and older. No children allowed |
&000000000000005100000051 |
| Hospitality Club |
Hospitality |
02011 |
&0000000000328629000000328,629 |
Open |
&000000000003825800000038,258 |
| Hotlist |
Geo-Social Aggregator rooted in the concept of knowing where your friends are, were, and will be. |
02011 |
&000000000008000000000080,000 |
Open |
&000000000002824100000028,241 |
| HR.com |
Social networking site for Human Resources professionals |
01999 1999 |
&0000000000194000000000194,000 |
Open |
&000000000006004800000060,048 |
| Hub Culture |
Global influencers focused on worth creation |
02002-11-01Novem-
ber 2002 |
&000000000002000000000020,000 |
Invite-only |
515,308 |
| Hyves |
General, Most popular in the Netherlands. |
02011 |
&000000001009700000000010,097,000 |
Open |
&0000000000000225000000225 |
| Ibibo |
Talent based social networking site that allows to promote one's self and
also discover new talent. Most popular in India. |
02011 |
&00000000035000000000003,500,000 |
Open |
&0000000000000695000000695 |
| Identi.ca |
Twitter-like service popular with hackers and software freedom advocates. |
02011 |
&0000000000395695000000395,695 |
Open |
&00000000000038220000003,822 |
| Indaba Music |
Online collaboration for musicians, remix contests, and networking. |
02011 |
&0000000000350000000000350,000 |
Open, Global |
55,062 |
| IRC-Galleria |
Finland |
02011 |
&0000000000505000000000505,000 |
Open to Finnish speaking people 12 and older |
&00000000000033020000003,302 |
| italki.com |
Language learning social network. 100+ languages. |
02011 |
&0000000000500000000000500,000 |
Open, Global |
&000000000002993900000029,939 |
| InterNations |
International community |
02011 |
|
Invite-only |
&000000000002560400000025,604 |
| Itsmy |
Mobile community worldwide, blogging, friends, personal TV-shows |
02011 |
&00000000025000000000002,500,000 |
|
&0000000000206437000000206,437 |
| iWiW |
Hungary |
02011 |
&00000000040000000000004,000,000 |
Invite-only |
&0000000000000532000000532 |
| Jaiku |
General. Microblogging. Owned by Google |
02006-02-10February 2006 |
|
Open to people 13 and older |
&000000000001566100000015,661 |
| JammerDirect.com |
Network for unsigned artists |
02007-10-10October 2007 |
&0000000000136000000000136,000 |
Open to the General Public |
&0000000000133510000000133,510 |
| kaioo |
General, nonprofit |
02007-11-10Novem-
ber 2007 |
&000000000003000000000030,000 |
|
&0000000000386200000000386,200 |
| Kaixin001 |
General. In Simplified Chinese; caters for mainland China users |
02011 |
|
Open to the General Public |
&000000000000006100000061 |
| Kiwibox |
General. For the users, by the users, a social network that is more than a community. |
01999 1999 |
&00000000024000000000002,400,000 |
Open to people 13 and older |
&0000000000104563000000104,563 |
| Lafango |
Talent-Focused media sharing site |
02011 |
|
Open, Global |
35,810 |
| Last.fm |
Music |
02002 2002 |
&000000003000000000000030,000,000 |
Open |
&0000000000000310000000310 |
| LibraryThing |
Book lovers |
02011 |
&0000000000400000000000400,000 |
Open to people 13 and older |
&00000000000045290000004,529 |
| Lifeknot |
Shared interests, hobbies |
02011 |
|
Open to people 18 and older |
&0000000000602117000000602,117 |
| LinkedIn |
Business and professional networking |
02003-05-10May 2003 |
&000000008000000000000080,000,000 |
Open to people 18 and older |
&000000000000002900000029 |
| LinkExpats |
Social networking website for expatriates. 100+ countries. |
02011 |
|
Open, Global |
&00000000016684840000001,668,484 |
| Listography |
Lists. Autobiography |
02011 |
|
Open |
&0000000000197009000000197,009 |
| LiveJournal |
Blogging. Popular in Russia and among the Russian-speaking diaspora abroad. |
01999-04-15April 15, 1999 |
&000000001756497700000017,564,977 | Open (OpenID) |
&000000000000008100000081 |
| Livemocha |
Online language learning - dynamic online courses in 35 languages - world’s largest community of native language speakers. |
02011 |
&00000000050000000000005,000,000 |
Open |
&00000000000040790000004,079 |
| LunarStorm |
Sweden |
02011 |
&00000000012000000000001,200,000 |
Open |
&000000000006587400000065,874 |
| MEETin |
General |
02011 |
|
Open |
&0000000000173717000000173,717 |
| Meetup.com |
General. Used to plan offline meetings for people interested in various activities |
02011 |
|
Open to people 18 and older |
&0000000000000739000000739 |
| Meettheboss |
Business and Finance community, worldwide. |
02011 |
|
Open |
&0000000000107180000000107,180 |
| Mixi |
Japan |
02000-10-25October 25, 2000 |
&000000002432316000000024,323,160 |
Invite-only |
&000000000000008500000085 |
| mobikade |
mobile community, UK only |
02011 |
|
Open to people 18 and older |
&00000000018517280000001,851,728 |
