⚡ Social Media Platforms in Algeria

Social media is online platforms where people can create and share content, connect with others through likes, comments, and messages, and build social communities.

Algeria is a North African country with a population of over 45 million people.

According to our data, social media platforms are detected on 58.8% of websites from Algeria.

Statistics based on 860 analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top social media platforms in Algeria in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Facebook with a substantial share of 84.8%, followed by X with 50.4% and Instagram with 45.8%.

Facebook 84.8%
X 50.4%
Instagram 45.8%
LinkedIn 39.7%
TikTok 10.7%
WhatsApp 6.5%
ResearchGate 3.6%
Pinterest 3.4%
Telegram 2.6%
Viber 0.8%
Flickr 0.8%
Discord 0.6%
Snapchat 0.4%
Behance 0.4%
Threads 0.2%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top platforms that are more popular in Algeria than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

2. X ^(-1)
5. TikTok ^(-1)
7. ResearchGate ^(-33)
10. Viber ^(-10)
12. Discord ^(-1)
13. Snapchat ^(-18)
14. Behance ^(-10)
15. Threads ^(-3)
16. Reddit ^(-3)
18. Medium ^(-9)

✨ Best Social Media Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of 22 social media platforms used on sites from Algeria, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Facebook Menlo Park, California, United States A social media platform owned by Meta. Free	84.8%
2	X Bastrop, Texas, United States A social media platform that allows users to post short messages, images, and videos. Free$3+/month	50.4%
3	Instagram Menlo Park, California, United States A photo and video sharing social media platform owned by Meta Platforms. Free	45.8%
4	LinkedIn Mountain View, California, United States A business and employment-focused social media platform that enables professionals to network, search for jobs, share content, and engage with companies. Free$29.99+/month	39.7%
5	TikTok Haidian, Beijing, China A Chinese social media platform focused on short-form videos. Free	10.7%
6	WhatsApp Menlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging and Voice over IP service owned by Meta. Free	6.5%
7	ResearchGate Berlin, Germany A social networking platform for scientists and researchers that enables them to share publications, collaborate with peers, and engage in academic discussions online. Free	3.6%
8	Pinterest San Francisco, California, United States A visual discovery and social media platform for sharing and organizing images and videos using Pins, which are visual bookmarks linked to external content and grouped into themed boards. Free	3.4%
9	Telegram Dubai, United Arab Emirates A cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop platforms focused on security, speed, and privacy. Free$$$	2.6%
10	Viber Tokyo, Japan A free, cross-platform instant messaging and calling application owned by Rakuten. Free	0.8%
11	Flickr Mountain View, California, United States A photo-sharing social network and image hosting service with free storage for up to 1,000 photos. Free$11/month	0.8%
12	Discord San Francisco, California, United States An instant messaging and VoIP social platform that allows users to communicate via text chat, voice, and video. Free$2.99+	0.6%
13	Snapchat Santa Monica, California, United States A messaging and social networking app that lets users send photos and videos ("Snaps") that disappear after being viewed by default. Free	0.4%
14	Behance San Jose, California, United States A platform for creative professionals around the world to showcase their own work and to discover the creative work of others. Free$9.99+/month	0.4%
15	Threads Menlo Park, California, United States A microblogging and social media platform from Meta designed for sharing text updates and participating in public conversations. Free	0.2%
16	Reddit San Francisco, California, United States A social news aggregation, content rating, and forum social network where content is promoted by members ("redditors") through voting. Free$5.99/month	0.2%
17	Tumblr San Francisco, California, United States A blogging and social media platform currently owned by Automattic. Free$6.99/month	0.2%
18	Medium San Francisco, California, United States An online publishing platform that allows writers to share articles, stories, and ideas with a built-in audience and content discovery system. $5+/month	0.2%
19	Academia San Francisco, California, United States A social networking platform for academics that enables users to share research papers, build professional profiles, and connect with other researchers worldwide. Free$$$	0.2%
20	VK Moscow, Russia A Russian social media and social networking service that allows users to communicate, share content, and join online communities. Free	0.2%
21	Steam Bellevue, Washington, United States A video game digital distribution service and storefront developed by Valve Corporation. $100	0.2%
22	Mastodon Berlin, Germany A decentralized social network running on independent servers and powered by Mastodon open-source software. Free	0.2%

👉 See Also

🌎 Social Media in other countries
- Angola
- Egypt
- Kenya

🗃️ About This Data

We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
This report is based on the analysis of 860 websites from Algeria.
We currently track the presence of 87 social media platforms across the web.
Of these, 22 were detected on websites from Algeria.
Statistics were last calculated on May 6, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.