Top 15 Most Popular Social Networking Sites

Top 15 Most Popular Social Networking Sites

(and 10 Apps!)byPriit Kallas· November 28, 2016
SHARESFacebookTwitterSubscribeMaybe you know the top 3 or even the top 5 social networking sites, but do you know what’s happening behind them?We have compiled a list with 15 most popular sites worldwide. The findings are based on original research which are further calculated using 3 databases:CompeteandQuantcastthat show unique visitor from the US, andAlexarankings which combine average daily visitorsand pageviews over the past 3 months globally.The actual numbers of monthly visitors are gathered from different sites. We bring you the latest data out there.Top Social Networking SitesLast updated: November 13, 2016Social networkMonthly Visitors Facebook1,790,000,000YouTube1,000,000,000Instagram500,000,000Twitter313,000,000Reddit234,000,000Vine (shut downsoon)200,000,000Ask.fm160,000,000Tumblr115,000,000Flickr112,000,000Google+111,000,000LinkedIn106,000,000Pinterest100,000,000VK90,000,000ClassMates57,000,000Meetup27,500,000Visual size comparisonAnd wait, we have news for you! All the three databases indicate YouTube might be taking over Facebook in unique monthly visitors:YouTube – 2– Compete Rank |2– Alexa RankFacebook –3 – Compete Rank |3– Alexa RankIf you want to find out more about how powerful video is predicted to become, check outthisinfographic!You can also take a look at our interactive graphTop 10 Social Networking Sites by Market Share of Visits [USA]Top Social Networking AppsWith the growing popularity of mobile networking, we havealso created a list of 10 leadingsocial apps globally. These apps are in fierce competition with the main social sites already!Here are top 10 social networks apps worldwide as ofNovember 13, 2016:Social Networking AppMonthly Visitors WhatsApp(owned by Facebook)1,000,000,000Messenger(owned by Facebook)1,000,000,000QQ Chat899,000,000WeChat806,000,000QZone652,000,000Instagram(owned byFacebook)500,000,000Viber249,000,000LINE218,000,000Snapchat200,000,000YY122,000,000For smaller networks checkList of virtual communities with more than 100 million active.