List of social networking websites
This is a list of major active social networking websites and excludes dating websites. For defunct social networking websites, see List of defunct social networking websites.
This list is not exhaustive and is limited to notable websites that have Wikipedia articles.
| Name | Focus | Date launched | Registration Requirements, if any | Global Alexa Internet page ranking as of May 25, 2020 |
| 23snaps | Parents save photos, videos, measurements and stories of their children | - | ||
| 8tracks.com | Streaming user-curated playlists | - | ||
| Academia.edu | Academics/researchers | - | 270 | |
| About.me | Promote individuals | - | ||
| alimero | Blog | - | ||
| Amikumu | Language learners | - | ||
| aNobii | Books | - | ||
| Anphabe.com | Employment website | - | ||
| aSmallWorld | European jet set and social elite worldwide | Invitation system | ||
| Athlinks | Running, swimming | - | ||
| Band | Group communication, South Korea | - | ||
| beBee | Personal brands | - | ||
| BeWelcome | Homestays and hospitality | - | ||
| BigMuscle.com | Physically fit gym guys | - | ||
| Biip.no | Norwegian community | Requires Norwegian phone number | ||
| BlackPlanet | Black Americans | - | ||
| Busuu | Language learning community | - | ||
| Buzznet | Music and pop-culture | - | ||
| Care2 | Green movement | - | ||
| CaringBridge | Connections after a serious health event. | Age 18+ | ||
| CarSwap | Car swap and sales matching platform. | - | ||
| Cellufun | Mobile Social-network game | Age 14+ | ||
| Chess.com | Chess players | - | 414 | |
| Chictopia | Fashion enthusiasts | - | ||
| Classmates.com | Alumni | Age 18+ | ||
| Cloob | Popular in Iran | - | ||
| CouchSurfing | Homestays and hospitality | Age 18+; $15/year fee | ||
| CozyCot | East Asian and Southeast Asian women | - | ||
| Crunchyroll | Anime fans | - | 459 | |
| Cucumbertown | Chefs | - | ||
| Cyworld | Popular in South Korea. | - | ||
| DailyStrength | Medical & emotional support community | - | ||
| Dayviews | Sweden | - | ||
| DeviantArt | Art community | Age 13+ | 424 | |
| Diaspora* | Distributed social network | - | NA | |
| Discord | live chat and voice for groups | Age 13+ | - | |
| Draugiem.lv | Popular in Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary) | Invitation only | ||
| douban | Chinese movies, books, and music | - | 301 | |
| Doximity | U.S. medical doctors | U.S. physicians only | ||
| Dreamwidth | Blogging | - | ||
| DXY.cn | Chinese health care professionals | - | ||
| Ello | Creative field | Invitation system | ||
| Elixio | Business executives jet set and global elite | Invitation system | ||
| English, baby! | Students and teachers of English as a second language | - | ||
| eToro | Social investing, finance | - | 877 | |
| Experience Project | Life experiences | - | ||
| Experts Exchange | IT professionals | - | ||
| Photos, videos, blogs, apps | Age 13+ | 4 | ||
| Faces | Women in digital media | - | N/A | |
| Fandalism | Musicians | - | ||
| Fieldoo | Soccer players | - | ||
| Fitocracy | Fitness | - | ||
| Fetlife | BDSM | "Legal age to see adult content" | ||
| FictionCity | Artists | - | N/A | |
| FilmAffinity | Movies and TV series | - | ||
| Filmow | Movies and TV series | - | ||
| Fishbrain | Fishing | - | ||
| Flickchart | Movie ranking | - | ||
| Flixster | Movies | Age 13+ | ||
| Flickr | Photo sharing, commenting, photography related networking | Age 13+ | 758 | |
| Focus.com | Business-to-business | Age 13+ | ||
| Fotki | Photo and video sharing | - | ||
| Foursquare | Location-based mobile social network | - | ||
| Friendica | Distributed social network | - | ||
| Fyuse | Photography, 3D images | - | ||
| Gab.com | Right-wing politics | - | ||
| Gaia Online | Anime and games | Age 13+ | ||
| Gapo | Vietnam | Requires Vietnamese phone number | 109,865 | |
| Gapyear.com | Travel | - | ||
| Gays.com | LGBT | - | ||
| Gaysir | Gays and bisexuals in Norway | - | ||
| Geni.com | Families, genealogy | - | ||
| Gentlemint | Men | - | ||
| GetGlue | Entertainment | - | ||
| Goodreads | Library cataloging, book lovers | - | 313 | |
| GovLoop | Government employees | - | ||
| Grindr | Gay and bisexual men | - | ||
| Habbo | Teenagers | Age 13+ | ||
| hi5 | Video games | Age 13+ | ||
| Hospitality Club | Homestays | - | ||
| HR.com | Human resources professionals | - | ||
| Hub Culture | Ven digital currency | Invitation system | ||
| I Had Cancer | Cancer survivors | - | ||
| Ibibo | Talent promotion | - | ||
| Identi.ca | Hackers and software freedom advocates | - | ||
| İnci Sözlük | Turkey | - | ||
| Indaba Music | Musicians, remix contests, and networking | - | ||
| Influenster | Product sampling and reviews | - | ||
| Inspire | Healthcare professionals | - | ||
| Photo and video sharing | Age 13+ | 30 | ||
| IRC-Galleria | Finland | Age 12+; Finnish language | ||
| italki | Language learning | - | ||
| JamiiForums | Tanzania | - | ||
| Kaixin001 | Mainland China users | - | ||
| KakaoStory | Pages, South Korea | - | 508 | |
