List of Social Networking Sites
List of active social networking sites with descriptions or focus and approximate number of registered users.
| Name | Description/Focus | Registered users | Registration | ||
| Adult FriendFinder | Adults Only Porn Network | 33,000,000 | Open | ||
| Advogato | Free and open source software developers | 13,575 | Open | ||
| Amie Street | Music | Open | |||
| ANobii | Books | Open | |||
| aSmallWorld | European jet set and social elite | 270,000 | Invite-only | ||
| Athlinks | Running, Swimming | 68,496 | Open | ||
| Avatars United | Online games. | Open | |||
| Badoo | General, Popular in Europe | 37,000,000 | Open to people 18 and older | ||
| Bebo | General. | 40,000,000 | Open to people 13 and older | ||
| Bigadda | Indian Social Networking Site. | 3,000,000 | Open to people 16 and older. | ||
| BigTent | organization and communication portal for groups | Open to people 18 and older (13-18 parental permission encouraged | |||
| Biip | Norwegian Community. | 13476 | Requires Norwegian phone number. | ||
| BlackPlanet | African-Americans | 20,000,000 | Open | ||
| Blogster | Blogging service that lets users "add friends" or establish business connections to their profiles. | 58,344 | Open | ||
| Broadcaster.com | Video sharing and webcam chat | 322,715 | Open | ||
| Buzznet | Music and pop-culture | 10,000,000 | Open | ||
| CafeMom | Mothers | 1,250,000 | Open to moms and moms-to-be | ||
| Cake Financial | Investing | Open | |||
| Care2 | Green living and social activism | 9,961,947 | Open | ||
| Classmates.com | School, college, work and the military | 50,000,000 | Open to people 18 and older[32] | ||
| Cloob | General. Popular in Iran. | Open | |||
| College Tonight | College students. | requires an e-mail address with an ".edu" ending | |||
| CouchSurfing | Worldwide network for making connections between travelers and the local communities they visit. | 1,118,447 | Open | ||
| DailyBooth | Photo-blogging site where users upload a photo every day | Open | |||
| DailyStrength | Medical & emotional support community - Physical health, Mental health, Support groups | Open | |||
| Decayenne | European and American social elite | Invite-only | |||
| DeviantART | Art community | 9,040,962 | Open | ||
| Disaboom | People with disabilities. (Amputee, cerebral palsy, MS, and other disabilities.) | Open | |||
| dol2day | Politic community, Social network, Internet radio (German-speaking countries) | 40,200 | Open | ||
| DontStayIn | Clubbing (primarily UK) | Open | |||
| Draugiem.lv | General (primarily LV, LT, HU) | 2,400,000 | Invitation only | ||
| Elftown | Community and wiki around Fantasy and sci-fi. | 185,000 | Open, approval needed | ||
| Epernicus | For research scientists | Open | |||
| Eons.com | For baby boomers | Open to people 13 and older | |||
| Experience Project | Life experiences | Open | |||
| Exploroo | Travel Social Networking. | Open | |||
| General. | 300,000,000 | Open to people 13 and older | |||
| Faceparty | General. Popular UK. | 200,000 | Invitation only to people 18 and older. | ||
| Faces.com | British teens | Open to people 13 and older | |||
| Fetlife | People who are into BDSM | 32,500 | Open to people "of [legal] age to see adult content" | ||
| Filmaffinity | Movies and TV Series | 250,000 | Open | ||
| FledgeWing | Entrepreneural community targeted towards worldwide university students. | Open to university students | |||
| Flixster | Movies | 63,000,000 | Open to people 13 and older | ||
| Flickr | Photo sharing, commenting, photography related networking, worldwide | 32,000,000 | Open to people 13 and older. | ||
| Fotolog | Photoblogging. Popular in South America and Spain. | 20,000,000 | Open | ||
| Friends Reunited | UK based. School, college, work, sport and streets | 19,000,000 | Open to people 13 and older. | ||
| Friendster | General. Popular in Southeast Asia. No longer popular in the western world. | 90,000,000 | Open to people 16 and older. No children allowed. | ||
| Frühstückstreff | General | 14800 | Open | ||
| Fubar | dating, an "online bar" for 18 and older | 1,200,000 | Open | ||
| Gaia Online | Anime and games | Open to people 13 and older | |||
| GamerDNA | Computer and video games | 310,000 | Open | ||
| Gather.com | Article, picture, and video sharing, as well as group discussions | 465,000 | Open | ||
| Gays.com | Social network for LGBY community, Guide for LGBT bars, restaurants, clubs, shooping | 100,000 | Open. Global | ||
| Geni.com | Families, genealogy | 5,000,000[ | Open | ||
| Gogoyoko | Fair play in Music - Social networking site for musicians and music lovers | Invite only while in beta | |||
| Goodreads | Library cataloging, book lovers | Open | |||
