List of social networking websites
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of major active social networking websites and excludes dating websites (see List of online dating websites). For defunct social networking websites, see List of defunct social networking websites.
Please note the list is not exhaustive, and is limited to notable, well-known sites.
NameDescription/FocusDate launchedRegistered usersRegistrationGlobal Alexa[1] Page ranking
Academia.eduSocial networking site for academics/researchersSeptember 2008211,000[2]Open18,100[3]
AdvogatoFree and open source software developers199913,575[4]Open128,340[5]
aNobiiBooks2006Open10,734[6]
aSmallWorldEuropean jet set and social elite world-wideMarch 2004550,000[7]Invite-only8,583[8]
AsianAvenueA social network for the Asian American community1997Open
AthlinksRunning, Swimming2001139,458[9]Open73,295[10]
Audimated.comIndependent music2010Open25,648[11]
Avatars UnitedOnline gamesMarch 2008Open294,575[12]
BadooGeneral, Meet new people, Popular in Europe and Latin America200686,000,000[13]Open to people 18 and older135[14]
BeboGeneralJuly 2005117,000,000[15]Open to people 13 and older905[16]
BigaddaIndian Social Networking SiteAugust 20073,000,000[17]Open to people 16 and older3,176[18]
Federated Media's BigTentOrganization and communication portal for groupsOpen to people 18 and older (13-18 parental permission encouraged)34,047[19]
Biip.noNorwegian communityJune 1, 2005430,000[20]Requires Norwegian phone number65,176[21]
BlackPlanetAfrican-AmericansSeptember 1, 199920,000,000[22]Open2,350[23]
BlaukAnyone who wants to tell something about a stranger or acquaintance.2010Open to people 10 and older.937,454[24]
BlogsterBlogging communityNovember 24, 200585,579[25]Open23,485[26]
Bolt.comGeneral1996Open111,069[27]
BuzznetMusic and pop-culture200510,000,000[28]Open736[29]
CafeMomMothersDecember 20061,250,000[30]Open to moms and moms-to-be4,333[31]
Cake FinancialInvesting17 September 2007Open481,922[32]
Care2Green living and social activism19989,961,947[33]Open2,594[34]
CaringBridgeNot for profit providing free websites that connect family and friends during a serious health event, care and recovery.[35]9,500,000[36]Open to people 18 and older[37]4,198[38]
CellufunMobile social game network, Number 8 US mobile website[39]20073,000,000[40]Open to people 14 and older46,773[41]
Classmates.comSchool, college, work and the military199550,000,000[42]Open to people 18 and older[43]799[44]
CloobGeneral. Popular in IranOpen712[45]
CouchSurfingWorldwide network for making connections between travelers and the local communities they visit.1,560,459[46]Open3,711[47]
CozyCotEast Asian and Southeast Asian women2001150,000[48]Open3,711[49]
Cross.tvFaith Based social network for Christian believers from around the world2008450,000[50]Open30,741[51]
CrunchyrollAnime and forums.Open2,328[52]
CyworldGeneral. Popular in South Korea.24,000,000[53]Open923[54]
DailyBoothPhoto-blogging site where users upload a photo every dayFebruary 13, 2009Open5,460[55]
DailyStrengthMedical & emotional support community - Physical health, Mental health, Support groupsNovember 4, 2007Open22,054[56]
DecayenneEuropean and American social elite2001Invite-only154,733[57]
deliciousSocial bookmarking allowing users to locate and save websites that match their own interestsSeptember 20038,822,921[58]Open255[59]
deviantARTArt communityAugust 7, 20009,040,962[60]Open97[61]
DisaboomPeople with disabilities (Amputee, cerebral palsy, MS, and other disabilities)Open112,712[62]
Dol2dayPolitic community, Social network, Internet radio (German-speaking countries)40,200[63]Open554,616[64]
DontStayInClubbing (primarily UK)Open19,022[65]
Draugiem.lvGeneral (primarily LV, LT, HU)2,600,466[25]Invitation only2,272[66]
doubanChinese 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.200546,850,000[67]Open127[68]
ElftownCommunity and wiki around Fantasy and sci-fi.185,000[69]Open, approval needed17,681[70]
EpernicusFor research scientistsOpen293,955[71]
Eons.comFor baby boomersOpen to people 13 and older27,320[72]
Experience ProjectLife experiencesOpen3,452[73]
ExplorooTravel Social Networking.Open209,868[74]
FacebookGeneral.February 2004500,000,000[75]Open to people 13 and older2[76]
FacepartyGeneral. Popular UK.200,000[77]Invitation only to people 18 and older28,760[78]
