Social network
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Social networks, like Facebook and MySpace, allow users to create profiles and connect with other users.
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Most popular social networking sites
Top 10 social networks in the United States
Alexa data from June 25, 2008
"Global rank" and "U.S. rank" represent web traffic compared to every other website (not just social networking sites). "Reach" is the percentage of worldwide users who access the site.
| # | Social Network | Global Rank | U.S. Rank | Reach | Notes |
| 1 | MySpace |
7 |
3 |
7.33% |
Still the biggest social network in the U.S. ... |
| 2 |
5 |
5 |
8.77% |
... but Facebook is gaining quickly. | |
| 3 | Adult Friend Finder |
21 |
25 |
3.40% |
What a surprise! Sex is popular online! |
| 4 | Yahoo! 360 |
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Did you know? Yahoo also owns Flickr & Del.icio.us. |
| 5 | LiveJournal |
60 |
30 |
0.98% |
Mostly a blogging site, but extremely popular. |
| 6 | imeem |
126 |
55 |
0.60% |
Site for sharing music, video, & photos with friends. |
| 7 |
213 |
56 |
0.34% |
Social network for business connections. | |
| 8 | Live Spaces |
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Social networking by Microsoft Windows. |
| 9 | Hi5 |
13 |
71 |
2.57% |
Top social network in Thailand, Portugal, & Romania. |
| 10 | Orkut |
22 |
73 |
1.77% |
#1 website in Brazil. Created by Google. |
(* Yahoo! 360 and Windows Live Spaces are subdomains of more popular websites, so I used Compete data to speculate ranking.)
Top 15 social networks worldwide
Alexa data from June 25, 2008
"Global rank" and "U.S. rank" represent web traffic compared to every other website (not just social networking sites). "Reach" is the percentage of worldwide users who access the site.
| # | Social Network | Global Rank | U.S. Rank | Reach | Notes |
| 1 |
5 |
5 |
8.77% |
Facebook recently overtook MySpace in worldwide traffic. | |
| 2 | MySpace |
7 |
3 |
7.33% |
MySpace is more popular in the U.S. than anywhere else. |
| 3 | Hi5 |
13 |
71 |
2.57% |
#2 website, behind Google in Thailand & Portugal. |
| 4 | Adult Friend Finder |
21 |
25 |
3.40% |
Slightly more popular worldwide than in the U.S. |
| 5 | Orkut |
22 |
73 |
1.77% |
Top social network in Brazil, India, & Pakistan. |
| 6 | V Kontakte |
29 |
1,401 |
1.35% |
Top social network in Russia, the Ukraine, & Belarus. |
| 7 | Friendster |
40 |
123 |
1.41% |
#1 social network in Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia. |
| 8 | Skyrock |
43 |
2,887 |
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Top social network in France, Belgium, & Switzerland. |
| 9 | Yahoo! 360 |
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| 10 | LiveJournal |
60 |
30 |
0.98% |
More popular in Russia & the Ukraine than in the U.S. |
| 11 | Mixi |
65 |
1,567 |
0.80% |
Top social network in Japan. Not available in English. |
| 12 | metroFLOG |
69 |
1,341 |
0.74% |
Popular in South America. Top social network in Mexico. |
| 13 | PerfSpot |
88 |
392 |
0.96% |
2nd only to Facebook for social networking in Egypt. |
| 14 | Netlog |
94 |
3,121 |
0.56% |
Very popular in Europe. |
| 15 | Bebo |
118 |
225 |
0.48% |
Top social network in Ireland & New Zealand. |
(** Skyrock recently changed domains, so not all data is available. Formerly "Skyblog.")
Other significant social networking sites
Alexa data from June 25, 2008
"Global rank" and "U.S. rank" represent web traffic compared to every other website (not just social networking sites). "Reach" is the percentage of worldwide users who access the site.
| Social Network | Global Rank | U.S. Rank | Reach | Notes |
| Tagged |
170 |
256 |
0.38% |
#32 website in Iran. |
| Ning |
322 |
159 |
0.22% |
Create your own social network. #45 website in Malaysia. |
| Sonico |
429 |
4190 |
0.21% |
Very popular in South America. In Spanish & Portuguese only. |
| Gaia Online |
299 |
95 |
0.18% |
Community role-playing site. #81 website in the Philippines. |
| Classmates |
788 |
218 |
0.11% |
Remember Classmates? Yeah, it's still around. |
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993 |
417 |
0.09% |
Quickly gaining popularity. Social network/micro-blogging. | |
| Reunion |
1601 |
411 |
0.07% |
They should make websites to find people you know! |
| Plaxo |
2601 |
702 |
0.04% |
A cool place to store lots of social media in one profile. |
