Esta es una lista de los principales sitios web de redes solciales y excluye sitios web de redes sociales para citas o para encontrar parejas.
Esta lista no incluye todas las redes, y se limita a los sitios más notables o más populares.
Esta es una lista de los principales sitios web de redes solciales y excluye sitios web de redes sociales para citas o para encontrar parejas.
Esta lista no incluye todas las redes, y se limita a los sitios más notables o más populares.
| Nombre de la red social | Descripción/enfoque | Fecha de lanzamiento | Usuarios Registrados | Tipo de Registro | Clasificación global Alexa[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 Things | Goal setting and achievement | 1 January 2005 | 3,000,000[2] | Closed | 12,914[3] |
| Academia.edu | Social networking site for academics/researchers | September 2008 | 18,000,000[4] | Open | 824[5] |
| About.me | Social networking site | October 2009 | 5,000,000[6] | Open | 1,447 |
| Advogato | Free and open source software developers | 1999 | 13,575[7] | Open | 292,620[8] |
| aNobii | Books | 2006 | Open | 26,939[9] | |
| AsianAvenue | A social network for the Asian American community | 1997 | Open | 170,384[10] | |
| aSmallWorld | European jet set and social elite world-wide | March 2004 | 550,000[11] | Invite-only | 580,060[12] |
| Athlinks | Running, swimming | 2001 | 139,458[13] | Open | 69,170[14] |
| Audimated.com | Independent music | 2010 | Open | 656,507[15] | |
| Bebo | General | July 2005 | 117,000,000[16] | Open to people 13 and older | 4,169[17] |
| Biip.no | Norwegian community | 1 June 2005 | 430,000[18] | Requires Norwegian phone number | 81,916[19] |
| BlackPlanet | Black Americans | 1 September 1999 | 20,000,000[20] | Open | 7,193[21] |
| Bolt.com | General | 1996 | Open | 589,595[22] | |
| Busuu | Language learning community (headquartered in Madrid, Spain) | 16 May 2008 | 12,000,000[23] | Open | 4,976[24] |
| Buzznet | Music and pop-culture | 2005 | 10,000,000[25] | Open | 6,955[26] |
| CafeMom | Mothers | December 2006 | 1,250,000[27] | Open to moms and moms-to-be | 1,293[28] |
| Care2 | Green living and social activism | 1998 | 9,961,947[29] | Open | 1,930[30] |
| CaringBridge | Not for profit providing free websites that connect family and friends during a serious health event, care and recovery.[31] | 1997 | 9,500,000[32] | Open to people 18 and older[33] | 4,279[34] |
| Classmates.com | School, college, work and the military | 1995 | 50,000,000[35] | Open to people 18 and older[36] | 3,284[37] |
| Cloob | General. Popular in Iran | 2004 | Open | 749[38] | |
| ClusterFlunk | American network for students to share files with their peers | 2012 | 545,917[39] | ||
| CouchSurfing | Worldwide network for making connections between travelers and the communities they visit. | 2003 | 2,967,421[40] | Open | 2,231[41] |
| CozyCot | East Asian and Southeast Asian women | 2001 | 150,000[42] | Open | 36,959[43] |
| Crunchyroll | Anime and forums. | 2006 | Open | 5,721[44] | |
| Cucumbertown | Networking for cooks | 2012 | Open | 175,796[45] | |
| Cyworld | General. Popular in South Korea. | 1999 | 24,000,000[46] | Open | 1,616[47] |
| DailyBooth | Photo-blogging site where users upload a photo every day | 13 February 2009 | Closed | 5,963[48] | |
| DailyStrength | Medical & emotional support community – physical health, mental health, support groups | 4 November 2007 | Open | 10,511[49] | |
| delicious | Social bookmarking allowing users to locate and save websites that match their own interests | September 2003 | 8,822,921[50] | Open | 436[51] |
| DeviantArt | Art community | 7 August 2000 | 26,000,000[52] | Open to people 13 and older | 131[53] |
| Diaspora* | Decentralized, privacy aware, general (open source) | November 2010 | 370,000+[n 1][54] | Open | 36,792[n 2][55] |
| Disaboom | People with disabilities (amputees, cerebral palsy, MS, and other disabilities) | 2007 | Open | 218,135[56] | |