Faces.comBritish teensOpen to people 13 and older120,665[79]
FetlifePeople who are into BDSM500,000[80]Open to people "of [legal] age to see adult content"5,513[81]
FilmAffinityMovies and TV Series2002250,000[82]Open3,916[83]
FitFinderAnonymous UK Student Microblogging WebsiteOpen322,113[84]
FledgeWingEntrepreneural community targeted towards worldwide university studentsOpen to university students1,793,990[85]
FlixsterMovies200763,000,000[86]Open to people 13 and older1,018[87]
FlickrPhoto sharing, commenting, photography related networking, worldwideFebruary 200432,000,000[88]Open to people 13 and older (Yahoo! Login)33[89]
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Focus.comBusiness to Business, worldwide2005850,000[90]Open to people 13 and older11,495[91]
FolkdirectGeneralJune 201080,000[92]Open to people 16 and older19,932[93]
FotkiPhoto sharing, video hosting, photo contests, journals, forums, flexible privacy protection, friend's feed, audio comments and unlimited custom design integration.October 19981,632,565Open5,367[94]
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FotologPhotoblogging. Popular in South America and Spain20,000,000[95]Open227[96]
FoursquareLocation based mobile social network2,000,000[97]Open4,539[98]
Friends ReunitedUK based. School, college, work, sport and streets19,000,000[99]Open to people 13 and older10,231[100]
FriendsterGeneral. Popular in Southeast Asia. No longer popular in the western world200290,000,000[101]Open to people 16 and older. No children allowed146[102]
FrühstückstreffGeneralJuly 200114,800[citation needed]Open1,253,155[103]
Fubardating, an "online bar" for 18 and olderOctober 20071,200,000[104]Open to people 18+9,476[105]
Gaia OnlineAnime and games. Popular in USA, Canada and Europe. Moderately popular around Asia.23,523,663[106]Open to people 13 and older1,071[107]
GamerDNAComputer and video gamesSeptember 21, 2006310,000[108]Open22,887[109]
Gather.comArticle, picture, and video sharing, as well as group discussions465,000[110]Open3,974[111]
Gays.comSocial network for LGBT community, Guide for LGBT bars, restaurants, clubs, shoppingMay 16, 2008100,000[112]Open, Global74,664[113]
Geni.comFamilies, genealogyJanuary 16, 200715,000,000[114]Open5,815[115]
GogoyokoFair play in Music - Social networking site for musicians and music loversInvite only while in beta119,272[116]
GoodreadsLibrary cataloging, book loversDecember 2006Open2,543[117]
GoodwizzSocial network with matchmaking and personality games to find new contacts. Global, based in France.October 201060,000[118][119]Open214,214[120]
Google BuzzGeneralOpenNA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
GovLoopfor people in and around government
Grono.netPoland2,000,000[citation needed]Open2,958[121]
HabboGeneral for teens. Over 31 communities worldwide. Chat Room and user profiles.200,000,000[122][123][124]Open to people 13 and older6,545[125]
hi5General. Popular in India, Mongolia, Thailand, Romania, Jamaica, Central Africa, Portugal and Latin America. Not very popular in the USA.200380,000,000[126]Open to people 13 and older. No children allowed51[127]
Hospitality ClubHospitality328,629[128]Open38,258[129]
HotlistGeo-Social Aggregator rooted in the concept of knowing where your friends are, were, and will be.80,000[130]Open28,241[131]
HR.comSocial networking site for Human Resources professionals1999194,000[132]Open60,048[133]
Hub CultureGlobal influencers focused on worth creationNovember 200220,000[134]Invite-only515,308[135]
HyvesGeneral, Most popular in the Netherlands.10,097,000[136]Open225[137]
IbiboTalent based social networking site that allows to promote one's self and also discover new talent. Most popular in India.3,500,000[138]Open695[139]
Identi.caTwitter-like service popular with hackers and software freedom advocates.395,695[citation needed]Open3,822[140]
Indaba MusicOnline collaboration for musicians, remix contests, and networking.350,000[141]Open, Global55,062[142]
IRC-GalleriaFinland505,000[143]Open to Finnish speaking people 12 and older3,302[144]
italki.comLanguage learning social network. 100+ languages.500,000[145]Open, Global29,939[146]
InterNationsInternational communityInvite-only25,604[147]
ItsmyMobile community worldwide, blogging, friends, personal TV-shows2,500,000[148]206,437[149]