| Gossipreport.com | Anonymous gossip | Open to people 16 and older | |||
| Grono.net | Poland | 2,000,000 | Open | ||
| Habbo | General for teens. Over 31 communities worldwide. Chat Room and user profiles. | 117,000,000 | Open to people 13 and older | ||
| hi5 | General. Popular in India,Portugal, Mongolia, Thailand, Romania, Jamaica, Central Africa and Latin America. Not popular in the USA. | 80,000,000 | Open to people 13 and older. No children allowed. | ||
| Hospitality Club | Hospitality | 328,629 | Open | ||
| Hyves | General, Most popular in the Netherlands. | 9,000,000 | Open | ||
| ibibo | Talent based social networking site that allows to promote one's self and also discover new talent. Most popular in India. | 3,500,000 | Open | ||
| imeem | Music, Video, Photos, Blogs | 24,000,000 | Open | ||
| IRC-Galleria | Finland | 505,000 | Open to Finnish speaking people 12 and older | ||
| italki.com | Language learning social network. 100+ languages. | 450,000 | Open. Global. | ||
| InterNations | International community | Invite-only | |||
| itsmy | Mobile community worldwide, blogging, friends, personal TV-shows | 2,500,000 | |||
| iWiW | Hungary | 4,000,000 | Invite-only | ||
| Jaiku | General. Owned by Google. | Open to people 13 and older. | |||
| Jammer Direct | Creative resource website | Open to the General Public | |||
| kaioo | General, nonprofit | 30,000 | |||
| Kaixin001 | General. In Simplified Chinese; caters for mainland China users | Open to the General Public | |||
| Kiwibox | General. For the users, by the users, a social network that is more than a community. | 2,400,000 | Open to people 13 and older. | ||
| Last.fm | Music | 30,000,000 | Open to people 13 and older | ||
| LibraryThing | Book lovers | 400,000 | Open to people 13 and older | ||
| lifeknot | Shared interests, hobbies | Open to people 18 and older. | |||
| General but mainly business | 50,000,000 | Open to people 18 and older. | |||
| LiveJournal | Blogging | 17,564,977 | Open (OpenID) | ||
| Livemocha | Online language learning - dynamic online courses in 22 languages - world’s largest community of native language speakers. | 3,000,000 | Open | ||
| LunarStorm | Sweden | Open | |||
| MEETin | General | Open | |||
| Meetup.com | General. Used to plan offline meetings for people interested in various activities. | Open to people 18 and older. | |||
| Meettheboss | Business and Finance community, worldwide. | Open | |||
| Mixi | Japan | 24,323,160 | Invite-only | ||
| mobikade | mobile community, UK only | Open to people 18 and older | |||
| MocoSpace | mobile community, worldwide | 3,000,000 | Open to people 14 and older | ||
| MOG | Music | Open to people 14 and older | |||
| Mouthshut | Social Network, social media, consumer reviews | Open | |||
| Multiply | Real world relationships. Popular in Asia. Not popular in the western world. | 10,000,000 | Open to people 13 and older. No children allowed. | ||
| Muxlim | Muslim portal site | 50,000 | Open to people 13 and older | ||
| MyAnimeList | Anime themed social community | 160,000 | Open to people 13 and older | ||
| MyChurch | Christian Churches | 144,295 | Open | ||
| MyHeritage | family-oriented social network service | 30,000,000 | Open | ||
| MyLife | Locating friends and family, keeping in touch (formerly Reunion.com) | 51,000,000 | Open | ||
| MyLOL | General. Popular in the United States, Europe and Australia. | 32,000 | Open to ages 13 and up. | ||
| My Opera | Blogging, mobile blogging, sharing photos, connecting with friends. Global. | 3,000,000 | Open | ||
| MySpace | General. Had lost some popularity in 2007 and 2008, but has started to experience a slight renaissance lately. | 263,920,102 | Open to ages 13 and up. | ||
| myYearbook | General | 5,100,000 | Open to age 13 and up & Grades 9 and up | ||
| Nasza-klasa.pl | School, college and friends. Popular in Poland. | 11,000,000 | Open | ||
| Netlog | General. Popular in Europe, Turkey, the Arab World and Canada's Québec province. Formerly known as Facebox and Redbox.[124] | 56,200,000 | Open to people 13 and older | ||
| Nettby | Norwegian Community. | Open | |||
| Nexopia | Canada | 1,400,000 | Open to people 13 and older [128] | ||
| NGO Post | Non-Profit news sharing and networking, mainly in India | 15,000 | Open | ||
| Ning | Users create their own social websites and social networks | Open to people 13 and older | |||
| Odnoklassniki | General. Popular in Russia and former Soviet republics | 40,000,000 | Open | ||
| OkCupid | Social networking and dating | Open to people 18 and older | |||
| OneClimate | Not for Profit Social networking and Climate Change | Open to People of all ages and locations | |||