| Dol2day | Politic community, social network, Internet radio (German-speaking countries) | 15 May 2000 | 40,200[57] | Open | 385,237[58] |
| DontStayIn | Clubbing (primarily UK) | April 2003 | Open | 86,535[59] | |
| Draugiem.lv | General (primarily LV, LT, HU) | April 24, 2004 | 2,600,466[60] | Invitation only | 2,698[61] |
| douban | Chinese Web 2.0 website providing user review and recommendation services for movies, books, and music. | 2005 | 46,850,000[62] | Open | 106[63] |
| Doximity | U.S. Physicians and medical doctors. | 2011 | 400,000[64] | U.S. physicians only | 27,539[65] |
| Dreamwidth | Blogging. | 2009 | Open | 6,384[66] | |
| DXY.cn | Chinese online community for physicians, health care professionals, pharmacies and facilities | 2000[67] | 2,000,000[68] | Open | 8,367[69] |
| Elftown | Community and wiki around fantasy and sci-fi. | Feb 2002 | 185,000[70] | Open, approval needed | 43,277[71] |
| Ello | General | March 2014[72][73] | Invite only while in beta | 106,782[74] | |
| Elixio | Business executives jet set and global elite. | July 2007 | 80,000[75] | Invite-only | 545,268[76] |
| English, baby! | Students and teachers of English as a second language | 2000 | 1,600,000[77] | Open | 29,585[78] |
| Epernicus | For research scientists | Open | 798,086[79] | ||
| Eons.com | For baby boomers and mature internet users age 40 and beyond. | Jul 2006 | Open to people age 40 years and older | 73,767[80] | |
| eToro | Social investing, finance | May 2007 | 2,500,000[citation needed] | Open | 1,591[81] |
| Experience Project | Life experiences | 2007 | Open | 2,658[82] | |
| Exploroo | Travel social networking. | 12 May 2009 | Open | 163,545[83] | |
| General: photos, videos, blogs, apps. | February 2004 | 1,280,000,000[84] | Open to people 13 and older | 2[85] | |
| Faceparty | General. Popular UK. | 2000 | 200,000[86] | Invitation only to people 18 and older | 163,639[87] |
| Fetlife | People who are into BDSM | January 2008 | 2,701,715[88] | Open to people «of legal age to see adult content» | 4,131[89] |
| FilmAffinity | Movies and TV series | 2002 | 250,000[90] | Open | 3,151[91] |
| Filmow | Movies and TV series | 2009 | Open | 44,630[92] | |
| FledgeWing | Entrepreneurial community targeted towards worldwide university students | Feb 2009 | Open to university students | 696,513[93] | |
| Flixster | Movies | 2007 | 63,000,000[94] | Open to people 13 and older | 4,012[95] |
| Flickr | Photo sharing, commenting, photography related networking, worldwide | February 2004 | 32,000,000[96] | Open to people 13 and older (Yahoo! Login) | 48[97] |
| Focus.com | Business-to-business, worldwide | 2005 | 850,000[98] | Open to people 13 and older | 12,114[99] |
| Fotki | Photo sharing, video hosting, photo contests, journals, forums, flexible privacy protection, friend’s feed, audio comments and unlimited custom design integration. | October 1998 | 1,632,565 | Open | 8,011[100] |
| Fotolog | Photoblogging. Popular in South America and Spain | 2002 | 20,000,000[101] | Open | 3,168[102] |
| Foursquare | Location based mobile social network | 2009 | 20,000,000[103] | Open | 817[104] |
| Friendica | Distributed, federated, privacy aware, open source, general | July 2010 | Open | 354,946[105][n 2] | |
| Friends Reunited | UK based. School, college, work, sport and streets | July 2000 | 19,000,000[106] | Open to people 13 and older | 29,239[107] |
| Friendster | General. Popular in Southeast Asia. No longer popular in the western world | 2002 | 90,000,000[108] | Open to people 16 and older. | 12,167[109] |
| Fuelmyblog | Blogging community | July 2007 | 50,000[110] | Open | 85,547[111] |
| Gaia Online | Anime and games. Popular in USA, Canada and Europe. Moderately popular around Asia. | 23,523,663[112] | Open to people 13 and older | 6,277[113] | |
| GamerDNA | Computer and video games | 21 September 2006 | 310,000[114] | Open | 59,730[115] |
