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LinkedIn is founded.
A networking site for career-minded professionals looking for business and employment. -
Myspace is launched.
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Facebook is launched.
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YouTube is launched.
The first large-scale video sharing website -
Twitter is founded.
A microblogging site that allows users to interact with one another including celebrities -
Myspace is the most visited website on the planet.
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Instagram is launched.
A photo-sharing site that gives everyone the capability for visual storytelling -
Snapchat is founded.
A networking site that introduces the idea of short video sharing and filters -
Facebook acquires Instagram
Facebook bought Instagram for $1 billion securing Facebook's dominance in social media for years to come -
TikTok merges with Musical.ly
This Chinese founded short-form video sharing site becomes popular with American teens -
TikTok saw about 1 billion global daily users by early 2022