⚡ Social Media in Romania

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.

Romania is a Southeastern European country with a population of around 19 million people.

According to our data, social media platforms are used on 57.6% of websites from Romania.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is Facebook with a substantial share of 92.5%, followed by Instagram with 51.7% and X with 29.5%.

Facebook 92.5%
Instagram 51.7%
X 29.5%
LinkedIn 21.6%
TikTok 13.4%
WhatsApp 11%
Pinterest 4.6%
Telegram 1.2%
Tumblr 0.5%
Discord 0.5%
Flickr 0.4%
SoundCloud 0.4%
Reddit 0.4%
Behance 0.4%
Threads 0.2%

🚀 Highlights

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

5. TikTok ^(-1)
9. Tumblr ^(-7)
10. Discord ^(-3)
13. Reddit ^(-5)
14. Behance ^(-10)
15. Threads ^(-6)
17. Medium ^(-10)
18. Substack ^(-12)
19. Mastodon ^(-6)
20. Linktree ^(-6)

✨ Best Social Media Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 45 social media platforms used on sites from Romania, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Facebook Menlo Park, California, United States A social media platform owned by Meta. Free	92.5%
2	Instagram Menlo Park, California, United States A photo and video sharing social media platform owned by Meta Platforms. Free	51.7%
3	X Bastrop, Texas, United States A social media platform that allows users to post short messages, images, and videos. Free$3+/month	29.5%
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	21.6%
5	TikTok Haidian, Beijing, China A Chinese social media platform focused on short-form videos. Free	13.4%
6	WhatsApp Menlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging and Voice over IP service owned by Meta. Free	11%
7	Pinterest San Francisco, California, United States A social media platform for sharing and categorizing images in the form of pinboards. Free	4.6%
8	Telegram Dubai, United Arab Emirates A cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop platforms focused on security, speed, and privacy. Free$$$	1.2%
9	Tumblr San Francisco, California, United States A blogging and social media platform currently owned by Automattic. Free$6.99/month	0.5%
10	Discord San Francisco, California, United States An instant messaging and VoIP social platform that allows users to communicate via text chat, voice, and video. Free$2.99+	0.5%
11	Flickr Mountain View, California, United States A photo-sharing social network with free storage for up to 1,000 photos. Free$10.44/month	0.4%
12	SoundCloud Berlin, Germany An online music streaming and distribution platform that allows musicians upload, share, and monetize audio tracks, while listeners discover and engage with content. Free$4.99+/month	0.4%
13	Reddit San Francisco, California, United States A social news aggregation, content rating, and forum social network where content is promoted by members ("redditors") through voting. Free$5.99/month	0.4%
14	Behance San Jose, California, United States A platform for creative professionals around the world to showcase their own work and to discover the creative work of others. Free$9.99+/month	0.4%
15	Threads Menlo Park, California, United States A microblogging and social media platform from Meta. Free	0.2%
16	VK Moscow, Russia A Russian social media and social networking service that allows users to communicate, share content, and join online communities. Free	0.2%
17	Medium San Francisco, California, United States An online publishing platform where writers can share articles, stories, and ideas with a wide audience. $5+/month	0.2%
18	Substack San Francisco, California, United States A social media platform for writers and journalists that supports subscription newsletters and monetization. Free$$$	0.2%
19	Mastodon Berlin, Germany A decentralized social network running on independent servers and powered by Mastodon open source software. Free	0.2%
20	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	0.1%
21	Viber Tokyo, Japan A free, cross-platform instant messaging and calling application owned by Rakuten. Free	0.1%
22	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$$$	0.08%
23	Steam Bellevue, Washington, United States A video game digital distribution service and storefront developed by Valve Corporation. $100	0.07%
24	Scribd San Francisco, California, United States A digital document library and reading subscription service that provides access to millions of e-books, audiobooks, magazines, and user-uploaded documents. Free$9.99/month	0.06%
25	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%

👉 See Also

🌎 Social Media in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 15,025 websites from Romania.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.