| Gapyear.com | Travel social network | July 1998 | Open | 74,763[116] | |
| Gather.com | Article, picture, and video sharing, as well as group discussions | 25 Feb 2005 | 465,000[117] | Open | 3,062[118] |
| Gays.com | Social network for LGBT community, guide for LGBT bars, restaurants, clubs, shopping | 16 May 2008 | 100,000[119] | Open, global | 224,302[120] |
| Geni.com | Families, genealogy | 16 January 2007 | 15,000,000[121] | Open | 5,958[122] |
| Gentlemint | Community for sharing and discussing all things manly | 25 November 2011 | Open | 100,196[123] | |
| GetGlue | Social network for entertainment. | 28 October 2008 | 2,000,000[124] | Open | 3,735[125] |
| GirlsAskGuys | Community where people help each other by sharing their experiences & opinions. | June 2007 | 450,000[126] | Open | 4,798[127] |
| Gogoyoko | Fair play in music – social networking site for musicians and music lovers. | 1 Oct 2009 | Invite only while in beta | 145,552[128] | |
| Goodreads | Library cataloging, book lovers. | December 2006 | 13,000,000[129] | Open | 327[130] |
| Goodwizz | Social network with matchmaking and personality games to find new contacts. Global, based in France. | October 2010 | 110,000[131][132] | Open | 597,008[133] |
| Google+ | General | 28 June 2011 | 1,600,000,000[134] | Open to people 13 and older [135] | NA[n 3] |
| GovLoop | For people in and around government. | May 2008 | 138,576[136] | ||
| Grono.net | Poland | 2,000,000[citation needed] | Open | 395,036[137] | |
| Habbo | General for teens. Over 31 communities worldwide. Chat room and user profiles. | August 2000 | 268,000,000[138][139][140] | Open to people 13 and older | 15,255[141] |
| hi5 | General. Popular in Nepal, Mongolia, Thailand, Romania, Jamaica, Central Africa, Portugal and Latin America. Not very popular in the USA. | 2003 | 80,000,000[142] | Open to people 13 and older. | 902[143] |
| Hospitality Club | Hospitality | 328,629[144] | Open | 99,562[145] | |
| Hotlist | Geo-social aggregator rooted in the concept of knowing where users’ friends are, were, and will be. | 80,000[146] | Open | 155,811[147] | |
| HR.com | Social networking site for human resources professionals. | 1999 | 194,000[148] | Open | 79,591[149] |
| Hub Culture | Global influencers focused on worth creation. | November 2002 | 20,000[150] | Invite-only | 152,756[151] |
| Ibibo | Talent based social networking site that allows to promote one’s self and also discover new talent. Most popular in India. | 3,500,000[152] | Open | 1,143[153] | |
| Identi.ca | Twitter-like service popular with hackers and software freedom advocates. | 395,695[citation needed] | Open | 7,290[154] | |
| Indaba Music | Online collaboration for musicians, remix contests, and networking. | 350,000[155] | Open, global | 45,039[156] | |
| Influenster | Online product sampling and review platform. | 2010 | 850,000[157] | Open, global | 8,612[158] |
| A photo and video sharing site. | October 2010 | 300,000,000[159] | Open to anyone 13 or older | 41 | |
| IRC-Galleria | Finland | 505,000[160] | Open to Finnish speaking people 12 and older | 36,982[161] | |
| italki.com | Language learning social network. 100+ languages. | 500,000[162] | Open, global | 18,956[163] | |
| Itsmy | Mobile community worldwide, blogging, friends, personal TV-shows | 2,500,000[164] | 770,100[165] | ||
| Jaiku | General. Microblogging. Owned by Google | February 2006 | Open to people 13 and older | 62,910[166] | |
| Jiepang | Location-based mobile social network. In Chinese language | 2010 | 3,000,000[167] | Open | 14,790[168] |
| Kaixin001 | General. In Simplified Chinese; caters for mainland China users | Open to the general public | 284[169] | ||
| Kiwibox | General. | 1999 | 2,400,000[170] | Open to people 13 and older | 104,563[171] |
| Lafango | Talent-focused media sharing site | Open, global | 161,778[172] | ||
