Platforms by category

Every platform card is an in-depth guide: how to start, what to publish, how to grow and what the path to monetization looks like. The number is how many platforms of the category are in the catalogue.

• Social networks — A feed, friends, groups, personal pages. In the catalogue: 22.
• Messengers — Messaging, channels, bots. In the catalogue: 24.
• Video — Hosting and short vertical formats. In the catalogue: 25.
• Microblogs — Short public posts and discussions. In the catalogue: 12.
• Live streaming — Live streams and broadcasts. In the catalogue: 13.
• Publishing and blogs — Long-form texts, newsletters, author platforms. In the catalogue: 34.
• Forums and communities — Interest sections and questions and answers. In the catalogue: 27.
• Social commerce — Selling and shopfronts inside social mechanics. In the catalogue: 23.
• Creative — Portfolios, music, images, design. In the catalogue: 18.
• Professional — Business connections and hiring. In the catalogue: 4.
• Developer communities — Code, questions and answers, technical communities. In the catalogue: 18.
• Niche — Platforms for a single subject or a single country. In the catalogue: 32.

See also: platform deep dives — detailed guides, choose a region — platforms for your market, index of all cards.