⚡ 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 59.2% of websites from Algeria.

Statistics based on 1K+ 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 86.3%, followed by X with 47.3% and Instagram with 45.4%.

Facebook 86.3%
X 47.3%
Instagram 45.4%
LinkedIn 38.7%
TikTok 11.5%
WhatsApp 8.3%
ResearchGate 3.1%
Pinterest 3.1%
Telegram 2.8%
Viber 0.8%
Discord 0.7%
Behance 0.5%
Flickr 0.3%
SoundCloud 0.2%
Snapchat 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)
7. ResearchGate ^(-35)
10. Viber ^(-11)
11. Discord ^(-1)
12. Behance ^(-11)
13. Flickr ^(-2)
15. Snapchat ^(-17)
16. Reddit ^(-3)
17. Academia ^(-28)
18. Steam ^(-16)

✨ Best Social Media Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 25 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 popular social media platform owned by Meta. Free	86.3%
2	X Bastrop, Texas, United States A social media platform that allows users to post short messages, images, and videos. Free$3+/month	47.3%
3	Instagram Menlo Park, California, United States A photo and video sharing social media platform owned by Meta Platforms\|meta. Free	45.4%
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	38.7%
5	TikTok Haidian, Beijing, China A Chinese social media platform focused on short-form videos that combines content creation, recommendation-driven discovery, and social interaction in a mobile-first interface. Free	11.5%
6	WhatsApp Menlo Park, California, United States A cross-platform instant messaging and Voice over IP service owned by Meta that enables private messaging, media sharing, and internet-based voice and video communication. Free$$$	8.3%
7	ResearchGate Berlin, Germany A social networking platform for scientists and researchers that enables them to share publications, collaborate with peers, and engage in academic discussions online. Free	3.1%
8	Pinterest San Francisco, California, United States A visual discovery and social media platform for sharing and organizing images and videos using Pins, which are visual bookmarks linked to external content and grouped into themed boards. Free	3.1%
9	Telegram Dubai, United Arab Emirates A cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop platforms focused on security, speed, and privacy. Free$$$	2.8%
10	Viber Tokyo, Japan A free, cross-platform instant messaging and calling application owned by Rakuten. Free$$$	0.8%
11	Discord San Francisco, California, United States An instant messaging and VoIP social platform that allows users to communicate via text chat, voice, and video. Free$2.99+	0.7%
12	Behance San Jose, California, United States A creative portfolio and social networking platform owned by Adobe that allows designers, illustrators, photographers, and other artists to publish and discover creative work. Free$9.99+/month	0.5%
13	Flickr Mountain View, California, United States A photo-sharing social network and image hosting service with free storage for up to 1,000 photos. Free$11/month	0.3%
14	SoundCloud Berlin, Germany An online music streaming and distribution platform that allows musicians upload, share, and monetize audio tracks, while listeners discover and engage with content. Free$4.99+/month	0.2%
15	Snapchat Santa Monica, California, United States A messaging and social networking app that lets users send photos and videos ("Snaps") that disappear after being viewed by default. Free	0.2%
16	Reddit San Francisco, California, United States A social news aggregation, discussion forum, and social networking platform where content is submitted, discussed, and ranked by community voting from registered members known as "redditors". Free$5.99/month	0.2%
17	Academia San Francisco, California, United States A social networking platform for academics that enables users to share research papers, build professional profiles, and connect with other researchers worldwide. Free$$$	0.2%
18	Steam Bellevue, Washington, United States A digital distribution platform and online storefront developed by Valve Corporation for purchasing and downloading video games and software. $100	0.2%
19	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%
20	Bluesky Seattle, Washington, United States A social network designed to operate without control by a single company, built as a reference implementation of the AT Protocol for distributed social networks. Free	0.2%
21	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%
22	Tumblr San Francisco, California, United States A blogging and social networking platform that allows users to publish multimedia posts, interact with others, and host blogs on custom domains. Free$6.99/month	0.2%
23	Mastodon Berlin, Germany A decentralized social network running on independent servers and powered by Mastodon open-source software. Free	0.2%
24	Viadeo Paris, France A French career-oriented social networking platform, now owned by Le Figaro.	0.2%
25	Linktree Melbourne, Victoria, Australia A freemium social media landing page service that lets users create a single customizable page of links to all their social profiles and websites from one shareable URL. Free$5+/month	0.2%

👉 See Also

🌎 Social Media in other countries

🗃️ 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 1,038 websites from Algeria.
We currently track the presence of 88 social media platforms across the web.
Of these, 25 were detected on websites from Algeria.
Statistics were last calculated on November 3, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.