| LaiBhaari | Marathi social networking | 2010 | 250,000 | Open | 952,782[173] |
| Last.fm | Music | 2002 | 30,000,000[174] | Open | 772[175] |
| Late Night Shots | Message boards, member profile pages, spotting other members | 2006 | 20,000 (2008)[176] | Invite-only | 228,888[177] |
| LibraryThing | Book lovers | 29 August 2005 | 1,300,000[178] | Open to people 13 and older | 10,800[179] |
| Lifeknot | Shared interests, hobbies | Open to people 18 and older | 1,071,686[180] | ||
| Linkagoal | Goal based social network. | 2011 | 2,000,000[181] | Open for 13 and older | 199,233[182] |
| Business and professional networking | May 2003 | 200,000,000[183] | Open to people 18 and older | 12[184] | |
| LinkExpats | Social networking website for expatriates. 100+ countries. | Open, global | 800,451[185] | ||
| Listography | Lists. Autobiography | Open | 92,525[186] | ||
| LiveJournal | Blogging. Popular in Russia and among the Russian-speaking diaspora abroad. | 15 April 1999 | 17,564,977[187] | Open (OpenID) | 115[188] |
| Livemocha | Online language learning | 5,000,000[189] | Open | 4,100[190] | |
| Makeoutclub | General | 9 August 1999 | Open | 756,300[191] | |
| MEETin | General | Open | 318,979[192] | ||
| Meetup (website) | General. Used to plan offline meetings for people interested in various activities | Open to people 18 and older | 481[193] | ||
| Meettheboss | Business and finance community, worldwide. | Open | 315,513[194] | ||
| MillatFacebook | General, created in response to Facebook [195] | May 2010 | 461,200[196] | Open | 236,663[197] |
| mixi | Japan | 25 October 2000 | 24,323,160[198] | Open | 232[199] |
| MocoSpace | Mobile community, worldwide | 2005 | 3,000,000[200] | Open to people 14 and older | 9,882[201] |
| MOG | Music | Open to people 14 and older | 13,955[202] | ||
| MouthShut.com | Social network, social media, consumer reviews | Open | 3,340[203] | ||
| Mubi | Auteur cinema | 200,000 | Open | 18,225[204] | |
| MyHeritage | Family-oriented social network service | 30,000,000 [205] | Open | 3,756[206] | |
| MyLife | Locating friends and family, keeping in touch (formerly Reunion.com) | 51,000,000[207] | Open | 1,765[208] | |
| My Opera | Blogging, mobile blogging, photo sharing, connecting with friends, Opera Link and Opera Unite. Global | 7,300,000[209] | Closed | NA[n 3] | |
| Myspace | General | August 2003 | 30,000,000+[210][211] | Open to ages 13 and older. | 161[212] |
| Nasza-klasa.pl | School, college and friends. Popular in Poland | 11,000,000[213] | Open | 75,145[214] | |
| Netlog | General. Popular in Europe, Turkey, the Arab world and Canada’s Québec province. Formerly known as Facebox and Redbox.[215] | 95,000,000[216] | Open to people 13 and older | 545[217] | |
| Nexopia | Canada | 1,400,000[218] | Open to people 13 and older [219] | 25,241[220] | |
| Ning | Users create their own social websites and social networks | 2005 (Networks 2007) | Open to people 13 and older | 378[221] | |
| Odnoklassniki | Connect with old classmates. Popular in Russia and former Soviet republics | 45,000,000[222] | Open | 65[223] | |
| Open Diary | First online blogging community, founded in 1998 | 1998 | 5,000,000[224] | Open to people 13 and older | 28,134[225] |
| Orkut | General. Owned by Google Inc. Popular in India and Brazil.[226] | 22 January 2004 | 100,000,000[227] | Closed | 319[228] |
| OUTeverywhere | Gay/LGBTQ community | Open | 445,440[229] | ||
| PatientsLikeMe | Online community for patients with life-changing illnesses to find other patients like them, share their data with others, and learn more about their condition to improve their outcome. | 2006 | 109,587[230] | Open to people 13 years and up | 69,514[231] |
| Partyflock | Dutch virtual community for people interested in house music and other electronic dance music. | 10 November 2001 | 321,125 | Open to people 18 years and up | 16,828[232] |
