Difference between revisions of "Pinterest"

Latest revision as of 03:57, November 9, 2026

Pinterest is an American image sharing and social media service designed to enable saving and discovery of information (specifically "ideas"^[1]) on the internet using images and, on a smaller scale, animated GIFs and videos,^[2] in the form of pinboards.^[3] The site was created by Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciarra, and Evan Sharp and had over 400 million monthly active users as of August 2020.^[4] By 2026, that number had grown to over 660,000.^[5] It is operated by Pinterest, Inc., based in San Francisco.

References

↑ Gershgorn, Dave. Pinterest is distancing itself from social networks as it goes public.
↑ New Pinterest features encourage brands and creators to upload more videos (en-US).
↑ Social, C. M. S.. How Pinterest Is Different from Other Social Media Platforms – CMS Social Media Company Miami FL.
↑ Fiegerman, Seth (2019-08-01). More than 400 million users around the world connect to Pinterest each month (Number of the day).
↑ https://www.statista.com/statistics/463353/pinterest-global-mau/

[1] Gershgorn, Dave. Pinterest is distancing itself from social networks as it goes public.

[2] New Pinterest features encourage brands and creators to upload more videos (en-US).

[3] Social, C. M. S.. How Pinterest Is Different from Other Social Media Platforms – CMS Social Media Company Miami FL.

[4] Fiegerman, Seth (2019-08-01). More than 400 million users around the world connect to Pinterest each month (Number of the day).

[5] ttps://www.statista.com/statistics/463353/pinterest-global-mau/

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 | footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.refinery29.com/pinterest-office|title=Pinterest Office Tour \u2013 San Francisco Tech Headquarters|work=Refinery29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2016/08/pinterest-choses-seattle-for-itsfirst-engineering.html |date=August 9, 2016 |title=Pinterest chooses Seattle for its first engineering office outside the Bay Area |publisher=Puget Sound Business Journal |access-date=February 18, 2017 |first1=Casey |last1= Coombs |first2= Ashley|last2= Stewart |quote=Pinterest employs more than 800 employees worldwide, including 350 engineers.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsroom.pinterest.com/en-gb/company|title=Company|website=Pinterest Newsroom}}</ref>
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-'''Pinterest''' is an American [[image sharing]] and [[social media service]] designed to enable saving and discovery of information (specifically "ideas"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://qz.com/1579086/pinterest-is-distancing-itself-from-social-networks-as-it-goes-public/|title=Pinterest is distancing itself from social networks as it goes public|first=Dave|last=Gershgorn|website=Quartz}}</ref>) on the internet using images and, on a smaller scale, animated GIFs and videos,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://social.techcrunch.com/2019/07/10/pinterest-video/|title=New Pinterest features encourage brands and creators to upload more videos|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-03}}</ref> in the form of [[Bulletin board|pinboards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cmssocial.com/social-media/how-pinterest-is-different-from-other-social-media-platforms/|title=How Pinterest Is Different from Other Social Media Platforms – CMS Social Media Company Miami FL|first=C. M. S.|last=Social}}</ref> The site was created by [[Ben Silbermann]], [[Paul Sciarra]], and [[Evan Sharp]] and had over 400 million [[monthly active users]] as of August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/more-400-million-users-around-world-connect-pinterest-153930499.html|title=More than 400 million users around the world connect to Pinterest each month (Number of the day)|last=Fiegerman|first=Seth|date=2019-08-01|website=CNN|access-date=2020-08-05}}</ref> It is operated by '''Pinterest, Inc.''', based in [[San Francisco]].
+'''Pinterest''' is an American image sharing and social media service designed to enable saving and discovery of information (specifically "ideas"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://qz.com/1579086/pinterest-is-distancing-itself-from-social-networks-as-it-goes-public/|title=Pinterest is distancing itself from social networks as it goes public|first=Dave|last=Gershgorn|website=Quartz}}</ref>) on the internet using images and, on a smaller scale, animated GIFs and videos,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://social.techcrunch.com/2019/07/10/pinterest-video/|title=New Pinterest features encourage brands and creators to upload more videos|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-03}}</ref> in the form of pinboards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cmssocial.com/social-media/how-pinterest-is-different-from-other-social-media-platforms/|title=How Pinterest Is Different from Other Social Media Platforms – CMS Social Media Company Miami FL|first=C. M. S.|last=Social}}</ref> The site was created by Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciarra, and Evan Sharp and had over 400 million monthly active users as of August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/more-400-million-users-around-world-connect-pinterest-153930499.html|title=More than 400 million users around the world connect to Pinterest each month (Number of the day)|last=Fiegerman|first=Seth|date=2019-08-01|website=CNN|access-date=2020-08-05}}</ref> By 2026, that number had grown to over 660,000.<ref>https://www.statista.com/statistics/463353/pinterest-global-mau/</ref> It is operated by '''Pinterest, Inc.''', based in [[San Francisco]].
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+[[Category:Social Media]]