Type of site | Social networking service |
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Available in | Russian |
Founded | August 1, 2009 |
Country of origin | Russia |
Owner | Alexey Nechayev |
Founder(s) | Maxim Khryashchev |
URL | https://pikabu.ru/ |
Pikabu ( Russian: Пикабу) is a social networking service from Russia with an emphasis on user-generated content, where users can submit links, images, gifs, and videos which will then be voted by the community. [1] [2] [3] It was founded on August 1, 2009 by Maxim Khryashchev to create a website similar to Reddit. [2]
As of February 2023, Pikabu was the 22nd most visited website in Russia and the 283rd most visited website in world, according to Similarweb. [4]
The name of the website comes from the children's game Peekaboo. [1] The site was created based on a modified free Digg like software. [5]
Since September 2022, the site has been owned by the company of Alexey Nechayev, founder of the New People political party. [6] [7]
The site works on the principle of user-generated content. Users can post and comment on content that can be text, as well as images, gifs, and videos. [1] [5] [8] Comments on Pikabu are infinitely branching. [9]
Users can also cast positive and negative votes on a post or a comment, and depending on its score it can appear higher or lower on the site. [2]
Registration on the site is required to post and comment, viewing the site (except for NSFW content) is available for everyone. [2]
Type of site | Social networking service |
---|---|
Available in | Russian |
Founded | August 1, 2009 |
Country of origin | Russia |
Owner | Alexey Nechayev |
Founder(s) | Maxim Khryashchev |
URL | https://pikabu.ru/ |
Pikabu ( Russian: Пикабу) is a social networking service from Russia with an emphasis on user-generated content, where users can submit links, images, gifs, and videos which will then be voted by the community. [1] [2] [3] It was founded on August 1, 2009 by Maxim Khryashchev to create a website similar to Reddit. [2]
As of February 2023, Pikabu was the 22nd most visited website in Russia and the 283rd most visited website in world, according to Similarweb. [4]
The name of the website comes from the children's game Peekaboo. [1] The site was created based on a modified free Digg like software. [5]
Since September 2022, the site has been owned by the company of Alexey Nechayev, founder of the New People political party. [6] [7]
The site works on the principle of user-generated content. Users can post and comment on content that can be text, as well as images, gifs, and videos. [1] [5] [8] Comments on Pikabu are infinitely branching. [9]
Users can also cast positive and negative votes on a post or a comment, and depending on its score it can appear higher or lower on the site. [2]
Registration on the site is required to post and comment, viewing the site (except for NSFW content) is available for everyone. [2]