| Pingsta | Collaborative platform for the world’s internetwork experts | Invite-only, only Internet experts | 2,533,640[233] | ||
| Online pinboard for organizing and sharing things you love | 2011 | Open | 38[234] | ||
| Plaxo | Aggregator | 50,000,000[235] | Open | 5,310[236] | |
| Playfire | Computer and video games | Open to people 13 and older | 38,259[237] | ||
| Playlist.com | General, music | Open to people over 13 | 8,026[238] | ||
| Plurk | Micro-blogging, RSS, updates. Very popular in Taiwan | Open | 1,991[239] | ||
| Poolwo | Social networking site from India | 7 January 2014 | 12,350[240] | Open | 764,227[241] |
| Qapacity | A business-oriented social networking site and a business directory | Closed | 20,640[242] | ||
| Quechup | General, friendship, dating | 2007 | Open to those over 16 | 82,914[243] | |
| Qzone | General. In Simplified Chinese; caters for mainland China users | 480,000,000[244][245] | Open to the general public | NA[n 3] | |
| Raptr | Video games | Open | 25,664[246] | ||
| Ravelry | Knitting and crochet | 3,000,000[247] | Open | 2,334[248] | |
| Renren | Significant site in China. Was known as 校内 (Xiaonei) until August 2009. | 160,000,000[249] | Open | 95[250] | |
| ReverbNation.com | Social network for musician and bands | 500,000[251] | Open to people 16 and older | 1,806[252] | |
| Ryze | Business | 500,000[253] | Closed | 71,324[254] | |
| ScienceStage | Science-oriented multimedia platform and network for scientists | Open | 61,668[255] | ||
| Sgrouples | General, with focus on privacy rights | 16 May 2012 | Open | 258,091[256] | |
| ShareTheMusic | Music community. Sharing and listening to music for free and legally | Open | 612,429[257] | ||
| Shelfari | Books | 11 October 2006 | Open | 18,152[258] | |
| Sina Weibo | Social microblogging site in mainland China. | 14 August 2009 | 300,000,000[259] | Open | 28[260] |
| Skoob | Collaborative social network for Brazilian readers | 2009 | 420,000[261] | Open | 28,449[262] |
| Skyrock | Social network in French-speaking world | 22,000,000[263] | Open | 710[264] | |
| Smartican | Open social networking portal | 31 January 2013 | 260,000[265] | Open | 26,458[266] |
| SocialVibe | Social network for charity | 435,000[citation needed] | Open | 101,364[267] | |
| Sonico.com | General. Popular in Latin America and Spanish and Portuguese speaking regions. | 50,000,000[268][269] | Open to people 13 and older | 2,676[270] | |
| SoundCloud | Repository of original music pieces and networking. | 10,000,000[271] | Open | 299[272] | |
| Spaces | Russian social network targeted to mobile phone users | Open | 9,953[273] | ||
| Spot.IM | A service for webmasters to add social networking functionality to their websites | 2012 | 250,000[274] | Open | 68,016[275] |
| Spring.me | Social network for meeting people | September 2013 | Open to people 13 and older | 4,967[276] | |
| Stage 32 | US-based social network and educational site for creative professionals in film, television and theater | February 2012 | 175,000[citation needed] | 35,382[277] | |
| Stickam | Live video streaming and chat. | 9,000,000[278] | Closed | 9,201[279] | |
| Streetlife | UK based. Links members according to where they live | 21 March 2011 | 1,000,000[280] | Open | 18,757 [281] |
| StudiVZ | University students, mostly in the German-speaking countries. School students and those out of education sign up via its partner sites schülerVZ and meinVZ. | 17,000,000[282] | Open | 7,080[283] | |
| Students Circle Network | A social network connecting students, teachers and institutions to course resources, study groups and learning spaces. | December 2010 | Open | 345,110[284] | |
| StumbleUpon | Stumble through websites that match users’ selected interests | 20,000,000[285] | Open | 146[286] | |
| Tagged | General. | October 2004 | 100,000,000[287] | Open | 288[288] |
| Talkbiznow | Business networking | Open | 136,346[289] | ||
