Definition: social network rankings

Although there are more than a hundred sites that provide social networking, according to Hootsuite, the number of active users in the top 17 social networks worldwide as of January 2022 are as follows. All social networks originate in the U.S., except as noted. See social media.

    Social         Billion
    Network     Active Users

    1. Facebook      2.9
    2. YouTube       2.6
    3. WhatsApp      2.0
    4. Instagram     1.5
    5. WeChat        1.3  (China)
    6. TikTok        1.0  (China)

                   Million
                Active Users

    7. FB Messenger  988
    8. Douyin        600  (TikTok China)
    9. QQ            574  (Tencent China)
   10. Sina Weibo    573  (China)
   11. Kuaishou      573  (China)
   12. Snapchat      557
   13. Telegram      550  (Virgin Islands)
   14. Pinterest     444
   15. X/Twitter     436
   16. Reddit        430
   17. Quora         300