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 A viewing page for a photograph hosted on Flickr in 2018 | |
Type of site | Image and video hosting service |
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| Founded | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2004 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Created by | Stewart Butterfield Caterina Fake |
| Parent | Ludicorp (2004–2005) Yahoo! Inc. (2005–2017) Oath (2017–2018) SmugMug (2018–present) |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required |
| Users | 112 million[2] |
| Launched | February 10, 2004[3] |
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Flickr (/ˈflɪkər/ FLI-kər; ) is an image hosting and video hosting service, as well as an online community, founded in Canada and headquartered in the United States. It was created by Ludicorp in 2004 and was previously a common way for amateur and professional photographers to host high-resolution photos.[4][5] It has changed ownership several times and has been owned by SmugMug since April 20, 2018.[6]
As of June 10, 2015,[update] Flickr had a total of 112 million registered members and more than 3.5 million new images uploaded daily.[7][8] On August 5, 2011, the site reported that it was hosting more than 6 billion images.[9] In 2024 it was reported as having shared 10 billion photos and accepting 25 million per day,[10]
Photos and videos can be accessed from Flickr without the need to register an account, but an account must be made to upload content to the site. Registering an account also allows users to create a profile page containing photos and videos that the user has uploaded and also grants the ability to add another Flickr user as a contact. For mobile users, Flickr has official mobile apps for iOS,[11] Android,[12] and an optimized mobile site.[13]
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- ^ "An Amazing 8 Years – Flickr Blog". Flickr. February 10, 2012. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ Sandler, Rachel. "A small family-run firm bought Flickr from Verizon and says it can bring back its glory days". Business Insider. Archived from the original on July 31, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "Flickr vs Imgur: Which is Best? – Best Image Hosting Scripts". January 4, 2016. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
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smwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Thank You, Flickr Community!". June 15, 2015. Archived from the original on February 23, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ "Flickr Launches New Design and Features, Now Has 112M Members". May 7, 2015. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ Parfeni, Lucian (August 5, 2011). "Flickr Boasts 6 Billion Photo Uploads". Softpedia. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
- ^ "Flickr Statistics, User Count, & Facts (August 2024)". photutorial.com. July 5, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "Flickr for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store". iTunes. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
- ^ "Official Flickr App for Android". Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
- ^ "Help: Using Flickr on your phone". Flickr. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2014.