| Taltopia | Online artistic community | Open | 281,501[290] | ||
| Taringa! | General (primarily Argentina) | 11,000,000[291] | Open to people 13 and older | 214[292] | |
| TeachStreet | Education / learning / teaching – more than 400 subjects | Open | 422,704[293] | ||
| TermWiki | Learning / languages / translation – 1.2 million terms in more than 1300 subjects | May 2010 | Open | 22,997[294] | |
| The Sphere | A private online social luxury network with exclusive personalized services | December 2008 | 1,300[295] | Invite-only | 1,115,305[296] |
| TravBuddy.com | Travel | 2005 | 1,588,000[297] | Open to people 18 and older | 21,523[298] |
| Travellerspoint | Travel | 2002 | 310,000[299] | Open | 15,275[300] |
| Tsu | General | 2008 | Open | 5,230[301] | |
| tribe.net | General | Open | 8,081[302] | ||
| Trombi.com | French subsidiary of Classmates.com | 4,400,000[303] | 16,227[304] | ||
| Tuenti | Spanish-based university and high school social network. | 12,000,000[305] | Open | 16,484[306] | |
| Tumblr | Microblogging platform and social networking website. | February 2007 | 226,950,000[307] | Open | 41[308] |
| General. Micro-blogging, RSS, updates | 15 July 2006 | 645,750,000[309] | Open to all ages [310] | 8[311] | |
| Tylted | Mobile social game network[312] | 2007 | 3,000,000[313] | Open to people 14 and older | 737,508[314] |
| Uplike | General | 2011 | 1,050,039[315] | Open | 288[316] |
| VK | General, including music upload, listening and search. Popular in Russia and former Soviet republics. | September 2006 | 249,409,900[317] | Open | 38[318] |
| Vampirefreaks.com | Gothic and industrial subculture | 1999 | 1,931,049[319] | Open to users 13 and over | 21,052[320] |
| Viadeo | Global social networking and campus networking available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese | 35,000,000[321] | Open | 435[322] | |
| Virb | Social network that focuses heavily on artists, including musicians and photographers | 2007 | Open | 33,371[323] | |
| Vox | Blogging | Open | 56,558[324] | ||
| Wattpad | For readers and authors to interact and e-book sharing | Open | 7,036[325] | ||
| WAYN | Travel and lifestyle | May 2003 | 10,000,000[326] | Open to people 18 and older | 1,367[327] |
| WeeWorld | Teenagers – 9 to 17 | 30,000,000[328] | Open to ages 10 and older. | 18,317[329] | |
| We Heart It | Image-based social network focused on inspiration, expression and creativity | 2008 | 20,000,000[330] | Open | 899[331] |
| Wellwer | Community without borders, where sharing is everything. | September 2011 | Open to people 13 years and older | 370,755[332] | |
| Wepolls.com | Social polling network | Open | 1,204,376[333] | ||
| Wer-kennt-wen | General | General | 2,147[334] | ||
| weRead | Books | June 2007 | 4,000,000[citation needed] | Open | 305,720[335] |
| Wooxie | Blogging and micro-blogging | Open | 111,538[336] | ||
| WriteAPrisoner.com | Site networking inmates, friends, family | September 2000 | 66,000[337] | Open to people 18 years and older | 228,915[338] |
| Xanga | Blogs and «metro» areas | 1998 | 27,000,000[339] | Open | 3,943[340] |
| Business (primarily Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)) | 11,100,000[341] | Open | 270[342] | ||
| Xt3 | Catholic social networking, created for World Youth Day 2008 | Open | 712,292[343] | ||
| Yammer | Social networking for office colleagues | 2008 | Must have company email | 3,622[344] | |
| Yelp, Inc. | Local business review and talk | Open | 186[345] | ||
| Yookos | General: photos, videos, blogs, games. | Open | 53,498[346] | ||
| Zoo.gr | Greek web meeting point | 2004 | 890,000[347] | Open | 34,577[348] |
| Zooppa | Online community for creative talent (host of brand sponsored advertising contests) | 60,000[349] | Open to people 14 and older[350] | 36,373[351] |
Para información completa, veáse
FUENTE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites



