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Social Networking is very popular these days and is almost inevitable for being social in this cyber era. These are the websites where people can say about themselves, share music, photos and videos, add friends, search for new friends and keep in touch with their friends. With the advent of many new social networking websites, users have got a broader choice. Many of those social networking websites have attracted large numbers of registered users.
This list brings 10 such social networking websites that we consider popular based on the number of registered users on that website. P.S. These statistics are subject to change with time and are approximated in value.
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| by Kaustav Das Modak |
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| Facebook |
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General social networking website.
Registered users: 300,000,000
Popularity: Worldwide.
Registration criteria: 13 years of age and older. |
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| MySpace |
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General social networking website.
Registered users: 263,920,000
Popularity: Worldwide.
Registration criteria: 13 years of age and older. |
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| Windows Live Spaces |
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A blogging website reviously known as MSN Spaces. Owned by Microsoft.
Registered users: 120,000,000
Popularity: Worldwide.
Registration criteria: Open to all |
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| Habbo |
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General social networking website targeting teen age group. Provides user profiles and chat rooms for interaction.
Registered users: 117,000,000
Popularity: Worldwide.
Registration criteria: 13 years of age and older. |
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| Friendster |
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General social networking website.
Registered users: 90,000,000
Popularity: Southeast Asia. Previously popular in the west.
Registration criteria: 16 years of age and older. |
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| hi5 |
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General social networking website.
Registered users: 80,000,000
Popularity: India, Portugal, Mongolia, Thailand, Romania, Jamaica, Central Africa and Latin America.
Registration criteria: 13 years of age and older. |
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| Tagged |
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General social networking website.
Registered users: 70,000,000
Popularity: Worldwide.
Registration criteria: Open to all. |
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| Orkut |
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General social networking website. Profiles not visible on search engines. Owned by Google.
Registered users: 67,000,000
Popularity: India, Brazil.
Registration criteria: 18 years of age and older. |
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| Flixster |
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Social networking based on movies.
Registered users: 63,000,000
Reach: Worldwide.
Registration criteria: 13 years of age and older. |
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| Netlog |
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General social networking website previously known as Facebox and Redbox.
Registered users: 54,000,000
Reach: Europe, Turkey, Middle east, Quebec.
Registration criteria: 13 years of age and older. |
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