List of social networking websites

Name Description/Focus User count Registration
43 Things Tagging 250,000[citation needed] Open
ActiveRain Real estate professionals 5,374[1] Open
AIM Pages AOL Instant Messenger Unknown[citation needed] Open
aSmallWorld European jet set and social elite 75,000[2] Invite-only
BlackPlanet.com African-Americans 18,000,000[3] Open
Bebo Schools and colleges 22,000,000[4] Open
Blurty Blogs, based on LiveJournal 947,169[5] Open
Bolt General (music and video) 4,000,000[6] Open
CarDomain Car enthusiasts 1,600,000[7] Open
Care2 Activists 6,000,000[8] Open
Classmates.com School, college, work and the military 40,000,000[9] Open
Connect.ee Estonia 39,000[10] Invite-only
Consumating "Consumeetings" 21,000[11] Open
Cyworld South Korea 15,000,000[12] Open
DeadJournal "Dark" blogs, based on LiveJournal 490,310[13] By invite or payment
decayenne young adults of high social standing interested in meeting people in other countries 3,300[14] By invite only
Dodgeball.com Mobile location-based service unknown[15] Open
Doostang Online career community 53,000[16] Invite-only
DowneLink LGBT 250,000[citation needed] Open
Draugiem.lv Latvia 680,000[citation needed] Invite-only
Ecademy Business Unknown[citation needed] Free basic level with tiered paid levels
Eons People over 50 Unknown[citation needed] Open to people over 50
Facebook General 7,700,000[17] Open
Faceparty British teens and 20-somethings 5,900,000[18] Open
Flickr Photo sharing 2,500,000[19] Open
Friendster General 29,100,000[20] Open
Frühstückstreff General 10,100[21] Open
Gaia Online General 4,548,824[22] Open
Gather.com Public radio Unknown Open
Goldmic Hip-Hop 58,000[23] Open
GolfBuzz Golfers and Courses 16,000[24] Open
GoPets Virtual pets 400,000[25] Open
GreatestJournal Uses LiveJournal code 1,514,865[26] Open
Grono.net Poland 830,000[27] Invite-only
Hi5 Worldwide. 50,000,000[28] Open
Hyves Dutch people, but translations available (UK, GE, FR, SP) - many students 2,311,790[29] Open
imeem media-centric social network with instant messaging functionality Unknown[30] Open
Inked Nation Body modification aficionados Unknown[31] Open
IMVU 3D chat software 1,000,000[32] Open
IRC-Galleria Finland 350,000[33] Open
iWiW Hungary 1,000,000[34] Invite only
Janglo Jerusalem & Tel Aviv (Taanglo) English speakers 14,300 [35] Open
Joga Bonito Football (soccer) Unknown Open
Last.fm Music Unknown[36] Open
LibraryThing Books 82,374[37] Free basic level with tiered paid levels
LinkedIn Business 6,500,000[38] Open
Listography Social List Making Unknown[39] Open
LiveJournal Blogging 10,921,263[40] Open
LunarStorm Sweden 1,200,000[41] Open
Match.com Dating 12,000,000[42] Open, Paid memberships
MiGente.com Latinos 3,600,000[43] Open
Mixi Japan 5,000,000[44] Invite-only
MOBANGO Cell phones 1,000,000[45] Open
MOG Music Unknown Open
Multiply "Real world" networking with definable relationships 3,000,000[46] Open
Music Forte Music 37,000[47] Open
myGamma Cell phones 900,000[48] Open, paid memberships
MySpace General 112,944,952[49] Open
myYearbook General 950,000[50] Open
Neurona Hispanic businesses 570,000[citation needed] Open
Nexopia Canada 866,000 Open
OkCupid Dating 500,000[citation needed] Open
openBC Business 1,000,000[51] Open
orkut Owned by Google 27,972,301[52] Invite-only
Passado General (business) 4,000,000[citation needed] Open
Piczo Teenagers, Canadians, Photo sharing 10,000,000[53] Open
ProfileHeaven British teens 100,000[54] Open
Rediff Connexions General 1,400,000[citation needed] Open
Reunion.com Locating friends and family 25,000,000[55] Open
Ryze Business 250,000[56] Open
Sconex American high schools 500,000[57] Open
Studybreakers High school students 34,000[58] Open
Stumbleupon Websurfing 1,200,000[59] Open
Sulekha Desis 1,000,000[citation needed] Open
Tagged.com Teens 2,000,000[60] Open
TagWorld General (tagging) 1,850,692[61] Open
TakingITGlobal Social action 116,000[62] Open
The Student Center Teens and colleges 800,000[63] Open
Threadless General 364,474 Open
Tribe General 554,993[64] Open
Vampire Freaks Gothic industrial culture 550,000[citation needed] Open
Vox Blogging 550,000[citation needed] Invite-only
WAYN Travel 5,500,000[65] Open, pay for useful features
Windows Live Spaces Blogging (formerly MSN Spaces) 30,000,000[66] Open
Xanga Blogs and "metro" areas 40,000,000[67] Open
Xuqa Colleges 1,000,000[68] Open
Yahoo! 360° Linked to Yahoo! IDs 2,000,000[citation needed] Open to people 18 and over
Zaadz Social consciousness 17,627[69] Open