Top 10 Social Networking Sites in India
Global social networking brands are continuously gaining prominence in India, and this is quite evident from comScore’s recent report on India’s top social networking sites. As compared to the previous year (2007), there has been a 51 % increase in the number of visitors on such sites amounting to more than 19 million visitors by the end of 2008.
Top 10 Social Networking Sites in India (2008 vs. 2007)
| Rank | Social Networking Site | Total Unique Visitors (m) (Dec07) | Total Unique Visitors (m) (Dec08) | % Change |
| 1 | Orkut.com | 7.123 | 12.869 | 81 |
| 2 | Facebook.com | 1.619 | 4.044 | 150 |
| 3 | Bharatstudent.com | 1.736 | 3.269 | 88 |
| 4 | hi5.com | 714 | 2.012 | 182 |
| 5 | ibibo.Com | 1.970 | 990 | -50 |
| 6 | MySpace Sites | 352 | 741 | 110 |
| 7 | LinkedIn.com | 293 | 513 | 75 |
| 8 | PerfSpot.com | 2.106 | 433 | -79 |
| 9 | BIGADDA.com | 515 | 385 | -25 |
| 10 | Fropper.com | 256 | 248 | -3 |
The study reveals that Orkut, Facebook, hi5, LinkedIn and MySpace all have witnessed prominent growth in visitation.
Highlights:
- Orkut tops the list of the most visited social networking site with more than 12.8 million visitors. This means an increase of 81 % from the last year.
- Orkut’s audience was three times the size of its nearest competitor in the category.
- Facebook.com ranked at the number 2 spot with 4 million visitors. This has been an increase of 150 % as compared to the previous year.
- Next in line at number 3 is the local social networking site Bharatstudent.com with 3.3 million visitors. This site showed an increase by 88 %.
- hi5.com comes in next at number 4 with 2 million visitors, which means an increase by 182 %.
Says Will Hodgman, comScore executive vice president:
“Social networking continued to grow strongly in India this past year, with several of the top global brands carving out a more prominent position. While there is certainly room for several players in the social networking space in India, the sites that have the right blend of having both a strong brand and cultural relevance will be best positioned for future growth.”
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(Source: comScore World Metrix)
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I don’t get it…. Why is FaceBook So Behind in India… Well maybe becoz its uncomfortable to use…
@Debajyoti Das & Rahul:
After Orkut, I personally found fb really confusing when I first started using it. Although, I like fb now, initially i just did not. And I know quite a lot of people who feel this way, especially those joining fb after orkut.
Face have difficult user interface so…orkut rocks in india.
also, bharatstudent is paying loads of money on internet…
Orkut gets only 12,869 uniques per month?
@Mayur Somani: That figure would be 2.8 million visitors for Orkut.
I really feel that Orkut is the best…Cheers I like It….
Well
@Saurav Halder: Although orkut is a lot simpler to use, I find fb a lot more fun and entertaining
Albeit it says that Orkut is more popular, surprisingly enough, I found myspace much more enjoyable and useful to grow your network. It provides such an immense variety of features, which I could not even imagine before joining myspace. Albeit traditionally it was not that well known in India(thanks to orkut and facebook), its user base is steadily on the rise. Hats off to myspace.
Hi Swati, check out Femlina, it is India’s first women’s social network: http://www.femlina.com/
i lyk many sites.but not th bigadda.it is a very bad and time consuming.joyless sitr i have ever seen…..
Hi ..
what about BigMazaa.com .. Its also Gettng Very Popular these days ..
it is very best site
orkut is cool social network only if u have frnds
fb lots of stuff + frnds
:{ where is twitter …
of course twitter is now becoming more famous
Social networking sites are the next big thing in India, but the million dollar question is when will the companies actually start earning profits?? The margins will be very low until the traffic to these sites increase.
orkut is really a very good site for make new friends.
i can’t find any other social site like orkut……
it’s really mindblowing
well orkut was good but wit the entry of facebook …facebook simply rocks!!facebook is such a good timepass wit all the games as well.
the main reason for facebook not leading may be that it is a slow networking site(spplications).orkut is compact that’s why it rocks!!
the data provided above is an outdated one (2007 and 2008). Its facebook that rules and I swear facebook will take over orkut in no time.
hmmmm…!!!! orkut is very comfortable to use compared to facebook…coz its very conjusted…bt still its interting…but i would prefer orkut than facebbpk…i find it interesting…
hey would u join another social networking website with almost all features of ur favourite website with some mindblowing added features and some charitable cause?
the main question is how often will u visit that site?
Please check http://www.vsoid.com which is the best website .SOID is a unique platform which lets you create your own unique social identity. VSOID will help to create new opportunities, get closely associated with the social issues and more important to be part of brands of big companies. Get yourself registered and get your “Virtual Social Identity Number” – A first of its kind initiative in an online world.
Orkut is the best
Glad you like it. You might enjoy out Orkut dedicated blog called Orkutdiary
its very useful list