List of social networking websites

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This is a list of major social networking websites.

Please note the list is non-exhaustive, but is limited to some notable, well known sites.


Name  ↓ Description/Focus  ↓ Registered users  ↓ Registration  ↓ Global Alexa[1] Page ranking (May 08)  ↓ Active Users  ↓
Adult FriendFinder Adults -- for finding friends or sex partners. &0000000000230000.000000230,000[2] Open &0000000000000042.00000042[3]
Advogato Free and open source software developers &0000000000013575.00000013,575[4] Open &0000000000118513.000000118,513[5]
ANobii Books &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open &0000000000014345.00000014,345[6]
aSmallWorld European jet set and social elite &0000000000270000.000000270,000[7] Invite-only &0000000000009306.0000009,306[8]
ASUIsTalking General, School, College. Open with Arizona State University email address
Avatars United Online games. Open
Badoo General, Popular in Europe &0000000013000000.00000013,000,000[9] Open to people 18 and older &0000000000000213.000000213[10]
Bahu General, Popular in France, Belgium and Europe &0000000001000000.0000001,000,000[11] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000002946.0000002,946[12]
Bebo General, Popular in the US, UK, Ireland, NZ and the Pacific Islands &0000000040000000.00000040,000,000[13] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000108.000000108[14]
Biip Norwegian Community. &0000000000013476.000000 Requires Norwegian phone number.
BlackPlanet African-Americans &0000000020000000.00000020,000,000[15] Open &0000000000000901.000000901[16]
Broadcaster.com Video sharing and webcam chat &0000000000322715.000000322,715[17] Open
Buzznet Music and pop-culture &0000000010000000.00000010,000,000[18] Open &0000000000000498.000000498[19]
CafeMom Mothers &0000000001250000.0000001,250,000[20] Open to moms and moms-to-be &0000000000003090.0000003,090[21]
Cake Financial Investing &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open
Capazoo General (blogs, photos, music, videos) &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open
Care2 Green living and social activism &0000000008942968.0000008,942,968[22] Open
Classmates.com School, college, work and the military &0000000050000000.00000050,000,000[23] Open &0000000000000923.000000923[24] &0000000012800000.00000012,800,000[25]
Cloob General. Popular in Iran. &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open
College Tonight College students. &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 requires an e-mail address with an ".edu" ending
Consumating "Consumeetings" &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Closed (Site closed down in March 2008)
CouchSurfing Hospitality Open
Cyworld Young South Koreans &0000000002100000.0000002,100,000[26] Open &0000000000000223.000000223[27]
DontStayIn Clubbing (primarily UK) &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open
Eons For baby boomers &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open to people 13 and older &Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","13,675[28] &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000
Experience Project Life experiences &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open
Elftown Community and wiki around Fantasy and sci-fi. &0000000000185000.000000185,000[29] Open, approval needed
Facebook General. &0000000124000000.000000124,000,000[30] Open. &0000000000000007.0000007[31] &Expression error: Unexpected ( operatorExpression error: Unexpected ( operatorExpression error: Unexpected ( operatorExpression error: Unexpected ( operatorExpression error: Unexpected ( operatorExpression error: Unexpected ( operatorExpression error: Unexpected ( operatorExpression error: Unexpected ( operatorExpression error: Unexpected ( operatorExpression error: Unexpected ( operatorExpression error: Unexpected ( operatorExpression error: Unexpected ( operatorExpression error: Unexpected ( operatorExpression error: Unexpected ( operatorExpression error: Unexpected ( operatorExpression error: Unexpected ( operator.Expression error: Unexpected ( operator20,000,000 (in March 2,007)[32]
