1 – Facebook
This is easily 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.
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.
Recently Facebook has lost the trust of millions of its users by
allowing 3rd parties to access over 87 million users’ personal data. This is a
massive breech of trust and has created a feeling of unrest amongst the social
media platform’s audience. So much so that there is now a #deletefacebook
campaign where people are completely removing themselves from Facebook and
using other networks instead. If you’re concerned about what Facebook is doing
with your data, then why not check out my guide on alternatives to Facebook, and see if there’s a better
place for you to interact with family and friends.
Number of active users per month: 1.59 billion approximately
2 – WhatsApp
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 just the icing on the cake!
Number of active users per month: 1 billion approximately
3- QQ
Tencent QQ (more popularly known as QQ) is an instant messaging
(chat-based) social media platform. It became international (with more than 80
countries using it), after it was launched in China.
It can be used to stay in touch with friends through texts,
video calls and voice chats. It even has a built-in translator to translate
your chats. To find out more, head over to our Chinese Social Media stats page.
Number of active users per month: 853 million approximately
4 – WeChat
This is an all-in-one communications app for messaging and
calling (similar to WhatsApp) that enables you to connect with the people of
your choice. It was also developed by Tencent in China and can easily work
alongside QQ. As per the BI intelligence report, the number of WeChat users are
fast catching up with the number of WhatsApp users.
Related article: WeChat keyboard shortcuts
Number of active users per month: 697 million approximately
5 – QZone
Like QQ and WeChat, QZone is yet another social networking
service developed by Tencent. It enables you to share photos, watch videos,
listen to songs, write blogs, maintain diaries and so on. It also empowers you
to choose the accessories and customize the look and feel of your QZone
webpages.
Number of active users per month: 640 million approximately
6 – Tumblr
Having been owned by Yahoo since 2013, Tumblr serves as a social
media cum micro blogging 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.
Number of active users per month: 555 million approximately
7 – Instagram
Instagram 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.
This is possible because Instagram allows you to apply multiple
filters to your photos and you can easily post them to other popular social
networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter. It is now part of the Facebook
empire. Learn how to grow your Instagram audience.
Read more on Instagram Tools to help you increase
social engagement and audience numbers.
Number of active users per month: 400 million approximately
8 – Twitter
This social networking site enables you to post short text
messages (called tweets), containing a limited number of characters (up to
280), 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. Learn how to create the perfect Twitter profile.
Number of active users per month: 320 million approximately
9 – Google+ ( No Longer Available )
Owned by the tech giant 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.
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