Fifteen Most Popular Image Sharing Websites Abroad

1. Instagram

I believe everyone is familiar with Instagram! This is an application that provides online photo sharing, video sharing, and social networking services. The program allows users to take photos and videos and share them on various social networks, such as Facebook, Weibo, QQ space sharing, and Flickr sharing. The notable feature of this program is that it limits the shape of square photos and uses images similar to Kodak point and shoot cameras and Polaroid cameras. In contrast, the 16:9 aspect ratio mode is now commonly used for mobile device cameras. Users can also record and share short videos lasting up to 15 seconds.

2. Flickr

Flickr is an image storage and video hosting website. Flickr not only allows users to store personal photos, but also allows them to be shared on blogs and social media. According to Yahoo, as of June 2011, Flickr had a total of 510000 registered members and 800000 independent visitors. According to a Flickr report in August 2011, Flickr has stored over 600 million images, and this number is steadily increasing.

3. Imgur

Imgur is an online image hosting service website that provides users with free image hosting services. Users upload millions of images every day, with a combined daily image capacity of over 90TB. Imgur is headquartered in San Francisco, USA. Imgur accounts can also log in to Twitter, Google, Facebook, and Yahoo accounts. Imgur has a statistics page where users can monitor the popularity of their website, how many images have been uploaded, how many clicks have been made, and how much bandwidth has been used. Imgur largely replaces other hosts, such as Tinypic; Social media sites such as Reddit and Digg. The images on Imgur have an expiration time limit, and free users have a retention time of 6 months after uploading. After expiration, the system will automatically delete them.

4. Photobucket

Photobucket is a website for image hosting, video hosting, slide production, and photo sharing. Photobucket was created by Alex Welch, Darren Crystal, and Trinity Ventures in 2003. Fox Interactive Media acquired Photobucket in 2007. In December 2009, Fox's parent company, News Corp, sold Photobucket to Seattle Mobile Imaging and established Ontela. Ontela renamed Photobucket Company and continued to grow.

5. DeviantArt

DeviantArt (DA) is an online community that showcases various artworks created by users. DeviantArt was created on August 7, 2000 by Scott Jarkoff, Matthew Stephens, Angelo Sotira, and other DeviantArt companies. DeviantArt is headquartered in Los Angeles, Hollywood, California, USA. The purpose of DeviantArt is to provide a platform for artists to showcase and discuss their artworks. DeviantArt includes photography, digital art, traditional art, literature, Flash animation, film production, application skins, and operating system customization. DeviantArt also has rich download resources, such as tutorials and image libraries.

6. Shutterfly

Shutterfly is an American image sharing service provider. Shutterfly is headquartered in Redwood City, California, USA. Shutterfly's main product is an online photo book line. Shutterfly was founded in 1999 and currently has Jeffrey Housebold as its CEO. Jeffrey Housebold joined the company in 2005. Shutterfly's Nasdaq stock is SFLY. Shutterfly was published in 2006. Shutterfly is relatively popular among female users, with female users accounting for 80% of the 2013 report. Shutterfly's online image storage is the world's largest, with 70PB of data and approximately 1.6 billion images. Shutterfly claims that "they have never deleted photos".

7. TinyPic

TinyPic is a free online photo album website. TinyPic provides image and video sharing services. TinyPic allows users to upload, link, and share images and videos on the internet. Each uploaded image is assigned a relatively short URL. TinyPic allows for uploading and storing images in file formats such as JPEG (JPG), PNG, GIF, TIFF, etc. When the image resolution is greater than 1600 pixels (width or height), the system will automatically adjust the image to the maximum acceptable size while maintaining its original aspect ratio. Unfortunately, TinyPic requires a verification code to be filled in every time an image is uploaded. TinyPic cannot upload video files that exceed 500MB in size or 15 minutes in length. If the video file time exceeds 15 minutes, it will automatically be shortened to 15 minutes.

