Flickr

Flickr
	A viewing page for a photograph hosted on Flickr in 2018
Type of site	Image and video hosting service
Available in	Chinese (traditional); English; French; German; Indonesian; Italian; Korean; Portuguese; Spanish; Vietnamese;
Founded	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2004
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Created by	Stewart Butterfield; Caterina Fake
Parent	Ludicorp (2004–2005); Yahoo! Inc. (2005–2017); Oath (2017–2018); SmugMug (2018–present)
URL	flickr.com
Commercial	Yes
Registration	Required
Users	112 million
Launched	February 10, 2004
Current status	Active
Written in	PHP; Java; JavaScript;

Flickr (/ˈflɪkər/ FLI-kər; pronunciation^ⓘ) is an image hosting and video hosting service, as well as an online community, founded in Canada and headquartered in the United States. It was created by Ludicorp in 2004 and was previously a common way for amateur and professional photographers to host high-resolution photos.^[4]^[5] It has changed ownership several times and has been owned by SmugMug since April 20, 2018.^[6]

As of June 10, 2015,^[update] Flickr had a total of 112 million registered members and more than 3.5 million new images uploaded daily.^[7]^[8] On August 5, 2011, the site reported that it was hosting more than 6 billion images.^[9] Photos and videos can be accessed from Flickr without the need to register an account, but an account must be made to upload content to the site. Registering an account also allows users to create a profile page containing photos and videos that the user has uploaded and also grants the ability to add another Flickr user as a contact. For mobile users, Flickr has official mobile apps for iOS,^[10] Android,^[11] and an optimized mobile site.^[12]

^ "Flickr Jobs". Flickr. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
^ "Social Media Demographics for 2016". September 29, 2016.
^ "An Amazing 8 Years – Flickr Blog". Flickr. February 10, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
^ Sandler, Rachel. "A small family-run firm bought Flickr from Verizon and says it can bring back its glory days". Business Insider.
^ "Flickr vs Imgur: Which is Best? – Best Image Hosting Scripts". January 4, 2016.
^ Cite error: The named reference sm was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Thank You, Flickr Community!". June 15, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "Flickr Launches New Design and Features, Now Has 112M Members". May 7, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ Parfeni, Lucian (August 5, 2011). "Flickr Boasts 6 Billion Photo Uploads". Softpedia. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
^ "Flickr for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store". iTunes. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
^ "Official Flickr App for Android". Retrieved July 24, 2013.
^ "Help: Using Flickr on your phone". Flickr. Retrieved April 5, 2014.

[1] "Flickr Jobs". Flickr. Retrieved April 6, 2018.

[2] "Social Media Demographics for 2016". September 29, 2016.

[flickr-launch-3] "An Amazing 8 Years – Flickr Blog". Flickr. February 10, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2014.

[4] Sandler, Rachel. "A small family-run firm bought Flickr from Verizon and says it can bring back its glory days". Business Insider.

[5] "Flickr vs Imgur: Which is Best? – Best Image Hosting Scripts". January 4, 2016.

[sm-6] Cite error: The named reference sm was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[7] "Thank You, Flickr Community!". June 15, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.

[8] "Flickr Launches New Design and Features, Now Has 112M Members". May 7, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.

[9] Parfeni, Lucian (August 5, 2011). "Flickr Boasts 6 Billion Photo Uploads". Softpedia. Retrieved March 1, 2012.

[10] "Flickr for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store". iTunes. Retrieved July 24, 2013.

[11] "Official Flickr App for Android". Retrieved July 24, 2013.

[12] "Help: Using Flickr on your phone". Flickr. Retrieved April 5, 2014.

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