Being social and interactive is both a fate and fortune for human beings. Engaging with people is also an essential key to survival. In modern times, the ways of making friends and connecting with people, however, have changed and include online solutions like social media apps.

People are inherently attracted to the idea of being socially active over the internet. Luckily, we have rich options for social networking online – social media apps.

Social media platforms are where friendship and relationship flourish and grow serious without seeing people in flesh. If we case a glance at realistic numbers revealed by Statista, nearly 2 billion users relied on social media apps in 2015.

Mobile devices have greatly contributed to this growth. With this trend in mind, we have compiled a list of 24 best social media apps that offer an exciting social media experience to users. Check out the entire list here:

1. Pinterest

Pinterest runs on Pins, so that when you have interesting ideas for projects or have other fascinating stories, you can simply pin them on your personal boards. It is used as a photo sharing and visual bookmarking social media app where you can save posts and even upload your ideas.

You can promote a blog story under a post, share DIY tasks such as home improvement inspirations and cooking recipe or define travel plans and do much more using pins boards on Pinterest.

App Features

Find pins, people, brands and whatever you would love to see in feed

Discover more than 100 billion possibilities in life

Let’s invite and collaborate with friends

Rating : 4.6

Installs : 100,000,000+

Download : Android, iOS

2. Medium

A complete place to read & write about big ideas and stories. Anything longer than 140 characters can be shared in this platform which is elegant and visually appealing. From opinions to interviews, photography etc. this app takes you with greater insight into the world.

App Features

Great tool to import any existing content

Easy to use with best blog editing features

Automatically connects to existing social media accounts

Get daily email digest on real-time user engagement

Rating : 4.6

Installs : 5,000,000+

Download : Android, iOS

3. Instagram

After Facebook, if there is any other social networking app that made sensation, it is Instagram. Instagram was thought to have a unique leverage due to its ability to allow users to share photos and videos. Users relished the idea of capturing and sharing on the app the best and most important moments of their life.

Instagram lets you take a snap with your phone’s camera and turn it into a work of art using its various filters that you can apply. You can even post them on other popular media like Facebook and Twitter and use it as your investable marketing platform.

App Features

Let’s you post photos and videos

Browse feeds posted by other users

Go live in public or with your followers’ group

Message privately

Users can also edit images, tag location with this app

Let’s you add Hashtags, Filters, etc.

Rating : 4.5

Installs : 1,000,000,000+

Download : Android, iOS

4. Hike

Hike messenger is popular for its stickers and GIFS. It is an online hangout world where you can enjoy with your friends & make new friends. Hike allows you to watch movies & interact with newer friends limitlessly.

You can click selfies or create an avatar from 100+ stickers of you and start chatting with many people on Hikeland. Hikemoji is a funfilled activity with 1000+ hairstyles, expression, facial features, and more. Users chat with stickers instead of long text messages.

App Features

Customize themes and account features.

Hide chats with fingerprint /password

Send, receive, and share photos.

Great security and well-encrypted.

Ratings : 4.5

Installs : 10,000,000+

Download : Android, iOS

5. Reddit

Reddit has been around for quite a while, a platform that enables you to submit your content and vote for the same.

Based on the voting volume, the content moves up or down, which is subject to subreddits that represent your areas of interest.

Reddit has emerged as a great first-hand source for various contents including blogs, insights and rich updates.

App Features

A free and open platform for users to post, share & discuss

Let’s discover news, viral video clips, funny jokes, and hot memes, etc.

Enables chat with communities

A great source of blogs, insights and rich updates

Rating : 4.5

Installs : 10,000,000+

Download : Android, iOS

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6. Telegram

Even though this app is similar to other social media apps, it is often known for its high security features. Within a short time period, this has become one of the biggest social networking sites worldwide, primarily focused on speed and privacy.

App Features

Heavily encrypted & self-destructive messaging

Cloud-based

Faster than any other app

Completely free with no ads

No limits to the media/chat that’s send

Coordinate groups with almost 2 lakh users

Rating : 4.5

Installs : 100,000,000+

Download : Android, iOS

7. Twitter

Twitter has also revolutionized online socials and pioneered the way message is delivered on social platforms and redefined it as a ‘tweet’, a short text message containing no more than max 140 characters.

Users leveraged Twitter to make a genuine profile, post their expressions, news, updates or share contents with the world.

At Twitter, businesses and marketers can run their cluster and promote their services for heightened customer engagement using key terms in form of hashtags. The app also enables you to shop directly via tweets without visiting the store.

App Features

Watch live streaming videos

See all sides of a story happening in any part of the world first in Twitter

Users can like photos, videos, and GIFs

Chat privately with friends and followers

Create a group conversations

Get suggestions on influential people

Rating : 4.4

Installs : 10,000,000+

Download : Android, iOS

8. Linkedln

When it comes to considering professional networking platform, LinkedIn is hard to beat as it is by far the invincible in this category. Available in 20 languages, LinkedIn is often sought by active professionals across the globe or avid job seekers to search jobs, find new opportunities or expand their existing professional network of people.

It is respected as an ideal platform to follow companies, eminent HRs and influential executives who often their insights or industry trends via LinkedIn blog. LinkedIn has more than 400 million profiles.

