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 23snaps Parents save photos, videos, measurements and stories of their children 4chan Imageboard Anime, manga, video games, music, literature, fitness, politics, and sports Academia.edu Academics/researchers About.me Promote individuals Amikumu Language learners ANobii Books Anphabe.com Employment website Are.na Social network and creative research platform aSmallWorld European jet set and social elite worldwide Athlinks Running, swimming Band Group communication, South Korea beBee Personal brands Behance Showcasing and discovering creative works BeReal Photo-sharing app BlackPlanet Black Americans Blind Employees Blogger Blog Blacksky Alternative to Black Twitter Bluesky Microblogging, decentralized alternative to Twitter BusuuLanguage learning Buzznet Music and pop-culture CafeMom Mothers Cara Care2 Green movement CaringBridge Connections after a serious health event. Cellufun Mobile Social-network game Chess.com Chess players Clapper Videos Classmates.com Alumni CouchSurfing Hospitality exchange service Homestays and hospitality CozyCot East Asian and Southeast Asian women 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 Dispo Photosharing Draugiem.lv Popular in Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary Douban Chinese movies, books, and music Doximity U.S. medical doctors Dreamwidth Blogging Dulwich OnView Blog Dulwich DXY.cn Chinese health care professionals 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 Fandom Wiki Fark Comment on news stories Fieldoo Soccer players Fetlife BDSM Fillos de Galicia Galicia FilmAffinity Movies and TV series Filmow Movies and TV series Fishbrain Fishing Flickchart Movie ranking Flickr Photo sharing, commenting, photography related networking Fotki Photo and video sharing 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 Gays.com LGBTQ Gaysir Gays and bisexuals in Norway Geni.com Families, genealogy Gettr Free speech GitHubsocial codingsoftware development Goodreads Library cataloging, book lovers GovLoop Government employees Grindr Gay and bisexual men Habbo TeenagersHeiaHeia Physical activity journalHorizon Worlds Virtual world HR.com Human resources professionals Hub Culture Ven digital currency I Had Cancer Cancer survivors Ibibo Talent promotion Identi.ca Hackers and software freedom advocates Imgur Photo sharing 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 Jappy Germany Kaixin001 Mainland China users KakaoStory Pages, South Korea Kik Instant messaging KizlarSoruyor Question-based Kobo Reading platform and social network Kroogi Artists Kumu Filipino videos LambdaMOO MOOLanerosHispanic countries, gamers Last.fm Music Lemon8 Letterboxd Film LibraryThing Book lovers Likee Videos LinguaLeo Online English language learning website. Popular among the Russian-speaking diaspora. LinkedIn Business and professional networking Listography List-sharing LiveJournal Blog Blogging LunchclubSocial meetings Marco Polo Mastodon Micro-blogging, decentralized alternative to Twitter 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 mixi Japan MocoSpace Mobile community Moodle MouthShut.com India MyHeritage Family MyLife Locating friends and family, keeping in touch Myspace Blog Young people My [email protected] 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 Pillowfort Pinterest Pinboard for organizing and sharing things you love Pixnet Taiwan Pixelfed Image sharing Playlist.com Music Plurk Micro-blogging, RSS in Taiwan 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 Second Life Virtual world ShareChat India Sharesome Adult Sina Weibo Microblogging in mainland China Skoob Brazilian readers Snapchat Snow Image messaging Something Awful Comedy Blog SoundCloud Repository of original music pieces 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 Tagged Blog Tagging similar photos and profiles TakingITGlobal Youth focused on global issues Tal CanalBlogSharing content, games and news Taringa! Argentina TermWiki Learning / languages / translation The Sphere Luxury network with exclusive personalized services The WELL Bulletin board system Threads TikTok Music oriented social media Total Recut Video sharing and resources website for fans and creators of video remixes Travellerspoint Travel Trust Café Subwikis Truth Social Mastodon derivative Trump-affiliated social network Tuenti Phone company in Spain with social networking service Tumblr Blog Microblogging TV Tropes Wiki Untappd Beer drinking UpScrolled Vero VK Music upload, listening and search. Popular in Russia and former Soviet republics. Viadeo Business owners, entrepreneurs and managers Vingle Photos Viva Engage Office colleagues; formerly Yammer Wattpad Readers and authors Warm Showers Hospitality exchange service Homestays and hospitality while bicycle touring WhatsApp Instant messaging and communities Wikipedia Wiki WikiWikiWeb Wiki Woozworld Tweens and teens WordPress Blog WriteAPrisoner.com Inmates connect with friends, family Wykop.pl Micro-blogging X (Twitter) Micro-blogging, RSS, updates XING Business primarily in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland Xiaohongshu Popular in China Yelp Business review YTMND Meme-sharing Yubo Business review 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 gaming networks List of most popular social platforms
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