Here are the 20 Most Popular Social Networking Websites ranked by a combination of Inbound Links, Alexa Rank, and U.S. traffic data from Compete and Quantcast. Although no traffic metrics are completely accurate we do believe the data below to be useful for gauging relative audience size.
1 | facebook.com
722,434,829 – Inbound Links | 113,014,638 – Compete Monthly Visitors | 91,200,000 – Quantcast Monthly Visitors | 4 – Alexa Ranking.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 8/4/2009 | eBizMBA
2 | MySpace
345,130,806 – Inbound Links | 56,885,691 – Compete Monthly Visitors | 63,000,000 – Quantcast Monthly Visitors | 10 – Alexa Ranking.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 8/4/2009 | eBizMBA
3 | twitter
486,750,806 – Inbound Links | 19,728,619 – Compete Monthly Visitors | 21,900,000 – Quantcast Monthly Visitors | 38 – Alexa Ranking.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 8/4/2009 | eBizMBA
4 | LinkedIn.com
29,370,378 – Inbound Links | 11,228,746 – Compete Monthly Visitors | 11,800,000 – Quantcast Monthly Visitors | 113 – Alexa Ranking.
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5 | classmates.com
997,666 – Inbound Links | 14,649,224 – Compete Monthly Visitors | 9,600,000 – Quantcast Monthly Visitors | 544 – Alexa Ranking.
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6 | Ning.com
13,032,000 – Inbound Links | 5,881,943 – Compete Monthly Visitors | 6,800,000 – Quantcast Monthly Visitors | 108 – Alexa Ranking.
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7 | Bebo.com
14,368,423 – Inbound Links | 3,120,062 – Compete Monthly Visitors | 5,400,000 – Quantcast Monthly Visitors | 138 – Alexa Ranking.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 8/4/2009 | eBizMBA
8 | HI5.com
8,491,287 – Inbound Links | 2,176,014 – Compete Monthly Visitors | 4,100,000 – Quantcast Monthly Visitors | 20 – Alexa Ranking.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 8/4/2009 | eBizMBA
9 | Tagged.com
399,111 – Inbound Links | 3,731,972 – Compete Monthly Visitors | 5,100,000 – Quantcast Monthly Visitors | 74 – Alexa Ranking.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 8/4/2009 | eBizMBA
10 | myyearbook.com
921,983 – Inbound Links | 3,025,772 – Compete Monthly Visitors | 3,800,000 – Quantcast Monthly Visitors | 483 – Alexa Ranking.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 8/4/2009 | eBizMBA
11 | Multiply.com
16,629,000 – Inbound Links | 1,442,885 – Compete Monthly Visitors | 4,200,000 – Quantcast Monthly Visitors | 165 – Alexa Ranking.
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12 | friendster.com
6,896,127 – Inbound Links | 1,454,029 – Compete Monthly Visitors | 2,400,000 – Quantcast Monthly Visitors | 47 – Alexa Ranking.
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13 | Meetup
1,764,287 – Inbound Links | 2,533,191 – Compete Monthly Visitors | 2,000,000 – Quantcast Monthly Visitors | 688 – Alexa Ranking.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 8/4/2009 | eBizMBA
14 | BlackPlanet
418,032 – Inbound Links | 1,473,081 – Compete Monthly Visitors | 2,200,000 – Quantcast Monthly Visitors | 1,338 – Alexa Ranking.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 8/4/2009 | eBizMBA
15 | Gaia Online
528,287 – Inbound Links | 1,000,070 – Compete Monthly Visitors | 1,500,000 – Quantcast Monthly Visitors | 892 – Alexa Ranking.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 8/4/2009 | eBizMBA
16 | Piczo
4,676,287 – Inbound Links | 444,457 – Compete Monthly Visitors | 996,000 – Quantcast Monthly Visitors | 1,360 – Alexa Ranking.
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17 | orkut.com
9,396,000 – Inbound Links | 494,781 – Compete Monthly Visitors | 475,000 – Quantcast Monthly Visitors | 102 – Alexa Ranking.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 8/4/2009 | eBizMBA
18 | FotoLog.com
6,382,000 – Inbound Links | 199,838 – Compete Monthly Visitors | 507,000 – Quantcast Monthly Visitors | 124 – Alexa Ranking.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 8/4/2009 | eBizMBA
19 | Skyrock.com
8,185,000 – Inbound Links | 154,991 – Compete Monthly Visitors | 217,000 – Quantcast Monthly Visitors | 43 – Alexa Ranking.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 8/4/2009 | eBizMBA
20 | badoo.com
228,287 – Inbound Links | 106,885 – Compete Monthly Visitors | 281,000 – Quantcast Monthly Visitors | 161 – Alexa Ranking.
Most Popular Social Networking Websites | Updated 8/4/2009 | eBizMBA