App Features

Create a profile & highlight your skillsets

Helps in both job search and recruiting

Let’s users write articles or even share posts

Can follow interested people or company profiles

Creates opportunities for business networking and brand marketing

Rating : 4.4

Installs : 500,000,000+

Download : Android, iOS

9. Tumblr

The most widely used social networking and micro-blogging site for sharing text, images, audios, videos, links, and more. From art, fashion, food to animal photos, people post a wide range of things within Tumblr.

App Features

Consist of 250 beautiful text blocks

Post photos, text, videos, live videos, audio,GIFs

Help make your own GIFs with stickers and text

Provides social media integration

Rating : 4.4

Installs : 100,000,000+

Download : Android, iOS

10. Elyments

Social media is simplified here. Elyments is an active social networking app on both Android & iOS.You can chat with people you like and view their day to day activities they post.

Elyments build a network of like-minded people, gauge their interests, and have an unlimited voice & video calls. It is a one-stop app for social interaction and getting newer people in your life.

App Features

Easy group communications.

Discover section for searching for your friends.

Personalized feeds.

Multi-language support.

Ratings : 4.4

Installs : 1,000,000+

Download : Android, iOS

11) Whatsapp

WhatsApp, after earning a huge success worldwide, was acquired by the glorious Facebook in 2014, yet it still manages to exist as an independent instant chat and message sharing mobile app. Though it was launched in the digital world quite later than Facebook.

WhatsApp has unbelievably captured the interests of millions of people especially due to the fact that by then there was no chat app that directly connected with local contact list of user’s device.

The app is able to allow you to communicate and share instantly with individuals and groups. WhatsApp is still evolving, adding much more advanced features now and then.

App Features

Let’s message, call, send videos, documents, and voice messages

Users can enjoy group chats

Can share your location, exchange contacts,

Set custom wallpapers and notification sounds etc.

Consists of a rich collection of expressive stickers

Rating : 4.3

Installs : 5,000,000,000+

Download : Android, iOS

12. SnapChat

Life gets more fun and lively when you live in the moment. Here’s one of the most popular social media apps, Snapchat which provides teens the best way to interact socially while simultaneously giving them awesome looks.

In addition to just letting you connect and follow friends, this app offers a lot more exciting features which include news, entertainment, games, quizzes, photo & video-editing tools etc. Overall the app comprises of a lighthearted design with photo filters that uses rainbows and flower crowns effects

App Features

An app to send snaps in second

Can add filters to your video or photographs

Chat using the live messaging feature

Follow friends & watch their stories

Share your location and even see where your friends are hanging out

Get to know all breaking news, watch original shows & even community stories

Rating : 4.3

Installs : 1,000,000,000+

Download : Android, iOS

13. Viber

Similar to other messaging apps, Viber is also a social messaging app which allows users to send messages, audios, videos, call share GIFs, stickers and much more.

Other than just social messaging, this app lets you promote your business as well. Here, you can buy ads and promote stickers, engage users in your community and even display products in the shopping category.

App Features

Enable notifications

Easy switching between chats

More privacy option with hiding seen and online status

Can Doodle on any photo

Enables battery-saving features with the dark mode

Users can initiate groups call with up to 5 people

Rating : 4.3

Installs : 500,000,000+

Download : Android, iOS

14. ShareChat

ShareChat is India’s own social media app with 100 million users. It is a multi-lingual app where we can chat, download videos, share whatsapp status and instagram stories. This app allows to create whatsapp sticker of any photo and share it on whatsapp with your friends or group.

App Features

Receives latest gossips of the upcoming movie.

Get famous by showcasing talent and become a celebrity

Notifies latest trends of your locality

Provides daily horoscope and astrology

Allows you to get health tip and fitness tips

Rating : 4.3

Installs : 100,000,000+

Download : Android, iOS

15. Planoly

Planoly reminds you of your timely social media posts. Instagram and Pinterest tools are integrated into this single app to create awesome social media posts.

The app helps you manage various hashtags on Instagram & save them in real-time. Schedule content days, upload a bulk amount of content and also repost user-generated content.

Planoly also makes people get in team works and edit for Instagram posting requirements.

App Features

Real-time analysis of Instagram & Pinterest.

Automatic pin sharing of posts.

Track and manage Instagram comments.

Quality visual planning and management.

Ratings : 4.3

Installs : 1,000,000+

Download : Android, iOS

Read Also : 24 Best Video Chat Apps 2020

16. Facebook

From its days of inception, Facebook has come a long way to make people’s life much more interesting and exciting. With Facebook being your virtual social pal, you can upload photos, share your views and humorous stories, comment and even chat with your friends. You can make your own page and create fans right there on this platform.

You can also treat it as first-source content discovery medium for daily reads by joining the pages of illustrious influencers. It is the best platform to make certain highlights of your personal life known to people who follow you. It also offers a great branding medium where people engage and connect deeply with others.

App Features

Customize your news feed

Restrict people from seeing posts

Share photos, videos, watch live videos, message, call, etc.

