Most Popular Social Media Platforms by Users

Facebook leads social media with 3.07 billion monthly active users, followed by YouTube at 2.5 billion and WhatsApp at 2 billion. Meta owns 4 of the top 7 platforms in this ranking of the most popular social platforms.

Data
# Platform Company Monthly Active Users Launched
15PinterestPinterest570 million2009
14WeiboSina Corporation586 million2009
13KuaishouKuaishou700 million2011
12DouyinByteDance755 million2016
11RedditReddit760 million2005
10SnapchatSnap Inc.900 million2011
9LinkedInMicrosoft930 million2003
8TelegramTelegram1 billion2013
7MessengerMeta Platforms1.01 billion2011
6WeChatTencent1.34 billion2011
5TikTokByteDance1.58 billion2016
4InstagramMeta Platforms2 billion2010
3WhatsAppMeta Platforms2 billion2009
2YouTubeAlphabet Inc.2.50 billion2005
1FacebookMeta Platforms3.07 billion2004