iWiWHungary4,000,000[150]Invite-only532[151]
JaikuGeneral. Microblogging. Owned by GoogleFebruary 2006Open to people 13 and older15,661[152]
JammerDirect.comNetwork for unsigned artistsOctober 2007136,000[153]Open to the General Public133,510[154]
kaiooGeneral, nonprofitNovember 200730,000[155]386,200[156]
Kaixin001General. In Simplified Chinese; caters for mainland China usersOpen to the General Public61[157]
KiwiboxGeneral. For the users, by the users, a social network that is more than a community.19992,400,000[158]Open to people 13 and older104,563[159]
LafangoTalent-Focused media sharing siteOpen, Global35,810[160]
Last.fmMusic200230,000,000[161]Open310[162]
LibraryThingBook lovers400,000[163]Open to people 13 and older4,529[164]
LifeknotShared interests, hobbiesOpen to people 18 and older602,117[165]
LinkedInBusiness and professional networkingMay 2003100,000,000[166]Open to people 18 and older17[167]
LinkExpatsSocial networking website for expatriates. 100+ countries.Open, Global1,668,484[168]
ListographyLists. AutobiographyOpen197,009[169]
LiveJournalBlogging. Popular in Russia and among the Russian-speaking diaspora abroad.April 15, 199917,564,977[170]Open (OpenID)81[171]
LivemochaOnline language learning - dynamic online courses in 35 languages - world’s largest community of native language speakers.5,000,000[172]Open4,079[173]
LunarStormSweden1,200,000[174]Open65,874[175]
MEETinGeneralOpen173,717[176]
Meetup.comGeneral. Used to plan offline meetings for people interested in various activitiesOpen to people 18 and older739[177]
MeetthebossBusiness and Finance community, worldwide.Open107,180[178]
MixiJapanOctober 25, 200024,323,160[179]Invite-only85[180]
mobikademobile community, UK onlyOpen to people 18 and older1,851,728[181]
MocoSpacemobile community, worldwide3,000,000[182]Open to people 14 and older3,685[183]
MOGMusicOpen to people 14 and older4,221[184]
MouthShut.comSocial Network, social media, consumer reviewsOpen2,545[185]
Mubi (website)Auteur cinema200,000Open25,648[186]
Multiply"Real world" relationships. Popular in primarily in Asia.10,000,000[187]Open to people 13 and older. No children allowed246[188]
MuxlimMuslim portal site200650,000[189]Open to people 13 and older59,099[190]
MyAnimeListAnime themed social community160,000[191]Open to people 13 and older6,096[192]
MyChurchChristian Churches144,295[193]Open94,510[194]
MyHeritagefamily-oriented social network service30,000,000 [195]Open2,953[196]
MyLifeLocating friends and family, keeping in touch (formerly Reunion.com)51,000,000[197]Open1,481[198]
My OperaBlogging, mobile blogging, photo sharing, connecting with friends, Opera Link and Opera Unite. Global5,500,000[199]OpenNA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
MyspaceGeneralAugust 2003100,000,000+[200][201]Open to ages 13 and older.46[202]
myYearbookGeneral, Charity20,000,000[203]Open to age 13 and up & Grades 9 and up851[204]
Nasza-klasa.plSchool, college and friends. Popular in Poland11,000,000[205]Open110[206]
NetlogGeneral. Popular in Europe, Turkey, the Arab World and Canada's Québec province. Formerly known as Facebox and Redbox.[207]70,000,000[208]Open to people 13 and older130[209]
NettbyNorwegian CommunitySeptember 14, 2006Open2,719[210]
NexopiaCanada1,400,000[211]Open to people 13 and older [212]24,071[213]
NGO PostNon-Profit news sharing and networking, mainly in India15,000[214]Open70,134[215]
NingUsers create their own social websites and social networksOpen to people 13 and older132[216]
OdnoklassnikiConnect with old classmates. Popular in Russia and former Soviet republics45,000,000[217]Open92[218]
OneClimateNot for Profit Social networking and Climate ChangeOpen to People of all ages and locations307,773[219]
OneWorldTVNot for Profit Video sharing and social networking aimed at people interested in social issues, development, environment, etc.Open27,434,227[220]
Open DiaryFirst online blogging community, founded in 199819985,000,000[221]Open to people 13 and older39,290[222]
OrkutGeneral. Owned by Google Inc. Popular in India and Brazil.[223]January 22, 2004100,000,000[224]Open to people 18 and older, (Google login)43[225]
OUTeverywhereGay/LGBTQ CommunityOpen329,887[226]
PassportstampTravelOpen366,598[227]