Find local or social events

Play games with Facebook friends

Facebook serves to be a marketplace

Rating : 4.2

Installs : 5,000,000,000+

Download : Android, iOS

17. Facebook Messenger

Facebook Messenger is Facebook’s separate chat app that is used to send messages to people in your Facebook contacts. It makes it simple and faster to reach out to people you want to talk to. Most socially active people prefer FB messenger to share their messages.

Unlike other social apps where the consumption of messages is not guaranteed, FB messenger is where people often go to and check messages.

Every time you receive a message from someone, the app notifies you with a sound alert which helps you quicken your responses if it is really important.

App Features

Allows to send messages to Facebook friends

Can send money securely easily

Can share locations, chat with businesses

Send text, audio messages

Can make video or audio calls

Rating : 4.2

Installs : 1,000,000,000+

Download : Android, iOS

18. Meetup

An app that is focussed to bring a group of people together from thousands of cities to do more of what they want to do in life. It’s a place to find and join local communities around you where you get to meet new people, learn new things, find a comfort zone, get support and moreover find a true passion.

App Features

Find meetups in various categories liketech, fitness, career and networking, photography, language etc.

Polls allow you to collect anonymous suggestions

Can share documents & files with one another

Get member activity in the stats page

Mobile web check-in allows you to check members as they arrive

Rating : 4.2

Installs : 10,000,000+

Download : Android, iOS

19. Foursquare

If you are looking for some ideal destinations to visit with your friends and loved ones, Foursquare should end up on your device.

This search-and-discovery based social platform helps you find suitable places based on your location for you to explore with your mates.

Additionally, it also informs you on best food outlets, night lifestyle spots and other interesting stuff in your area. Swarm also offers this social networking feature in its app

App Features

A perfect app to take you to the right spot

Can read short tips written by people around the world

You can follow friends, influencers and even brands’

Get personalized recommendations

Rating : 4.2

Installs : 10,000,000+

Download : Android, iOS

20. Hootsuite

Hootsuite is a well-known app for scheduling posts for twitter and Instagram. Never can users miss posting according to the dates set in the calendar. Hootsuite permits its users to save and edit draft posts so that they can post it anywhere anytime.

If you are a business owner, you can use Hootsuite for managing and monitoring your mentions and messages from various networks at a single time. Hootsuite is free up to 3 profiles which are followed by a purchase for further features.

App Features

Efficiently monitor different conversations.

Automatic publishing of posts.

Simple navigations.

Perfect for planning & tracking posts.

Ratings : 4.2

Installs : 5,000,000+

Download : Android, iOS

21. Youtube

The most widely used video sharing platform where users around the globe spend a billion hours a day watching the favourite or trending videos. It’s the second biggest social media site and is also known as the second largest search engine just after Google.

If you are someone who would like to be famous or would like to promote, then get started by creating your own YouTube channel. Where you can upload videos and your subscribers can view, like, comment or share.

App Features

Easier access to subscription feeds

Video management on the go

Better live streams

Big screen interface with dark mode

Now there’s YouTube TV for live streaming direct broadcasts of FOX, NBC and 40+ cable channels

Rating : 4.1

Installs : 5,000,000,000+

Download : Android, iOS

22. Line

This is a multi-purpose messaging app that allows you to share text, stickers, play games, and make ticket bookings, payment transfers &online shopping. LINE is one of the most popular social media apps in Japan and also in other areas in Asia.

As it helps in business promotions, brands, celebrities etc. can create official accounts where they can share the latest news, promotions, pictures etc. that will appear on the follower’s timeline.

App Features

Group video calls

Has stickers for practically every possible emotion

Can set your messages to automatically disappear after fixed time

Users can create rich data & even provide coupons

Rating : 4.1

Installs : 500,000,000+

Download : Android, iOS

23) Roposo

Roposo is one of the India’s favorite video sharing app. You can get the best from people from all over the country all the time.

By downloading this app, you can share videos & images using over 25+ Channels on the platform. You can use India’s favorite Roposo app in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Punjabi, Marathi & Bengali.

App Features

Offers you the best tips of having a healthy lifestyle by offering the best health tips for you & your family

Community of all religions across the world sharing & discovering their rich diversity through photos, videos & stories

Discover the funny edge of your life through the laughing channels

Rating : 4.1

Installs : 10,000,000+

Download : Android, iOS

24. Quora

Quora has an exclusive collection of Q& A for any subjects till time. People come to Quora for asking questions and get relevant answers on it by many people of the Quora community.

The app is so helpful that people feel free to ask questions and also posting their knowledge on various subjects. Quora is the best place to share your thoughts and get high-quality knowledge in return.

App Features

Enter questions & get helpful answers.

Browse hundreds of quality content.

Share your knowledge with others.

An innovative platform for gaining knowledge.

Ratings : 3.9

Installs : 10,000,000+

Download : Android, iOS

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Conclusion

The list above has an impressive range of 24 exquisite and widely used social media apps. Covering many aspects of life, these social media apps not only allow you to socialize online comfortably.

But some of them also go beyond the usual to offer you a platform for creatively sharing ideas and expressions with a community of your wish. Hopefully, they will continue to amaze you in coming years with more fascinating elements.