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List of all social media platforms in the world and their founding year

List of all social media platforms in the world and their founding year

With social media, we seamlessly promote our online and offline businesses. Do you want to know the list of all social media platforms in the world right now and the year they were founded?

In this article, I will list and explain to you all social media platforms in the world for now with their respective establishment year.

Presently, the fastest growing social media platform which has the highest number of users according to Statisca in 2021 is Facebook which was founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with his fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes.

Read also top 30 social media platforms in the world and their founders.

Meaning of social media

Social media are the interactive technologies that allow the creation or sharing and exchange of information, ideas, interests, and other forms of expression through virtual communities and networks.

Social media is a collective term for websites and applications that focus on communication, community-based input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration.

From the definitions of social media shown above, we can hence deduce that social media can cause a lot of advantages and also a disadvantages in our lives on a daily basis.

List of all social media platforms in the world

List of all social media platforms in the world

The table below will show you the list of all social media apps and platforms in the world for now and their respective founding year.

S/NNameFounding year
1zoo.gr2004
2YTMND2009
3YoOctober 18 2000
4Yelp2012
5YammerJuly 16 2004
6XING20 March 1995
7Xanga2002
8Wykop.plDecember 28, 2005
9WT SocialOctober 2019
10WriteAPrisoner.com2013
11World of Warcraft2004
12WordPress1985
13Woozworld2010
14WooxieSeptember 2009
15WikiWikiWeb28 March, 1995
16WikipediaJanuary 15, 2001
17Whisper26 June 2001
18Werkenntwen2003
19We Heart It1998
20WAYN2002
21Wattpad19 August 2008
22Warm Showers2012
23VoatAril 21 2997
24VK2005
25Virb12 November 2003
26Vingle1994
27Viadeo11 January 2006
28Vero2001
29Vampirefreaks.com1999
30User Friendly1997
31UntappdNovember 15 1990
32Twoo.com2011
33TwitterMarch 21, 2006
34TV Tropes2004
35TV Time1997
36Tumblr2007
37TuentiMay 2 2010
38Travellerspoint2003
39Total RecutJune 2007
40TikTokSeptember 2016
41Thinkspot2014
42The WELL1985
43The Student RoomAugust 1998
44The SphereDecember 2008
45The Meta NetworkMarch 28, 1983
46TermWiki2003
47Taringa!18 September 2001
48TalenthouseJuly 14 2000
49TakingITGlobal1999
50Tagged2004
51StudiVZ2009
52Steemit2019
53Steam2002
54Stage 322006
55Stack Overflow2008
56Spot.IMDecember 5 2004
57Spaces2003
58Spacehey2005
59Soup.io2009
60SoundCloud2007
61Something Awful1999
62Solaborate2001
63Snow2000
64Snapchat2001
65Sluggy Freelance1997
66Skyrock2003
67SkoobJanuary 2009
68Sina Weibo14th August 2009
69Sharesome2018
70Second LifeJune 23 2003
71Sarahah2016
72Ryze2001
73RuneScapeJanuary 2001
74Rooster Teeth2003
75ReverbNation.com2006
76ResearchGate1999
77Renren2013
78Reddit2004
79Red Light Center2005
80Readgeek2001
81RavelryMay 2007
82RateItAll2008
83RallyPoint2012
84Qzone2005
85QuoraJune 25, 2009
86Postcrossing23 March 2002
87Portfolium2014
88Plurk2001
89Playlist.com2012
90Play.fm2004
91Plaxo2019
92Pixnet2003
93Pinterest23 July 2006
94Pink PetroFecruary 20 2006
95Periscope2015