| OneWorldTV | Not for Profit Video sharing and social networking aimed at people interested in social issues, development, environment, etc. | Open | |||
| Open Diary | First online blogging community, founded in 1998. | 5,000,000 | Open to people 13 and older | ||
| Orkut | Owned by Google. Popular in Brazil and India.[137] | 67,000,000 | Open to people 18 and older, (Google login) | ||
| OUTeverywhere | Gay/LGBTQ Community | Open | |||
| PartnerUp | Social networking site for entrepreneurs and small business owners | 150,000 | Open and Free | ||
| Passportstamp | Travel | Open | |||
| Pingsta | Collaborative platform for the world's Internetwork Experts | Invite-only, only Internet Experts | |||
| Plaxo | Aggregator | 15,000,000 | Open | ||
| Playahead | Swedish, Danish,Norwegian teenagers | Open | |||
| Playboy U | Online college community | Open to college students with .edu e-mail address | |||
| Plurk | Micro-blogging, RSS, updates | Open | |||
| Present.ly | Enterprise social networking and micro-blogging | Open | |||
| Qapacity | A a business-oriented social networking site and a business directory | Open to people 16 and older | |||
| quarterlife | A social network for artists, filmmakers, musicians, and creative people | Open to people 14 and older | |||
| Qzone | General. In Simplified Chinese; caters for mainland China users | 200,000,000 | Open to the General Public | ||
| Ravelry | Knitting and crochet | 331,000 | Invite-only while in beta | ||
| Renren | Significant site in China. Was known as 校内 (Xiaonei) until August 2009. | 15,000,000 | Open | ||
| ResearchGATE | Social network for scientific researchers | 140,000 | Open | ||
| Reverbnation | Social network for musician and bands | 25,000 | Open to people 16 and older | ||
| Ryze | Business | 500,000 | Open | ||
| scispace.net | Collaborative network site for scientists | By invitation, but can request an invitation | |||
| Shelfari | Books | Open | |||
| Skyrock | Social Network in French-speaking world | 22,000,000 | Open | ||
| SocialGO | A social network builder that allows users to build their own online communities | Open to people 18 and older. | |||
| SocialVibe | Social Network for Charity | 435,000 | Open | ||
| Sonico.com | General. Popular in Latin America and Spanish and Portuguese speaking regions. | 17,000,000 | Open to people 13 and older. | ||
| Soundpedia | Music | Open | |||
| Stickam | Live video streaming and chat. | 2,000,000 | Open | ||
| 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. | 15,000,000 | Open | ||
| Supernova.com | Independent music fans and artists. | 200,000 | Open | ||
| Tagged.com | General. Subject to quite some controversy about its e-mail marketing and privacy policy. | 70,000,000 | Open | ||
| TalentTrove | Online Talent Network | Open | |||
| Talkbiznow | Business networking | Open | |||
| Taltopia | Online artistic community | Open | |||
| TravBuddy.com | Travel | 1,588,000 | Open to people 18 and older | ||
| Travellerspoint | Travel | Open | |||
| tribe.net | General | Open | |||
| Trombi.com | French subsidiary of Classmates.com | 4,400,000 | |||
| Tuenti.com | Spanish-based university and High School social network. Very Popular in Spain | 4,500,000 | Invite-only | ||
| Tumblr | General. Micro-blogging, RSS | Open | |||
| General. Micro-blogging, RSS, updates | 44,500,000 | Open | |||
| V Kontakte | Russian social network. | 50,007,078 | Open | ||
| Vampirefreaks | Gothic and industrial subculture | 1,931,049 | Open to users 13 and over | ||
| Viadeo | European Social Networking and Campus Networking in Seven Languages | 6,000,000 | Open | ||
| Vox | Blogging | Open | |||
| Wakoopa | For computer fans that want to discover new software and games. | 100,000 | Open | ||
| Wasabi | General | Open | |||
| WAYN | Travel and lifestyle | 10,000,000 | Open to people 18 and older | ||
| WebBiographies | Genealogy and biography | Open | |||
| WeOurFamily | General with emphasis on privacy and security | Open, subscription-based | |||
| Windows Live Spaces | Blogging (formerly MSN Spaces) | 120,000,000 | Open | ||
| WiserEarth | Online community space for the social justice and environmental movement[180] | 28,300 | Open to people 18 and older | ||
| Xanga | Blogs and "metro" areas | 27,000,000 | Open | ||
| Business (primarily Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and China) | 8,000,000 | Open | |||
| Xt3 | Catholic social networking, created after World Youth Day 2008 | Open | |||
| Yammer | Social networking for office colleagues | Must have company email | |||
| Yelp, Inc. | Local Business Review and Talk | Open | |||
| Youmeo | UK Social Network (focus on data portability) | Open | |||
| Zoo.gr | Greek Web Meeting point | 890,000 | Open |
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