| Kiwibox | Teenagers | Age 13+ | ||
| KizlarSoruyor | Question-based | - | 967 | |
| Kroogi | Artists | - | ||
| Labroots | Science and medicine | - | ||
| Last.fm | Music | - | ||
| Letterboxd | Film | - | ||
| LibraryThing | Book lovers | Age 13+ | ||
| Likee | Videos | - | ||
| Business and professional networking | Age 14+ | 62 | ||
| Listography | List-sharing | - | ||
| LiveJournal | Blogging | OpenID | 453 | |
| Mastodon | Micro-blogging | - | ||
| Mealshare.org | Meal coordinating service | - | ||
| MeWe | Likes and emojis | - | ||
| Micro.blog | Microblogging | - | ||
| MocoSpace | Mobile social network | - | ||
| MEETin | Social meetings | - | ||
| Meetup | Offline meetings | Age 18+ | ||
| Minds | Distributed social network with Ethereum tokens | - | ||
| mixi | Japan | - | ||
| MocoSpace | Mobile community | Age 14+ | ||
| MouthShut.com | India | - | ||
| Mubi | Auteur cinema | - | ||
| MyHeritage | Family | - | ||
| Myspace | General | Age 13+ | ||
| Nearby | People nearby | - | ||
| NK.pl | School, college and friends in Poland | - | ||
| Nexopia | Canada | Age 13+ | ||
| Ning | Create social networks | Age 13+ | ||
| Odnoklassniki | Connect with former classmates in Russia | - | ||
| Open Diary | Blog | Age 13+ | ||
| Parler | Free speech and privacy | - | ||
| PatientsLikeMe | Patients with life-changing illnesses | Age 13+ | ||
| Partyflock | Electronic dance music | Age 18+ | ||
| Peach | Mobile | - | ||
| PEERtrainer | Weight loss | - | ||
| Pink Petro | Women working in the petroleum industry | - | ||
| Pinboard for organizing and sharing things you love | - | 149 | ||
| Pixnet | Taiwan | - | 103 | |
| Play.fm | Disc jockeys | - | ||
| Plaxo | Aggregator | - | ||
| Playlist.com | Music | Age 13+ | ||
| Plurk | Micro-blogging, RSS in Taiwan | - | ||
| Portfolium | Student employment search | - | ||
| Postcrossing | Send and receive postcards | - | ||
| Quora | Questions and answers | - | 243 | |
| Qzone | In Simplified Chinese; caters for mainland China users | 1995 | - | NA |
| RallyPoint | Military veterans | - | ||
| Ravelry | Knitting and crochet | 2007 | - | |
| Readgeek | Book recommendations | - | ||
| News aggregator, social bookmarking, and Internet forums | - | 19 | ||
| Renren | China | - | ||
| ReverbNation.com | Musicians and bands | Age 16+ | ||
| Rooster Teeth | Social network and community site | Age 13+ | ||
| Ryze | Business | Closed | ||
| Sarahah | Feedback from friends and coworkers | - | ||
| Sharesome | Pornography | Age 18+ | ||
| Sina Weibo | Microblogging in mainland China | - | 16 | |
| Skoob | Brazilian readers | - | ||
| Skyrock | French-speaking world | - | ||
| Sonico.com | Latin America and Spanish and Portuguese speaking regions | Age 13+ | ||
| Snow | Image messaging | - | ||
| SoundCloud | Repository of original music pieces | - | 104 | |
| Soup.io | Microblogging | - | ||
| Spaces | Russian mobile phone users | - | ||
| Spot.IM | A service for webmasters to add social networking functionality to their websites | - | ||
| Stage 32 | Professionals in film, television and theater | - | ||
| Steam | game launcher, forums, live chat/ | 2003 | - | - |
| StudiVZ | University students, mostly in German-speaking countries. | - | ||
| Tagged | Tagging similar photos and profiles | - | ||
| Talenthouse | Creative collaboration | - | ||
| Taringa! | Argentina | Age 13+ | ||
| TermWiki | Learning / languages / translation | - | ||
| The Sphere | Luxury network with exclusive personalized services | Invitation system | ||
| Thinkspot | Free speech alternative to Patreon | - | ||
| Total Recut | Video sharing and resources website for fans and creators of video remixes | - | ||
| Travellerspoint | Travel | - | ||
| Tuenti | Phone company in Spain with social networking service | - | ||
| Tumblr | Micro-blogging | - | 119 | |
| Micro-blogging, RSS, updates | - | 48 | ||
| Twoo.com | Disc jockeys | - | ||
| Untappd | Beer drining | - | ||
| VK | Music upload, listening and search. Popular in Russia and former Soviet republics. | - | 23 | |
| Vampirefreaks.com | Gothic and industrial subculture | Age 13+ | ||
| Viadeo | Business owners, entrepreneurs and managers | - | ||
| Vingle | Photos | - | ||
| Virb | Artists, including musicians and photographers | - | ||
| Voat | Censor free reddit clone | 2014 | - | |
| Wattpad | Readers and authors | 2006 | - | 488 |
| Warm Showers | Homestays and hospitality while bicycle touring | - | ||
| WAYN | Travel and lifestyle | Age 18+ | ||
| We Heart It | Image sharing | - | ||
| Werkenntwen | General | - | ||
| Wooxie | Blogging and micro-blogging | - | ||
| WriteAPrisoner.com | Inmates connect with friends, family | Age 18+ | ||
| WT Social | Subwikis | - | ||
| Wykop.pl | Micro-blogging | - | ||
| Xanga | Blogs and "metro" areas | - | ||
| Business primarily in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland | 2003 | - | ||
| Yammer | Office colleagues | Must have company email | ||
| Yelp | Business review | - | 550 | |
| Yo | Quick connections | - | ||
| zoo.gr | Greeks | - |