| MocoSpace |
mobile community, worldwide |
02011 |
&00000000030000000000003,000,000 |
Open to people 14 and older |
&00000000000036850000003,685 |
| MOG |
Music |
02011 |
|
Open to people 14 and older |
&00000000000042210000004,221 |
| MouthShut.com |
Social Network, social media, consumer reviews |
02011 |
|
Open |
&00000000000025450000002,545 |
| Mubi (website) |
Auteur cinema |
02011 |
&0000000000200000000000200,000 |
Open |
&000000000002564800000025,648 |
| Multiply |
"Real world" relationships. Popular in primarily in Asia. |
02011 |
&000000001000000000000010,000,000 |
Open to people 13 and older. No children allowed |
&0000000000000246000000246 |
| Muxlim |
Muslim portal site |
02006 2006 |
&000000000005000000000050,000 |
Open to people 13 and older |
&000000000005909900000059,099 |
| MyAnimeList |
Anime themed social community |
02011 |
&0000000000160000000000160,000 |
Open to people 13 and older |
&00000000000060960000006,096 |
| MyChurch |
Christian Churches |
02011 |
&0000000000144295000000144,295 |
Open |
&000000000009451000000094,510 |
| MyHeritage |
family-oriented social network service |
02011 |
&000000003000000000000030,000,000 |
Open |
&00000000000029530000002,953 |
| MyLife |
Locating friends and family, keeping in touch (formerly Reunion.com) |
02011 |
&000000005100000000000051,000,000 |
Open |
&00000000000014810000001,481 |
| My Opera |
Blogging, mobile blogging, photo sharing, connecting with friends,
Opera Link and Opera Unite. Global |
02011 |
&00000000055000000000005,500,000 |
Open |
NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains) |
| Myspace |
General |
02003-08-10August 2003 |
&0000000100000000000000100,000,000+ |
Open to ages 13 and older. |
&000000000000004600000046 |
| myYearbook |
General, Charity |
02011 |
&000000002000000000000020,000,000 |
Open to age 13 and up & Grades 9 and up |
&0000000000000851000000851 |
| Nasza-klasa.pl |
School, college and friends. Popular in Poland |
02011 |
&000000001100000000000011,000,000 |
Open |
&0000000000000110000000110 |
| Netlog |
General. Popular in Europe, Turkey, the Arab World and Canada's
Quebec province. Formerly known as Facebox and Redbox. |
02011 |
&000000007000000000000070,000,000 |
Open to people 13 and older |
&0000000000000130000000130 |
| Nettby |
Norwegian Community |
02006-09-14Septem-
ber 14, 2006 |
|
Open |
&00000000000027190000002,719 |
| Nexopia |
Canada |
02011 |
&00000000014000000000001,400,000 |
Open to people 13 and older |
&000000000002407100000024,071 |
| NGO Post |
Non-Profit news sharing and networking, mainly in India |
02011 |
&000000000001500000000015,000 |
Open |
&000000000007013400000070,134 |
| Ning |
Users create their own social websites and social networks |
02011 |
|
Open to people 13 and older |
&0000000000000132000000132 |
| Odnoklassniki |
Connect with old classmates. Popular in Russia and former Soviet republics |
02011 |
&000000004500000000000045,000,000 |
Open |
&000000000000009200000092 |
| OneClimate |
Not for Profit Social networking and Climate Change |
02011 |
|
Open to People of all ages and locations |
&0000000000307773000000307,773 |
| OneWorldTV |
Not for Profit Video sharing and social networking aimed at people interested
in social issues, development, environment, etc. |
02011 |
|
Open |
&000000002743422700000027,434,227 |
| Open Diary |
First online blogging community, founded in 1998 |
01998 1998 |
&00000000050000000000005,000,000 |
Open to people 13 and older |
&000000000003929000000039,290 |
| Orkut |
General. Owned by Google Inc. Popular in India and Brazil. |
02004-01-22January 22, 2004 |
&0000000100000000000000100,000,000 | Open to people 18 and older, (Google login) |
&000000000000004300000043 |
| OUTeverywhere |
Gay/LGBTQ Community |
02011 |
|
Open |
&0000000000329887000000329,887 |
| Passportstamp |
Travel |
02011 |
|
Open |
&0000000000366598000000366,598 |
| Partyflock |
Dutch virtual community for people interested in house music and other electronic dance music. Since 2001, Partyflock has evolved into the biggest online community for the dance scene in the Netherlands |
02001-11-1010th
Novem-
ber 2001 |
&0000000000321125000000321,125 |
Open to people 18 years and up |
&00000000000072260000007,226 |
| Pingsta |
Collaborative platform for the world's Internetwork Experts |
02011 |
|
Invite-only, only Internet Experts |
&00000000016689550000001,668,955 |
| Plaxo |
Aggregator |
02011 |
&000000001500000000000015,000,000 |
Open |
&00000000000015330000001,533 |
| Playahead |
Swedish, Danish teenagers |
02011 |
|
Closed |
&000000000006308100000063,081 |
| Playlist.com |
General, Music |
02011 |
|
Open to people over 13 |
|
| Plurk |
Micro-blogging, RSS, updates. Very popular in Taiwan |