96Penny Arcade1998
97PEERtrainer0ctober 2005
98PeachJanuary 2016
99PatientsLikeMe2003
100Partyflock2010
101Parler2007
102Open DiaryOctober 20, 1998
103OdnoklassnikiMarch 4 2006
104NK.pl2001
105NingOctober 2005
106NextdoorOctober 2011
107Nexopia2003
108Newgrounds2007
109Neopets2012
110NearbyJune 2010
111Nairaland2003
112Myspace2003
113MyLife2002
114MyHeritage2003
115My [email protected]1999
116Mubi2005
117MouthShut.com2000
118Moodle17 October 2003
119MocoSpace2009
120MocoSpace2006
121mixi1999
122Minds16 July 2000
123Micro.blog2001
124Miaopai2019
125MeWe2007
126Meetup2002
127MEETin2003
128Mastodon2016
129Marco Polo2014
130Lunchclub1997
131LiveJournal2013
132Listography2008
133LinkedInMay 5th 2003
134LinguaLeo2001
135LimeWire2009
136LikeeJanuary 27 2013
137LibraryThing1983
138Letterboxd2011
139Last.fm2002
140LambdaMOO2012
141Labroots2008
142KroogiJune 4 1998
143Koofers2008
144Kobo2001
145KizlarSoruyorMarch 22 2007
146Kiwibox1999
147KakaoStoryMarch 22 2012
148Kaixin001March 2008
149JamiiForums2006
150italki25 October 2003
151IRC-GalleriaDecember 2000
152InstagramApril 2012
153Inspire2009
154Influenster2010
155Indaba Music2019
156İnci Sözlük1998
157iNaturalist19 January 2001
158IMVU2004
159ifMUD1999
160Identi.ca2014
161ICQ1996
162IbiboJanuary 2007
163I Had CancerJuly 2011
164Hub Culture2002
165HR.com12 February 2005
166Houseparty2001
167Hospitality Club19 July 2008
168hi52014
169HelloMay 1st 2016
170Habitat1985
171Habbo2000
172Grindr2001
173GovLoopOctober 13 1999
174GoodreadsMarch 2009
175Glee.comFebruary 2011
176Gentlemint1999
177Geni.com2005
178GemStone IVApril 1998
179Gaysir2018
180Gays.com17 May 2007
181Gapyear.comMarch 28 2000
182Gapo1998
183GameTZ.com2010
184GameFAQsNovember 1995
185Gaia OnlineFebruary 18 2003
186Gab11 June 2008
187FyuseJanuary 2003
188Friendica2016
189Frank2012
190Foursquare SwarmMay 15 2014
191Foursquare City Guide1997
192Fotki2002
193Focus.com2003
194Flixster1999
195FlickrJuly 2006
196Flickchart2008
197Fitocracy2001
198Fitocracy2005
199FishbrainSeptember 2000
200Final Fantasy XI18 August 2012
201FilmowDecember 2014
202FilmAffinity2002
203Fillos de Galicia29 April 2004
204FieldooMarch 2012
205FictionCity2011
206Fetlife24 March 2008
207Fark2003
208Fandalism2016
209Faces1997 
210Facebook2004
211Experts Exchange2010
212EverQuest2002
213eToroOctober 25 2014
214English, baby!1999
215ElloMarch 2014
216Elixio2009
217Edmodo2001
218DXY.cnJuly 23 2000
219Duolingo1999
220Dulwich OnView23 May 2001
221Dreamwidth2004
222Draugiem.lv2004
223Doximity2010
224douban2018
225Discord2004
226DiasporaDecember 2013
227DeviantArtAugust 7 2007
228Dead Runners Society1997
229Dayviews26 August 2007
230DailyStrength2004
231Cyworld2002
232CucumbertownApril 6 1998
233Crunchyroll2006
234CrossFit2000
235CozyCot2001
236CouchSurfing1 October 2016
237Cloob2017
238Classmates.comNovember 17 1995
239Chictopia30 October 1999
240Chess.com2009
241CellufunMay 19 2011
242CarSwap26 October 2000
243CaringBridge1997
244Care21998
245CafeMom1986
246Buzznet2003
247Busuu1988
248Brainly2018
249Blogger2003
250Blind1999
251BlackPlanet2004
252BitClout1985
253Biip.noDecember 2020
254BigMuscle.com2009
255BeWelcome1987
256beBee2006
257Band2013
258Athlinks1998
259aSmallWorld2006
260Ask.fm2010
261Anphabe.com2015
262aNobii2006
263Amikumu22 April 2017
264alimero1995
265Academia.edu2005
266About.meOctober 2009
27723snaps2003
2788tracks.com2012
2794chanOctober 2003
280YouTubeFebruary 14, 2005 
281Ayoba2010

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