List of social networking services
This is a list of notable social networking websites.
| Name | Description/Focus | Registered users | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advogato | Free and open source software developers | 11,000 | Open |
| ANobii | Books | Unknown | Open |
| aSmallWorld | European jet set and social elite | 150,000 | Invite-only |
| Badoo | General, Popular in Europe | 12,500,000 | Open to people 18 and over |
| Bebo | General, Popular in UK, Ireland, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands | 40,000,000 | Open to people 13 and over |
| BlackPlanet | African-Americans | 16,000,000 | Open |
| Broadcaster.com | Video sharing and webcam chat | 26,000,000 | Open |
| Buzznet | Music and pop-culture | 550,000 | Open |
| Cake Financial | Investing | Unknown | Open |
| Capazoo | General (blogs, photos, music, videos) | Unknown | Open |
| CarDomain | Car enthusiasts | 1,600,000 | Open |
| Care2 | Green living and social activism | 8,123,058 | Open |
| Classmates.com | School, college, work and the military | 40,000,000 | Open |
| Consumating | "Consumeetings" | 21,000 | Open |
| CouchSurfing | Hospitality | 402,000 | Open |
| Cyworld | Young South Koreans | 21,200,000 | Open |
| Dandelife | Collective narratives or "shared biographies" | Unknown | Open |
| Dodgeball | Mobile location-based service. Owned by Google. | Unknown | Open |
| DontStayIn | Clubbing (primarily UK) | 333,000 | Open |
| Experience Project | Life experiences | Unknown | Open |
| General. Popular in Canada, UK and USA. | 58,000,000 | Open to people 13 and older. | |
| Faceparty | General. Popular UK. | Unknown | Open to people 16 and older. |
| Flickr | Photo sharing | 4,000,000 | Open (Yahoo! login) |
| Flixster | Movies | 36,000,000 | Open |
| Fotolog | Photoblogging | 12,695,007 | Open |
| Friends Reunited | School, college, work, sport and streets | 19,000,000 | Open |
| Friendster | General | 50,000,000 | Open |
| Frühstückstreff | General | 11,600 | Open |
| Gaia Online | Anime and games | 9,300,000 | Open |
| Gather | Article, picture, and video sharing, as well as group discussions | 450,000 | Open |
| Geni.com | Families, genealogy | 750,000 | Open |
| Grono.net | Poland | 1,350,000 | Invite-only |
| GuildCafe | Online games | Unknown | Open |
| hi5 | General. Latin American and Asian teens. | 50,000,000 | Open |
| Habbo | General. Over 31 communities worldwide. Chat Room and user profiles. | 82,000,000 | Open to people 13 and older |
| Hospitality Club | Hospitality | 328,629 | Open |
| Hyves | Most popular Dutch social network, especially for students | 5,000,000 | Open |
| imeem | Music, Video, Photos, Blogs | 16,000,000 | Open |
| IRC-Galleria | Finland | 465,000 | Open |
| iWiW | Hungary | 3,100,000 | Invite-only |
| Jaiku | General. Owned by Google. | Unknown | Open |
| Joga Bonito | Football (soccer). Owned by Google. | Unknown | Open |
| LibraryThing | Book lovers | 214,425 | Open |
| Business | 17,000,000 | Open | |
| LiveJournal | Blogging | 12,900,000 | Open (OpenID) |
| LunarStorm | Sweden | 1,200,000 | Open |
| MEETin | General | 72,000 | Open |
| Meetup.com | General | 2,000,000 | Open |
| MiGente.com | Latinos | 3,600,000 | Open |
| Mixi | Japan | 9,830,000 | Invite-only |
| MOG | Music | Unknown | Open |
| Multiply | "Real world" relationships | 7,500,000 | Open |
| MyChurch | Christian Churches | 70,306 | Open |
| MyHeritage | family-oriented social network service | 2,380,000 | Open |
| My Opera Community | General (blogs, photo albums, forums, groups, etc.) | 1,001,798 | Open |
| myYearbook | General | 950,000 | Open |
| MySpace | General. Popular in the USA, UK and Australia. | 217,000,000 | Open |
| Netlog | Formerly known as Facebox. | 28,000,000 | Open |
| Nexopia | Canada | 1,158,531 | Open |
| Odnoklassniki.ru | General. Popular in Russia | 8,000,000 | Open |
| OkCupid | Social networking and dating | 800,000 | Open |
| orkut | Owned by Google. Popular in Brazil and India. | 67,000,000 | Open (Google login) |
| OUTeverywhere | Gay | Unknown | Open |
| Passado | General | 4,700,000 | Open |
| Passportstamp | Travel | 12,000 | Open |
| Phanfare | Family photo and video sharing | Unknown | Open |
| Plaxo | Business | 15,000,000 | Open |
| Playahead | Swedish teenagers | 530,000 | Open |
| Pownce | Websites, files, and short updates | Unknown | Invite-only |
| ProfileHeaven | British teens | 100,000 | Open |
| RateItAll | General (consumer ratings) | Unknown | Open |
| Reunion.com | Locating friends and family, keeping in touch | 28,000,000 | Open |
| Ryze | Business | 250,000 | Open |
| Searchles | Social search and networking | Unknown | Open |
| Sconex | American high schools | 500,000 | Open |
| Sermo | Physicians | 40,000 | Open only to registered D.O.s and M.D.s in the U.S.A. |
| Shelfari | Books | Unknown | Open |
| Soundpedia | Music | 3,500,000 | Open |
| Sportsvite | Recreational sports | 18,000 | Open |
| Stickam | Live video streaming and chat. | 1,305,051 | Open |
| Student.com | International teens and colleges | 850,000 | Open |
| StudiVZ | University students, mostly in the German-speaking countries | 4,000,000 | Open |
| Tagged.com | General | 30,000,000 | Open |
| TakingITGlobal | Social action | 145,000 | Open |
| The Village | 500,000 | Open to people 13 and older | |
| TravBuddy.com | Travel | 760,000 | Open |
| Travellerspoint | Travel | 105,000 | Open |
| tribe.net | General | 602,876 | Open |
| Micro-blogging, RSS, updates | Unknown | Open | |
| Utterz | Micro-blogging, RSS, Audio updates via mobile device. Reads text messages over the phone. | Unknown | Open |
| Vox | Blogging | Unknown | Open |
| WAYN | Travel and lifestyle | 8,000,000 | Open to people 18 and older |
| WebBiographies | Genealogy and biography | Unknown | Open |
| Windows Live Spaces | Blogging (formerly MSN Spaces) | 40,000,000 | Open |
| Wis.dm | Questions and answers about anything and everything | 20,000 | Open |
| Woophy | travel & photography, photo sharing website | 23,000 | Open |
| Xanga | Blogs and "metro" areas | 40,000,000 | Open |
| Business | 4,000,000 | Open | |
| Yahoo! 360° | Linked to Yahoo! IDs | 4,700,000 | Open to people 18 and older, (Yahoo! login) |
| Yahoo! Mash | Yahoo's new SNS - Still in beta | Unknown | Invite-only while in beta |
| Zooomr | Universal photo sharing | Unknown | Open (OpenID) |