Faceparty General. Popular UK. &0000000000200000.000000200,000[33] Open to people 16 and older. &0000000000002481.0000002,481[34]
Flixster Movies &0000000063000000.00000063,000,000[35] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000309.000000309[36]
Flickr Photo sharing, commenting, photography related networking, worldwide &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Open &0000000000000037.00000037[37]
Fotolog Photoblogging. Popular in South America. &0000000015000000.00000015,000,000[38] Open &0000000000000057.00000057[39]
Friends Reunited UK based. School, college, work, sport and streets &0000000019000000.00000019,000,000[40] Open &0000000000008052.0000008,052[41] &0000000013000000.00000013,000,000[42]
Friendster General. Popular in Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand and Singapore. Not popular in North America and Europe. &0000000065000000.00000065,000,000[43] Open to people 16 and older. &0000000000000035.00000035[44] &0000000030000000.00000030,000,000[45]
Frühstückstreff General &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open
Fubar dating, an "online bar" for 18 and older &0000000001200000.0000001,200,000[46] Open &0000000000002609.0000002,609[47]
Gaia Online Anime and games &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open
Gather Article, picture, and video sharing, as well as group discussions &0000000000465000.000000465,000[48] Open
Geni.com Families, genealogy &0000000015000000.00000015,000,000[49] Open
Goodreads Library cataloging, book lovers &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open &Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","5,305[50]
Gossipreport.com Anonymous gossip &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open to people 16 and older
Grono.net Poland &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Invite-only
GuildCafe Online games &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open
Habbo General. Over 31 communities worldwide. Chat Room and user profiles. &0000000100000000.000000100,000,000[51][52] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000004050.0000004,050[53]
hi5 General. Popular in Portugal, Cyprus, Romania and Latin America. &0000000070000000.00000070,000,000[54] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000016.00000016[55]
Hospitality Club Hospitality &0000000000328629.000000328,629[56] Open
Hyves Most popular Dutch social network, especially for students &0000000004000000.0000004,000,000[57] Open &0000000000000216.000000216[58]
imeem Music, Video, Photos, Blogs &0000000026000000.00000026,000,000[59] Open &0000000000000140.000000140[60]
IRC-Galleria Finland &0000000000500000.000000500,000[61] Open to Finnish speaking people 12 and older
iWiW Hungary &0000000001700000.0000001,700,000[62] Invite-only
Jaiku General. Owned by Google. &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open to people 13 and older
kaioo General, nonprofit &0000000000030000.00000030,000[63] Open
Last.fm Music &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000262.000000262[64]
LibraryThing Book lovers &0000000000400000.000000400,000[65] Open to people 13 and older
lifeknot Shared interests, hobbies &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open to people 18 and older.
Lifestylers Mobile community, worldwide &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open to people 18 and older.
LinkedIn Business &0000000025000000.00000025,000,000[66] Open &0000000000000211.000000211[67]
LiveJournal Blogging &0000000015529380.00000015,529,380[68] Open (OpenID) &0000000000000056.00000056[69] &0000000001747273.0000001,747,273[70]
LunarStorm Sweden &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open
MEETin General &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open
Meetup.com General. Used to plan offline meetings for people interested in various topics. &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open to people 18 and older.
