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| − | '''Pinterest''' is an American | + | '''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]]. |
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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/