PartyflockDutch 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 Netherlands10th November 2001321,125Open to people 18 years and up7,226[228]
PingstaCollaborative platform for the world's Internetwork ExpertsInvite-only, only Internet Experts1,668,955[229]
PlaxoAggregator15,000,000[230]Open1,533[231]
PlayaheadSwedish, Danish teenagersClosed63,081[232]
Playlist.comGeneral, MusicOpen to people over 13
PlurkMicro-blogging, RSS, updates. Very popular in TaiwanOpen1,072[233]
Present.lyEnterprise social networking and micro-bloggingOpen4,893,711[234]
QapacityA a business-oriented social networking site and a business directoryOpen to people 16 and older96,847[235]
QuechupGeneral, friendship, dating2007Open to those over 16150,757[236]
QzoneGeneral. In Simplified Chinese; caters for mainland China users200,000,000[237]Open to the general publicNA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
RaptrVideo gamesOpen25,664[238]
RavelryKnitting and crochet743,930[239]Open7,811[240]
RenrenSignificant site in China. Was known as 校内 (Xiaonei) until August 2009.15,000,000[241]Open103[242]
ResearchGateSocial network for scientific researchers400,000[243]Open23,095[244]
ReverbNation.comSocial network for musician and bands500,000[245]Open to people 16 and older4,422[246]
RyzeBusiness500,000[247]Open19,839[248]
ScienceStageScience-oriented multimedia platform and network for scientistsOpen26,804[249]
Scispace.netCollaborative network site for scientistsBy invitation, but can request an invitation1,231,795[250]
ShareTheMusicMusic Community. Sharing and listening to music for free and legallyOpen471,712[251]
ShelfariBooksOctober 11, 2006Open19,681[252]
SkyrockSocial Network in French-speaking world22,000,000[253]Open111[254]
Social_Life_(website)Brazilian jet set and social elite world-wide2008550,000[255]Invite-only154,533[256]
SocialVibeSocial Network for Charity435,000[citation needed]Open41,927[257]
Sonico.comGeneral. Popular in Latin America and Spanish and Portuguese speaking regions.17,000,000[258][259]Open to people 13 and older507[260]
StickamLive video streaming and chat.2,000,000[261]Open2,742[262]
StudiVZUniversity students, mostly in the German-speaking countries. School students and those out of education sign up via its partner sites schülerVZ and meinVZ.17,000,000[263]Open316[264]
StumbleUponStumble through websites that match your selected interests10,600,000[265]Open185[266]
TaggedGeneral. Subject to quite some controversy about its e-mail marketing and privacy policy100,000,000[267]Open117[268]
TalentTroveOnline Talent NetworkOpen21,177[269]
TalkbiznowBusiness networkingOpen283,770[270]
TaltopiaOnline artistic communityOpen52,759[271]
Taringa!General350,000[272]Open to people 13 and older126[273]
TeachStreetEducation / Learning / Teaching - More than 400 subjectsOpen61,492[274]
TravBuddy.comTravel20051,588,000[275]Open to people 18 and older11,789[276]
TravellerspointTravel2002310,000[277]Open11,486[278]
tribe.netGeneralOpen5,706[279]
Trombi.comFrench subsidiary of Classmates.com4,400,000[280]7,283[281]
TuentiSpanish-based university and High School social network. Very Popular in Spain4,500,000[citation needed]Invite-only291[282]
TumblrGeneral. Micro-blogging, RSS2007Open245[283]
TwitterGeneral. Micro-blogging, RSS, updatesJuly 15, 2006175,000,000[284][285]Open10[286]
VkontakteSocial Network for Russian-speaking world including former Soviet republics. Biggest site in RussiaSeptember 2006110,578,500[287]Open37[288]
Vampirefreaks.comGothic and industrial subculture19991,931,049[289]Open to users 13 and over7,577[290]
ViadeoGlobal Social Networking and Campus Networking available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese30,000,000[291]Open805[292]
VirbSocial network that focuses heavily on artists, including musicians and photographers2007Open22,474[293]
VoxBloggingOpen1,319[294]
WakoopaFor computer fans that want to discover new software and games100,000[citation needed]Open9,420[295]
WattpadFor readers and authors to interact & e-book sharingOpen11,008[296]
WasabiGeneral. UK-based.Open95,188[297]
WAYNTravel and lifestyleMay 200310,000,000[298]Open to people 18 and older2,974[299]
WebBiographiesGenealogy and biographyOpen734,214[300]
WeeWorldTeenagers - 10 to 1730,000,000[301]Open to ages 13 and older.8,729[302]
WeOurFamilyGeneral with emphasis on privacy and securityOpen, subscription-based685,337[303]
