List of Top social medias

Popular Social Media Sites

In this digital world, the internet is ruling everyone. Now a day's peoples day won't start or end without social media. Everyone is connected to the internet because of social media. Big daddy Google is making revenue through placing ads in between, a good chunk of money right. Social media has become a place where people meet new people and old ones for better relations.   

But is it true!!! Let's find it out.

First, let our selfs known more about the top social medias that are ruling the world.

1.  Facebook

Facebook is the master in social media.  It has the largest social networking site in the world and one of the most widely used. And, Facebook was perhaps the first that surpassed the landmark of 1 billion user accounts more than many countries population and its revenue is more than many countries income. 

Apart from the ability to network with friends and relatives, you can also access different Facebook apps to sell online and you can even market or promote your business, brand, and products by using paid Facebook ads. The approx users for Facebook have around 1.59 billion. 

2. WhatsApp

WhatsApp now a part of Facebook, despite having been acquired by Facebook in 2014, this instant messaging platform exists as an independent entity. It arrived on the scene much later than Facebook but has been able to capture the imagination of millions of people across the world by giving them the ability to communicate and share instantly with individuals and groups. The WhatsApp call feature is industry lead. it has around 1 billion active users monthly.

3. Instagram

Instagram one of the Facebook property. which was launched as a unique social networking platform that was completely based on sharing photos and videos. This photo sharing social networking app thus enables you to capture the best moments of your life, with your phone’s camera or any other camera, and convert them into works of art. It has approximately 400 million active users. 

4. Twitter

Twitter one of the top profile social media. This social networking site enables you to post short text messages (so-called tweets), containing a limited number of characters (up to 140), to convey your message to the world. With the growing craze for online shopping, Twitter also makes it possible to promote your businesses and even shop directly through tweets. It has around 320 million users. 

5. Google+

Owned by the tech/ big daddy Alphabet (Google), this interest-based social networking platform enables you to stay in touch with people by sharing messages, photos, videos, useful links to sites and so on. It also extends support for video conferencing through Hangouts and allows businesses to promote their brands and products through Google+ business pages.  It has around 300 million users. 

6. Pinterest

This is a photo sharing and visual bookmarking social media site or app that enables you to find new ideas for your projects and save them. Personally, I use it very much. So, you can do DIY tasks or home improvement projects, plan your travel agenda and so on by using Pinterest.it has 100 million users. 

7. LinkedIn

LinkedIn is easily one of the most popular professional social networking sites or apps and is available in over 20 languages. It is used across the globe by all types of professionals and serves as an ideal platform to connect with different businesses, locate and hire ideal candidates, and more. It boasts over 400 million members. and have 100 million plus users. 

8.  Snapchat

This is an image messaging social platform that enables you to chat with friends by using pictures. It allows you to explore news and even check out live stories that are happening around the world. it has active 200 million users. 

9.  Telegram

This instant messaging network is similar to WhatsApp and is available across platforms in more than eight languages. However, Telegram has always focused more on the privacy and security of the messages you send over the internet by using its platform. So, it empowers you to send messages that are encrypted and self-destructive. This encryption feature has only just been made available for WhatsApp, whereas Telegram has always provided it. it has 100 million users and growing rapidly. 

10.  Reddit

This social media platform enables you to submit content and later vote for the content. The voting determines whether the content moves up or down, which is ultimately organized based on the areas of interest. The number of active users per month is 100 million. 

11. Tumblr

Having been owned by Yahoo since 2013, Tumblr serves as a social media cum microblogging platform that can be used to find and follow things that you like. You can also use it to post anything, including multimedia, to a short-form blog. Moreover, it gives you the flexibility to customize almost everything. it has 555 million users.

12. Baidu Tieba

Offered by Baidu of China, a search engine company, Baidu Tieba (known as Postbar internationally) is a social forum network based on the keyword searches in the Baidu search engine. This discussion forum works on the unique concept of allowing you to create a social network group for a specific topic, using the search, or even to join an existing online social group. It has 300 million users. 

13. Skype

Skype, owned by Microsoft, is one of the most popular communication-based social networking platforms. It allows you to connect with people through voice calls, video calls (using a webcam) and text messaging. You can even conduct group conference calls. And, the best part is that Skype-to-Skype calls are free and can be used to communicate with anyone, located in any part of the world, over the internet. It has 300 million users. 

14. Viber

This multi-lingual social platform, which is available in more than 30 languages, is known for its instant text messaging and voice messaging capabilities. You can also share photos and videos and audio messages, using Viber. It offers you the ability to call non-Viber users through a feature named Viber Out. Viber has 249 million approx users. 

15. LINE

LINE is a globally available messaging social network that enables you to share photos, videos, text messages, and even audio messages or files. In addition, it allows you to make voice and video calls at any time of the day. A number of active users per month are around  215 million.

16. YouTube

YouTube is the world’s largest video-sharing social networking site that enables users to upload and share videos, view them, comment on them and like them. This social network is accessible across the globe and even enables users to create a YouTube channel where they can upload all their personally recorded videos to showcase to their friends and followers. The exact numbers are correctly unknown. 

17.  Quora

Quora is a place where people can share and gain knowledge by asking and answering questions. Nowadays it has gained more importance than any other educational mediums. 

18.  Flickr

This is another highly popular photo-sharing website. It serves as a platform to upload numerous high-quality images, especially by photographers or people who love photography. It is also efficient online photo management and sharing service.

19.  Kiwibox

This is a community-based social networking site, especially for those who live in New York. It offers an online magazine to target teens through fashion tips, advice, and chat. It also allows young adults to let everyone know about their skills and interests.

20.  Taringa

Taringa is one of the largest social networking platforms in Latin America and allows users to share their experiences, content and more. Number of active users: 75 million approximately

21.   Myspace

This is a music-focused social networking site and provides an interactive and user-submitted network of friends. It also provides blogs, groups, personal profiles, pictures, videos and so on. The number of active users is 20 million approximately.

22.  Tagged

This is a great social media site based on friendship and dating and, in 2011, it acquired another social networking platform called hi5. It enables you to socialize with others through games, browsing profiles, common interests and so on. It has approx 25 million users. 

23.  Badoo 

This dating-based social networking site operates in more than 200 countries. It shares details about people nearby in your area and even about people whom you may have bumped into in real life. 20 million are active users. 

There are many more, and the number of users mentioned in the blog is approx. It may not be the exact figures.