
Top 20 social media and their Developer
January 11, 2023
Social media refers to websites and mobile apps that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking. Some examples of popular social media platforms include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok. These platforms can be used for a wide range of purposes, such as connecting with friends and family, sharing news and information, promoting a product or service, and building an online community around a common interest or cause.

- Facebook - Developed by Mark Zuckerberg - Approximate Valuation: $800 billion
- YouTube - Developed by Jawed Karim, Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Susan Wojcicki - Approximate Valuation: $1.65 billion
- WhatsApp - Developed by Brian Acton and Jan Koum - Approximate Valuation: $19 billion (when acquired by Facebook)
- Messenger - Developed by Facebook - Approximate Valuation: N/A
- WeChat - Developed by Tencent - Approximate Valuation: N/A
- Instagram - Developed by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger - Approximate Valuation: $1 billion (when acquired by Facebook)
- TikTok - Developed by Zhang Yiming - Approximate Valuation: $75 billion (as estimated by Bytedance)
- Twitter - Developed by Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams - Approximate Valuation: $31 billion
- Snapchat - Developed by Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, and Reggie Brown - Approximate Valuation: $16 billion
- Pinterest - Developed by Ben Silbermann, Evan Sharp, and Paul Sciarra - Approximate Valuation: $12.7 billion
- LinkedIn - Developed by Reid Hoffman, Allen Blue, Konstantin Guericke, Eric Ly, and Jean-Luc Vaillant - Approximate Valuation: $26.2 billion (when acquired by Microsoft)
- Viber - Developed by Igor Magazinnik, Talmon Marco, and Sani Maroli - Approximate Valuation: $900 million (when acquired by Rakuten)
- Telegram - Developed by Pavel Durov and Nikolai Durov - Approximate Valuation: N/A
- Signal - Developed by Moxie Marlinspike and Brian Acton - Approximate Valuation: $50 million (as estimated by Financial Times)
- Zoom - Developed by Eric S. Yuan - Approximate Valuation: $9 billion
- LINE - Developed by Takeshi Idezawa, Lee Joon-mo, and Kim Beom-su - Approximate Valuation: $1.1 billion
- Discord - Developed by Jason Citron - Approximate Valuation: $3.5 billion
- Houseparty - Developed by Sima Sistani, Ben Rubin, and Erik Hazzard - Approximate Valuation: N/A
- Spotify - Developed by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon - Approximate Valuation: $29 billion
- Quora - Developed by Adam D'Angelo, Charlie Cheever - Approximate Valuation: $1.8 Billion ( as estimated by various market research)