Social networks are digital platforms that connect people based on criteria such as friendship, professional relationship or kinship and, among their advantages, make it easier for the information generated through cooperation between them to expand.
Today we all know social networks, but do we really know what they are?
Social networks have an open system that makes it possible to interact with unknown people and are created from what these users bring to the network.
The first social network, “Web classmates”, was created by Randy Conrads in 1995 so that former students could maintain or recover contact with friends at school or university.
According to a new report published by WeAreSocial and Hootsuite, the use of Social Networks has grown significantly in recent years, reaching an average of more than 3,000 million people who use social networks in the world monthly each month.
According to the study, the most used social networks and social platforms are Facebook, Youtube, Whatssap and Facebook Messenger.
1. Facebook
It is the most used and therefore with more users in the world. It has more than 2000 million active users.
This platform was created by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004. In the beginning it was used internally among Harvard students, but today it can be used by anyone with an email.
This website allows you to share text, photos and videos with your friends. Its target audience is between 20 and 35 years old.
2. YouTube
It ranks second with 1.5 billion users according to the study. It was created by three former PayPal employees in 2005.
It is a website where users can share videos on almost any subject (music, series, movies, tutorials, etc.).
If you create videos with interesting content, you can generate a huge viral impact for your brand.
3. WhatsApp
This instant messaging service was founded in 2009 by Jan Koum, also has 1300 million users and is used to send and receive messages over the Internet.
In addition to text you can send photos and videos individually or to groups.
4. Messenger
Facebook Messenger is the messaging service of the social network Facebook.
This service was developed as Facebook Chat in 2008 and currently has 1.5 billion users.
5. WeChat
It is another instant messaging service that competes directly with others such as WhatsApp or Line having already more than 800 million users.
One of the advantages found by most users of this application is that it respects their privacy.
The rest of users do not know if you are connected or not or if you have read his message, you can not see the mobile number of other users.
6. QQ
It is the platform par excellence in China where government censorship prevents the entry of other websites such as Facebook.
It was created in 1999 and more than 840 million users already have this instant messaging service.
In addition to these utilities, has its own email called QQMail, a platform where you can write blogs, QQZone, where you can also buy online through “Paipai”, play network in QQYouxi, book travel and find a partner through QQTongchang.
7. Instagram
This social network was bought by Facebook in 2012.
It is used to share photos and videos and has incorporated a new feature identical to Snapchat (Instagram Stories), which allows you to publish photos and videos that disappear in 24 hours.
The application now has 800 million users.
8. Tumblr
It was founded by David Karp in 2007. It is a microblogging platform where you can create publications with photos, text, videos, links and audio.
You can also follow and share content from other users or brands with whom you share interests. It is one of the most widely used platforms for delivering content.
It has more than 700 million users according to the study.
9. QZon
Social network created in 2005 and available only in Chinese language.
Its main users are from China, but there are also some from Kazakhstan and Russia.
It has more than 500 million users.
10. Weibo
It is a social network used in China that has utilities similar to Facebook and Twitter.
The meaning of Weibo is micro blog. It was founded by Sina Weibo in 2009.
It has about 400 million users.
11. Twitter
It was founded by Jack Dorsey in 2006 but has been under the jurisdiction of Delaware since 2007.
Twitter is a social network that allows its users to send and read texts up to a maximum length of 280 characters (before it only allowed 140) called “tweets”.
Twitter is very useful to keep you informed of the latest trends, news, fashion, etc..
Applying some tricks you can get more out of it. It is currently one of the most followed. It currently has more than 300 million users.
12. Baidu Tieba
It is the largest communication platform in China, which is part of the Chinese search engine, Baidu.
According to the study, it currently has 300 million users.
13. Skype
Skype is a Microsoft software that enables text, voice and video communications over the Internet.
According to the study, 300 million people and businesses currently use Skype to make free calls and video calls.
This application not only allows you to send instant messages, but also allows you to share files with other people.
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