8. ImageShack

ImageShack is a free image storage website headquartered in Los Gatos, California. ImageShack has a subscription service, and most of its revenue comes from advertising related free image hosting services. According to Nielsen//NetRatings report, ImageShack was the fourth fastest growing website brand in July 2006. ImageShack was founded by Alexander Levin in November 2003 and has since developed into a famous website. There is a file upload box on the ImageShack homepage, where users can select image files to upload. The image format must be JPEG (JPG), PNG, GIF, TIFF (TIF), BMP, and the image must be less than or equal to 5MB. If you upload images in BMP and TIFF (TIF) formats, the system will automatically convert them to PNG format. The image will never expire after uploading, unless the user violates the service terms. ImageShack has a limit that users cannot upload more than 200MB of images within an hour, otherwise uploading will not be available.

9. We Heart It

We Heart It is an image social networking website. This website allows users to collect their favorite images and share them with friends. Users can also access the website through a web browser or iOS and Android mobile applications. The website was founded in 2008 by local Brazilian Fabio Giolito. At first, the website was primarily designed to save Fabio Giolito's own images and share them with friends. In 2011, We Heart It established a company in California, USA, with its headquarters located in San Francisco and a total of 18 employees. As of June 2013, the company has raised $8 million in A-series financing funds from White Oak and IDG Venture Capital. As of February 2014, it ranked 754th on Alexa.

10. ImageVenue

ImageVenue is a free image hosting solution website. It provides users with the service of sharing pictures with friends, and it can also be shared with other community websites. You can also link this image from your personal website or ****** auction hot link. If your image has not been browsed for 1 year, it will be deleted by the server, which is the only way for the photo to be deleted by the server. The uploaded image must be in JPEG or JPG format, and the image size cannot exceed 3M. This website does not require registration, you only need to upload your pictures.

11. ImageBam

ImageBam is a free image access and photo sharing website. It can use an online album batch upload tool to upload images and share them with family and friends. The website's upload service is free, and all services will display advertisements. After joining a senior member, the advertisements will disappear. ImageBam service features: 10M file size limit; Unlimited upload; Unlimited downloads; Fast and reliable server; Easy to use. More features: photo management tools; Organize your images and galleries; Add titles and descriptions to the gallery; Uploading will not take a long time and is 100% free. ImageBam can upload and store images for free, and its images can be shared on Twitter, forums, blogs, eBay, Craigslist, Facebook, classified ads, MySpace, and more. The uploaded images must be in JPEG and GIP formats, and the image size cannot exceed 10M.

12. SmugMug

SmugMug is a paid digital photo sharing website. Chris MacAskill and Don MacAskill founded a video game company for web services in February 2002. However, in August 2002, the company's focus on business began to shift. A small part of their video game website is called SmugMug, a photo sharing service website launched in November 2002.

13. Twitpic

TwitPic is a website that allows users to post images on Twitter Weibo. When an event occurs, TwitPic is a gathering place where citizen journalists often upload and share images. In 2008, Noah Everett launched TwitPic. In an interview with Mixergy, Noah Everett revealed that his company had already provided a quote, with a price range of around $10 million. In 2011, Noah Everett launched the Heello service, which supports text articles and videos. On May 7, 2012, TwitPic released its first application. The first released application will be aimed at iPod touch and iPhone phones. According to a Sysomos report, as of May 30, 2011, TwitPic is a leading third-party Twitter image hosting service provider. On Twitter, there are nearly 2.25 million images per day, of which 45.7% come from TwitPic.

14. Picasa

Picasa is an application under Google that organizes, modifies, and shares photos, along with an integrated photo sharing website. Initially, it was founded by a company called Lifescape in 2002, and since 2004, the company has been owned by Google. The term Picasa comes from the name of the Spanish painter Picasso, the phrase "my house" in Spanish, and "pic" images (personalized art). In July 2004, Google acquired Picasa from its original author and began offering it for free. At present, the main version of the software is version 3.9, which supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, and integrates Google+users for the service. Version 3.9 cancels Picasa network album and integrates Google+users.

15. Snapfish

Snapfish is a web-based photo sharing and printing service platform owned by HP. Users can upload and store images for free. It was launched by business partners Rajil Kapoor, Bala Parthasarathy, Suneet Wadhwa, and Shripati Acharya in 1999.