Top-Rated Community and Social Websites

Goodreads

Find and read more books you'll love, and keep track of the books you want to read. Be part of the world's largest community of book lovers on Goodreads.

CafeMom

A supportive community where moms can get parenting tips and updates, real talk, laughs, and the latest celebrity news all in one place.

Bandcamp

Discover amazing music and directly support the artists who make it.

FetLife

A social networking website that serves people interested in BDSM, fetishism, and kink.

Homeis

A one stop shop for everything expats and foreign-born individuals need while living abroad.

Upstream

Redefines professional networking with products designed for organic interactions and life-changing connections.

Steemit

Communities without borders. A social network owned and operated by its users, powered by Steem.

LiveJournal

A Russian-owned social networking service where users can keep a blog, journal, or diary.

Spaces

A Russian social network service that targets mobile phone users.

CaringBridge

A CaringBridge website is a personal health journal, rallying friends and family during any type of health journey.

Peanut

Connect with women who are at a similar stage in life - from fertility, pregnancy and motherhood through to menopause.

Livemocha

An online language learning community, providing instructional materials in 38 languages and a platform for speakers to interact with and help each other learn new languages.

Letterboxd

A global social network for grass-roots film discussion and discovery.

Flixster

An American social-networking movie website for discovering new movies, learning about movies, and meeting others with similar tastes in movies.

PlayBit

A Discord community surrounding everything finance. They focus on trading stocks, options and crypto.

Filmow

A Brazil-based collaborative social network where users list the films and series they have watched or would like to watch, having the option of giving a review of up to 5 stars.

Sprout Social

Reimagine how social media can grow your business with Sprout Social.

Caffeine

Live streams you'll want to watch. A chat you'll never want to leave.

Buffer

Use Buffer to manage your social media so that you have more time for your business.

CouchSurfing

A global hospitality exchange service accessible via a website and mobile app. After setting up user profiles on which other members can post reviews, members can request lodging publicly or directly from other members, "hang out" with other members, or join/create events.

Zoosk

An online dating service available in 25 languages and in more than 80 countries.

EliteSingles

A partnership service designed and dedicated to help American singles looking for long-term commitment.

Spreely

The social network for free people. The first amendment to the US Constitution is the community standard.

Taringa!

An Argentine-based social networking site.

Bubbly

A social voice service working across feature phones and smartphones. For feature phones, users can record their voice by dialling a short code and speaking, as well as listen to popular posts.

Classmates.com

Reconnect with your graduating class by signing up on Classmates.com.

ReverbNation.com

Aims to provide a central site for musicians, producers, and venues to collaborate and communicate.

We Heart It

Discover photos, videos and articles from friends that share your passion for beauty, fashion, photography, travel, music, wallpapers and more.

Care2

A social networking website. The goal of the site is to connect activists from around the world with other individuals, organizations and responsible businesses making an impact.

Tumblr

An American microblogging and social networking website.

Kickstarter

Exists to help bring creative projects to life. A home for film, music, art, theater, games, comics, design, photography, and more.

InterNations

Help you find other people in your city who match your language, interests, or line of work and more.

Medium

An open platform where readers find dynamic thinking, and where expert and undiscovered voices can share their writing on any topic.

SocialPilot

A SaaS product, SocialPilot is an easy-to-use social media marketing tool that helps professionals, teams, and businesses automate their social media management.

Ello

A community to discover, discuss, publish, share and promote the things you are passionate about.

Votigo

A social media marketing and promotions company with a SaaS platform and full-service solutions.

Elpha

Elpha is where women build careers together. Become a member to connect with peers and mentors, learn from experts, access job opportunities, and more.

Tagged

Allows members to browse the profiles of any other members, and share tags and virtual gifts.

Academia.edu

An American commercial social networking website for academics. It is a platform for academics to share research papers.

Giphy

Your top source for the best and newest GIFs and Animated Stickers online. Find everything from funny GIFs, reaction GIFs, unique GIFs and more.

XING

A Hamburg-based career-oriented social networking site. The site is primarily focused on the German-speaking market.

Gab.com

A social network that champions free speech, individual liberty and the free flow of information online. All are welcome.

MocoSpace

A mobile social network. Features include mobile games, chat, instant messaging, eCards, and photos.

Skout

A location-based social networking and dating application and website. Make new friends, or meet new people, anytime, anywhere.

Chess.com

An internet chess server, internet forum and social networking website. The site has a freemium model in which some features are available for free, and others for accounts with subscriptions.

Bitly

A URL shortening service and a link management platform for use in social networking, SMS, and email.

Activerain

An online community of real estate professionals who write blogs, exchange best practices and share information.

Habbo

An online community aimed at teens and young adults.

Buzznet

A photo, journal, and video-sharing social media network.