02011 |
|
Open |
&00000000000010720000001,072 |
| Present.ly |
Enterprise social networking and micro-blogging |
02011 |
|
Open |
&00000000048937110000004,893,711 |
| Qapacity |
A a business-oriented social networking site and a business directory |
02011 |
|
Open to people 16 and older |
&000000000009684700000096,847 |
| Quechup |
General, friendship, dating |
02007 2007 |
|
Open to those over 16 |
&0000000000150757000000150,757 |
| Qzone |
General. In Simplified Chinese; caters for mainland China users |
02011 |
&0000000200000000000000200,000,000 |
Open to the general public |
NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains) |
| Raptr |
Video games |
02011 |
|
Open |
&000000000002566400000025,664 |
| Ravelry |
Knitting and crochet |
02011 |
&0000000000743930000000743,930 |
Open |
&00000000000078110000007,811 |
| Renren |
Significant site in China. Was known as ?? (Xiaonei) until August 2009. |
02011 |
&000000001500000000000015,000,000 |
Open |
&0000000000000103000000103 |
| ResearchGate |
Social network for scientific researchers |
02011 |
&0000000000400000000000400,000 |
Open |
&000000000002309500000023,095 |
| ReverbNation.com |
Social network for musician and bands |
02011 |
&0000000000500000000000500,000 |
Open to people 16 and older |
&00000000000044220000004,422 |
| Ryze |
Business |
02011 |
&0000000000500000000000500,000 |
Open |
&000000000001983900000019,839 |
| ScienceStage |
Science- oriented multimedia platform and network for scientists |
02011 |
|
Open |
&000000000002680400000026,804 |
| Scispace.net |
Collaborative network site for scientists |
02011 |
|
By invitation, but can request an invitation |
&00000000012317950000001,231,795 |
| ShareTheMusic |
Music Community. Sharing and listening to music for free and legally |
02011 |
|
Open |
&0000000000471712000000471,712 |
| Shelfari |
Books |
02006-10-11October 11, 2006 |
|
Open |
&000000000001968100000019,681 |
| Skyrock |
Social Network in French-speaking world |
02011 |
&000000002200000000000022,000,000 |
Open |
&0000000000000111000000111 |
| Social Life |
Brazilian jet set and social elite world-wide |
02008 2008 |
&0000000000550000000000550,000 |
Invite-only |
&0000000000154533000000154,533 |
| SocialVibe |
Social Network for Charity |
02011 |
&0000000000435000000000435,000 |
Open |
&000000000004192700000041,927 |
| Sonico.com |
General. Popular in Latin America and Spanish and Portuguese speaking regions. |
02011 |
&000000001700000000000017,000,000 |
Open to people 13 and older |
&0000000000000507000000507 |
| Stickam |
Live video streaming and chat. |
02011 |
&00000000020000000000002,000,000 |
Open |
&00000000000027420000002,742 |
| StudiVZ |
University students, mostly in the German-speaking countries. School students and those out of education sign up via its partner sites schulerVZ and meinVZ. |
02011 |
&000000001700000000000017,000,000 |
Open |
&0000000000000316000000316 |
| StumbleUpon |
Stumble through websites that match your selected interests |
02011 |
&000000001060000000000010,600,000 |
Open |
&0000000000000185000000185 |
| Tagged |
General. Subject to quite some controversy about its e-mail marketing and
privacy policy |
02011 |
&0000000100000000000000100,000,000 |
Open |
&0000000000000117000000117 |
| TalentTrove |
Online Talent Network |
02011 |
|
Open |
&000000000002117700000021,177 |
| Talkbiznow |
Business networking |
02011 |
|
Open |
&0000000000283770000000283,770 |
| Taltopia |
Online artistic community |
02011 |
|
Open |
&000000000005275900000052,759 |
| Taringa! |
General |
02011 |
&0000000000350000000000350,000 |
Open to people 13 and older |
&0000000000000126000000126 |
| TeachStreet |
Education / Learning / Teaching - More than 400 subjects |
02011 |
|
Open |
&000000000006149200000061,492 |
| TravBuddy.com |
Travel |
02005 2005 |
&00000000015880000000001,588,000 |
Open to people 18 and older |
&000000000001178900000011,789 |
| Travellerspoint |
Travel |
02002 2002 |
&0000000000310000000000310,000 |
Open |
&000000000001148600000011,486 |
| tribe.net |
General |
02011 |
|
Open |
&00000000000057060000005,706 |
| Trombi.com |
French subsidiary of Classmates.com |
02011 |
&00000000044000000000004,400,000 |
|
&00000000000072830000007,283 |
| Tuenti |
Spanish- based university and High School social network. Very Popular
in Spain |
02011 |
&00000000045000000000004,500,000 |
Invite-only |
&0000000000000291000000291 |
| Tumblr |
General. Micro-blogging, RSS |
02007 2007 |
|
Open |
&0000000000000245000000245 |
| Twitter |
General. Micro-blogging, RSS, updates |
02006-07-15July 15, 2006 |
&0000000175000000000000175,000,000 |
Open |
&000000000000001000000010 |
| Vkontakte |
Social Network for Russian- speaking world including former Soviet republics.
