🆚 Flickr vs. WhatsApp

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Social media platform
Instant messaging app

About

Flickr is a photo-sharing social network with free storage for up to 1,000 photos.

WhatsApp is an instant messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) service owned by Meta.

It allows users to send text and voice messages, share photos, videos, documents, and locations, make voice and video calls including group calls, supports end-to-end encryption, and provides a Business API for large-scale messaging and automation.

Headquarters

Mountain View, California, United States
Menlo Park, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Free version ✔️Maximum of 50 non-public photos or videos; 1,000 item upload limit
Flickr Pro$10.44/month
Free ✔️
WhatsApp Business, US rate per conversation
Free version ✔️1,000 free service conversations/month
Marketing$0.025
Authentication$0.0135
Utility$0.004
Service$0

Categories

Social Media › Rank #11
Social Media › Rank #5
Instant Messaging › Rank #1

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The WhatsApp instant messaging app is 8 times more popular than Flickr.
Total websites

Market share

Social Media

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

WhatsApp is more popular in Brazil, India, and Russia, while Flickr is more popular in the United States, Japan, and Sweden.
Brazil
India
Russia
Spain
United States
Italy
Turkey
Indonesia
Thailand
Argentina

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

WhatsApp is more popular among sites focused on online shopping, business, and marketing and merchandising, while Flickr is more commonly used on non-profit, advocacy and NGO, government and military, and public information sites.
Online Shopping
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Education/Reference
Travel
Internet Services
Fashion/Beauty
Blogs/Wiki
Health
General News

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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Rank
#1,115
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See also

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