Wer-kennt-wenGeneralGeneral441[304]
weReadBooksJune 20074,000,000[citation needed]Open80,233[305]
Windows Live SpacesBlogging (formerly MSN Spaces)120,000,000[306]OpenNA (Alexa only records data for second-level domains)
WiserEarthOnline community space for the social justice and environmental movement[307]45,000[308]Open to people 16 and older77,143[309]
WorldFriendsJanuary 2000
XangaBlogs and "metro" areasUnknown27,000,000[310]Open768[311]
XINGBusiness (primarily Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and China)8,000,000[312]Open269[313]
Xt3Catholic social networking, created after World Youth Day 2008Open459,914[314]
YammerSocial networking for office colleaguesMust have company email32,993[315]
Yelp, Inc.Local Business Review and TalkOpen343[316]
YoumeoUK Social Network (focus on data portability)Open1,680,191[317]
Zoo.grGreek Web Meeting point2004890,000[318]Open8,057[319]
ZooppaOnline Community for Creative Talent (host of brand sponsored advertising contests)60,000[320]Open to people 14 and older[321]88,555[322]
See also
List of virtual communities with more than 100 million users
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^ Alexa Traffic Details for Listography.com 13 December 2009
^ Livejournal Statistics
^ Alexa Traffic Details for LiveJournal.com 13 December 2009
^ [4]
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Livemocha.com 13 December 2009
^ Lunarworks.se
^ Alexa Traffic Details for LunarStorm.se 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for MEETin.org 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Meetup.com 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Meettheboss.com 13 December 2009
^ Mixi counter
^ Alexa Traffic Details for mixi.jp 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for mkade.com 13 December 2009
^ TMCnet
^ Alexa Traffic Details for MocoSpace.com 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for MOG.com 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for MouthShut.com 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Mubi.com
^ Multiply.com
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Multiply.com 13 December 2009
^ Muslim social media website claims 1m users per month
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Muxlim.com 13 December 2009
^ About MyAnimeList.net
^ Alexa Traffic Details for MyAnimeList.net 13 December 2009
^ [MyChurch.org]
^ Alexa Traffic Details for MyChurch.org 13 December 2009
^ Community MyHeritage.com
^ Alexa Traffic Details for MyHeritage.com 13 December 2009
^ Web Strategist: 9 January 2008
^ Alexa Traffic Details for MyLife.com 13 December 2009
^ My Opera Community
^ MySpace "New York Times, 4 May 2009"
^ http://www.myspace.com/pressroom/fact-sheet/
^ Alexa Traffic Details for MySpace.com 17 December 2010
^ myYearbook Finds Profitability in Hyper Competitive Social Networking World
^ Alexa Traffic Details for MyYearbook.com 13 December 2009
^ Gazeta.pl
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Nasza-klasa.pl 13 December 2009
^ "netlog.com - Traffic Details from Alexa". 29 September 2009.
^ "Netlog Corporate stats". 14 September 2010.
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Netlog.com 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Nettby.no 13 December 2009
^ Nexopia.com
^ Terms nexopia.com
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Nexopia.com 13 December 2009
^ NGO Post
^ Alexa Traffic Details for NGOPost.org 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Ning.com 13 December 2009
^ Main page of odnoklassniki.ru
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Odnoklassniki.ru 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for OneClimate.net 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for OneWorldTV.net 13 December 2009
^ Washington Post
^ Alexa Traffic Details for OpenDiary.com 13 December 2009
^ Orkut Demographics
^ Economic Times, 30 October 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Orkut.com 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for OUTeverywhere.com 2009-12-13
^ Alexa Traffic Details for PassportStamp.com 13 December 2009
^ [5] 29 October 2010
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Pingsta.com 13 December 2009
^ "Is Plaxo on the Block?". Reuters. 4 January 2008.
