⚡ Social Media in Iran

Social media are online platforms where people can create, share and interact with content while connecting with others through likes, comments, messages, live streams and shared posts, making it easy to build social communities.

Iran is a Western Asian country with a population of over 89 million people.

According to our data, social media platforms are used on 56% of websites from Iran.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is Instagram with an impressive share of 81.9%, followed by Telegram with 55.1% and X with 33.2%.

Instagram 81.9%
Telegram 55.1%
X 33.2%
WhatsApp 30%
Facebook 26.9%
LinkedIn 25.3%
Pinterest 6.7%
SoundCloud 0.5%
Tumblr 0.5%
Reddit 0.4%
Behance 0.4%
TikTok 0.2%
VK 0.2%
Academia 0.2%
Medium 0.2%

🚀 Highlights

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

1. Instagram ^(-1)
2. Telegram ^(-6)
4. WhatsApp ^(-1)
8. SoundCloud ^(-4)
9. Tumblr ^(-7)
10. Reddit ^(-8)
11. Behance ^(-13)
14. Academia ^(-31)
15. Medium ^(-12)
18. Mastodon ^(-7)

✨ Best Social Media Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 46 social media platforms used on sites from Iran, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Instagram Menlo Park, California, United States A photo and video sharing social media platform owned by Meta Platforms. Free	81.9%
2	Telegram Dubai, United Arab Emirates A cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop platforms focused on security, speed, and privacy. Free$$$	55.1%
3	X Bastrop, Texas, United States A social media platform that allows users to post short messages, images, and videos. Free$3+/month	33.2%
4	WhatsApp Menlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging and Voice over IP service owned by Meta. Free	30%
5	Facebook Menlo Park, California, United States A social media platform owned by Meta. Free	26.9%
6	LinkedIn Mountain View, California, United States A business and employment-focused social media platform that enables professionals to network, search for jobs, share content, and engage with companies. Free$29.99+/month	25.3%
7	Pinterest San Francisco, California, United States A social media platform for sharing and categorizing images in the form of pinboards. Free	6.7%
8	SoundCloud Berlin, Germany An online music streaming and distribution platform that allows musicians upload, share, and monetize audio tracks, while listeners discover and engage with content. Free$4.99+/month	0.5%
9	Tumblr San Francisco, California, United States A blogging and social media platform currently owned by Automattic. Free$6.99/month	0.5%
10	Reddit San Francisco, California, United States A social news aggregation, content rating, and forum social network where content is promoted by members ("redditors") through voting. Free$5.99/month	0.4%
11	Behance San Jose, California, United States A platform for creative professionals around the world to showcase their own work and to discover the creative work of others. Free$9.99+/month	0.4%
12	TikTok Haidian, Beijing, China A Chinese social media platform focused on short-form videos. Free	0.2%
13	VK Moscow, Russia A Russian social media and social networking service that allows users to communicate, share content, and join online communities. Free	0.2%
14	Academia San Francisco, California, United States A social networking platform for academics that enables users to share research papers, build professional profiles, and connect with other researchers worldwide. Free$$$	0.2%
15	Medium San Francisco, California, United States An online publishing platform where writers can share articles, stories, and ideas with a wide audience. $5+/month	0.2%
16	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+	0.2%
17	Flickr Mountain View, California, United States A photo-sharing social network with free storage for up to 1,000 photos. Free$10.44/month	0.1%
18	Mastodon Berlin, Germany A decentralized social network running on independent servers and powered by Mastodon open source software. Free	0.1%
19	Threads Menlo Park, California, United States A microblogging and social media platform from Meta. Free	0.1%
20	Stack Overflow New York, United States A question-and-answer platform for programmers. Free$7.70+/user/month	0.1%
21	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	0.06%
22	SlideShare San Francisco, California, United States A social media platform where people share presentations and infographics. Free$9.99/month	0.05%
23	Quora Mountain View, California, United States A question-and-answer platform where users can ask questions and provide answers on a wide range of topics. Free$6.99/month	0.03%
24	Steemit New York, United States A blockchain-based blogging and social media website.	0.02%
25	Goodreads Seattle, Washington, United States A book-based social media platform owned by Amazon. Free	0.02%

Data is based on the analysis of 21,370 websites from Iran.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.