Biggest site in Russia | 02006-09-10Septem-
ber 2006 |
&0000000110578500000000110,578,500 |
Open |
&000000000000003700000037 |
| Vampirefreaks.com |
Gothic and industrial subculture |
01999 1999 |
&00000000019310490000001,931,049 |
Open to users 13 and over |
&00000000000075770000007,577 |
| Viadeo |
Global Social Networking and Campus Networking available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese |
02011 |
&000000003000000000000030,000,000 |
Open |
&0000000000000979000000979 |
| Virb |
Social network that focuses heavily on artists, including musicians and photographers |
02007 2007 |
|
Open |
&000000000002247400000022,474 |
| Vox |
Blogging |
02011 |
|
Open |
&00000000000013190000001,319 |
| Wakoopa |
For computer fans that want to discover new software and games |
02011 |
&0000000000100000000000100,000 |
Open |
&00000000000094200000009,420 |
| Wattpad |
For readers and authors to interact & e-book sharing |
02011 |
|
Open |
11,008 |
| Wasabi |
General. UK-based. |
02011 |
|
Open |
&000000000009518800000095,188 |
| WAYN |
Travel and lifestyle |
02003-05-10May 2003 |
&000000001000000000000010,000,000 |
Open to people 18 and older |
&00000000000029740000002,974 |
| WebBiographies |
Genealogy and biography |
02011 |
|
Open |
&0000000000734214000000734,214 |
| WeeWorld |
Teenagers - 10 to 17 |
02011 |
&000000003000000000000030,000,000 |
Open to ages 13 and older. |
&00000000000087290000008,729 |
| WeOurFamily |
General with emphasis on privacy and security |
02011 |
|
Open, subscription-based |
&0000000000685337000000685,337 |
| Wer-kennt-wen |
General |
02011 |
|
General |
&0000000000000441000000441 |
| weRead |
Books |
02007-06-10June 2007 |
&00000000040000000000004,000,000 |
Open |
&000000000008023300000080,233 |
| Windows Live Spaces |
Blogging (formerly MSN Spaces) |
02011 |
&0000000120000000000000120,000,000 |
Open |
NA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains) |
| WiserEarth |
Online community space for the social justice and environmental
movement |
02011 |
&000000000004500000000045,000 |
Open to people 16 and older |
&000000000007714300000077,143 |
| WorldFriends |
|
02000-01-10January 2000 |
|
|
|
| Xanga |
Blogs and "metro" areas |
Unknown |
&000000002700000000000027,000,000 |
Open |
&0000000000000768000000768 |
| XING |
Business (primarily Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and China) |
02011 |
&00000000080000000000008,000,000 |
Open |
&0000000000000269000000269 |
| Xt3 |
Catholic social networking, created after World Youth Day 2008 |
02011 |
|
Open |
&0000000000459914000000459,914 |
| Yammer |
Social networking for office colleagues |
02011 |
|
Must have company email |
&000000000003299300000032,993 |
| Yelp, Inc. |
Local Business Review and Talk |
02011 |
|
Open |
&0000000000000343000000343 |
| Youmeo |
UK Social Network (focus on data portability) |
02011 |
|
Open |
&00000000016801910000001,680,191 |
| AsianAvenue |
A social network for the Asian American community |
01997 1997 |
|
Open |
|
| Zoo.gr |
Greek Web Meeting point |
02004 2004 |
&0000000000890000000000890,000 |
Open |
&00000000000080570000008,057 |
| Zooppa |
Online Community for Creative Talent (host of brand sponsored advertising contests) |
02011 |
&000000000006000000000060,000 |
Open to people 14 and older |
&000000000008855500000088,555
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