MiGente.com Latinos &0000000002800000.0000002,800,000[71] Open &0000000000005266.0000005,266[72]
Mixi Japan &0000000017980000.00000017,980,000[73] Invite-only &0000000000000064.00000064[74]
mobikade mobile community, UK only &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open to people 18 and older
MocoSpace mobile community, worldwide &0000000002000000.0000002,000,000[75] Open to people 14 and older
MOG Music &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open to people 14 and older
Multiply "Real world" relationships &0000000009000000.0000009,000,000[76] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000000150.000000150[77]
Muxlim Muslim social networking &0000000002400000.0000002,400,000[78] Open to people 13 and older &0000000000080745.00000080,745[79]
MyChurch Christian Churches &0000000000144295.000000144,295[80] Open
MyHeritage family-oriented social network service &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open
MySpace General. Popular in the United States, Canada and Europe. &0000000114000000.000000114,000,000[81] Open to ages 14 and up. &0000000000000006.0000006[64]
myYearbook General &0000000005100000.0000005,100,000[82] Open to age 13 and up & Grades 9 and up &0000000000000894.000000894[83]
Nasza-klasa.pl School, college and friends. Popular in Poland. &0000000011000000.00000011,000,000[84] Open  
Nabuur Online Volunteering &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open  
Netlog General. Popular in Europe. Formerly known as Facebox and Redbox. &0000000036000000.00000036,000,000[85]

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Nettby Norwegian Community. &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open  
Nexopia Canada &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open to people 14 and older  
Ning Users create their own social websites and social networks &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open &0000000000000566.000000566
Odnoklassniki.ru General. Popular in Russia &0000000010000000.00000010,000,000 Open &0000000000000040.00000040
OkCupid Social networking and dating &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open to people 18 and older
Orkut Owned by Google. Popular in Brazil, Paraguay and India. Not popular in the USA and Canada. &0000000067000000.00000067,000,000[88] Open to people 18 and older, (Google login) &0000000000000011.00000011[89]
OUTeverywhere Gay/LGBTQ Community &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open
Passado General &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open
Passportstamp Travel &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open
PerfSpot aimed at young professionals and college graduates in the UK &0000000008000000.0000008,000,000[90] Open &0000000000000072.00000072[91]
Plaxo Business &0000000015000000.00000015,000,000[92] Open
Playahead Swedish, Danish,Norwegian teenagers &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open
Playboy U Online college community &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open to college students with .edu e-mail address
Plurk Micro-blogging, RSS, updates &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open &Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ",".Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","27,061[93]
Pingsta Collaborative platform for the world's Internetwork Experts &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Invite-only, only Internet Experts
Pownce Websites, files, and short updates &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open
ProfileHeaven British teens &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open to people 13 and older
RateItAll General (consumer ratings) &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open
Ravelry Knitting and crochet &0000000000080000.00000080,000[94] Invite-only while in beta
Reunion.com Locating friends and family, keeping in touch &0000000032000000.00000032,000,000[95] Open &0000000000002311.0000002,311[96]
Ryze Business &0000000000500000.000000500,000[97] Open
scispace.net Collaborative network site for scientists &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 By invitation, but can request an invitation
Shelfari Books &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open
Skyrock Blog French Social Network &0000000022000000.00000022,000,000[98] Open &0000000000000041.00000041[99]
Sonico.com General. Popular in Latin America and Spanish and Portuguese speaking regions. &0000000017000000.00000017,000,000[100][101] Open to people 13 and older. &0000000000000297.000000297[102]
Soundpedia Music &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open
Sportsvite Recreational sports &0000000000022000.00000022,000[103] Open
Stickam Live video streaming and chat. &0000000002000000.0000002,000,000[104] Open
StoryMash Social Story writing. &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open
Student.com International teens and colleges &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open
StudiVZ University students, mostly in the German-speaking countries &0000000008000000.0000008,000,000[105] Open
Tagged.com General &0000000030000000.00000030,000,000[106] Open &0000000000000236.000000236[107]
TakingITGlobal Social action &0000000000200000.000000200,000[108] Open
Taltopia Online artistic community &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open
TravBuddy.com Travel &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open
Travellerspoint Travel &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open
tribe.net General &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Open &0000000000003517.0000003,517 a#sys_yolacredit_a1:hover {text-decoration: underline!important; font-weight:normal!important} a#sys_yolacredit_a2:hover {text-decoration: underline!important; font-weight:normal!important} a#sys_yolacredit_a1 {text-decoration: none!important; font-weight:normal!important} a#sys_yolacredit_a2 {text-decoration: none!important; font-weight:normal!important} #sys_yolacredit_left {background:url(classes/commons/yola_footer/png/yolaTag.png) top left no-repeat;} #sys_yolacredit_center {background:url(classes/commons/yola_footer/png/yolaTag.png) -10px top no-repeat;} #sys_yolacredit_right {background:url(classes/commons/yola_footer/png/yolaTag.png) top right no-repeat;}