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Plaxo.com 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Playahead.se 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Plurk.com 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Present.ly 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Qapacity.com 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Quechup.com 15 August 2010
^ Wauters, Robin (24 February 2009). "China’s Social Network QZone Is Big, But Is It Really The Biggest?". TechCrunch.
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Raptr.com 19 May 2010
^ Ravelry homepage
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Ravelry.com 13 December 2009
^ Bjreview.com
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Renren.com 13 December 2009
^ Posted on main page as of 30 July 2010
^ Alexa Traffic Details for ResearchGate.net 30 July 2010
^ "About ReverbNation". ReverbNation.com. 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
^ Alexa Traffic Details for ReverbNation.com 30 July 2010
^ "Fresh opportunities for older workers". Chicago Tribune: p. 8 (Employment Outlook 2008 section). 6 January 2008.
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Ryze.com 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for ScienceStage.com 17 June 2010
^ Alexa Traffic Details for SciSpace.com 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for ShareTheMusic.com 23 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Shelfari.com 13 December 2009
^ Sinlung News (11 March 2008)
^ Alexa Traffic Details for SkyRock.com 13 December 2009
^ "Orkut dos ricos" by Isto é Dinheiro Magazine, http://www.istoedinheiro.com.br, 30 Jan2008
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Sociallife.com.br 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for SocialVibe.com 13 December 2009
^ Sonico: The Largest Social Network in Latin America? (Mashable)
^ Social networking page Sonico counts 15 mln users (Telecom Paper)
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Sonico.com 13 December 2009
^ Fans Hang Out With Underoath on Stickam.com - Zibb.com
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Stickam.com 13 December 2009
^ studiVZ | Über uns
^ Alexa Traffic Details for StudiVZ.net 30 July 2010
^ MacManus, Richard (26 July 2010). "StumbleUpon: the silent social media success story". ReadWriteWeb. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
^ Alexa Traffic Details for StumbleUpon.com 30 July 2010
^ [6]
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Tagged.com 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for TalentTrove.com 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Talkbiznow.com 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Taltopia.com 13 December 2009
^ Estadisticas de Taringa - Usuarios
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Taringa.net 21 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for TeachStreet.com 27 January 2010
^ Travel Buddies (4 September 2009)
^ Alexa Traffic Details for TravBuddy.com 13 December 2009
^ Travellerspoint (18 August 2010)
^ Alexa Traffic Details for TravellersPoint.com 18 August 2010
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Tribe.net 13 December 2009
^ Trombi.com
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Trombi.com 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Tuenti.com 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Tumblr.com 13 December 2009
^ New Data on Twitter’s Users and Engagement
^ [7]
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Twitter.com 23 September 2010
^ [catalog.php on VK website]
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Vkontakte.ru 10 May 2010
^ VampireFreaks
^ Alexa Traffic Details for VampireFreaks.com 13 December 2009
^ Viadeo
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Viadeo.com 24 March 2011
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Virb.com 17 June 2010
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Vox.com 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Wakoopa.com 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Wattpad.com 27 September 2010
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Wasabi.com 13 December 2009
^ "Don't be lonely at Christmas time". BBC News. 24 December 2007.
^ Alexa Traffic Details for WAYN.com 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for WebBiographies.com 13 December 2009
^ [8] "WeeWorld 2010"
^ Alexa Traffic Details for WeeWorld.com 13 May 2010
^ Alexa Traffic Details for WeOurFamily 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Wer kennt wen 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for WeRead.com
^ Windows Live Spaces Fact Sheet - August 2006 Retrieved 3 May 2008
^ Treehugger article
^ WiserEarth homepage(includes stats)
^ Alexa Traffic Details for WiserEarth.org 13 December 2009
^ Mashable: '27 Million Bloggers and Counting' 13 August 2006
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Xanga.com 13 December 2009
^ "XING Corporate Information - Q&As". XING. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
^ Alexa Traffic Details for XING.com 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Xt3.com 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Yammer.com 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Yelp.com 13 December 2009
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Youmeo.com 14 January 2010
^ Away.gr
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Zoo.gr 13 December 2009
^ "'Pause for Cause' Picks Creative Contest Winners". MediaPost. April 5, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
^ Zooppa Terms & Conditions
^ Alexa Traffic Details for Zooppa.com 6 May 2010
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