Pikabu

Pikabu

Pikabu

Russian social network service

Pikabu (Russian: Пикабу) is a social networking service from Russia with an emphasis on user-generated content, where users can submit links, images, gifs, and videos which will then be voted by the community.[1][2][3] It was founded on August 1, 2009 by Maxim Khryashchev with the purpose of creating a website similar to Reddit.[2]

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As of February 2023, Pikabu was the 22nd most visited website in Russia and the 283rd most visited website in world, according to Similarweb.[4]

History

The name of the website comes from the children's game Peekaboo.[1] The site was created based on a modified free Digg like software.[5]

Since September 2022, the site is owned by a company of Alexey Nechayev, founder of the New People political party.[6][7]

Site overview

The site works on the principle of user-generated content. Users can post and comment content that can be text, as well as images, gifs, and videos.[1][5][8] Comments on Pikabu are infinitely branching.[9]

Users can also cast positive and negative votes on a post or a comment, and depending on its score it can appear higher or lower on the site.[2]

Registration on the site is required to post and comment, viewing the site (except for NSFW content) is available for everyone.[2]

See also

References

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    "Коллекционеры дорогих картинок Кто делает "Фишки.net", Pikabu и "Я плакалъ": исследование "Медузы"". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-01.
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    "Reddit по-русски: как сделать главное пользовательское сообщество Рунета". Журнал РБК. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
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    "Russian TV airs video game as Syria war footage". BBC News. 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
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    "pikabu.ru Traffic Analytics & Market Share". similar.com. 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
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    Khasanshin, Danil (2016-04-25). "Мы можем привлечь внимание общества или даже помочь найти лекарство от рака". vc.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
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    Билык, Кирилл (29 September 2022). "Компания депутата Госдумы купила "Пикабу"". Rusbase (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-01.
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    ""Альтаир Медиа» купила ООО «Пикабу"". Хабр (in Russian). 29 September 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
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    ""Пикабу" — один из самых популярных сайтов в Рунете — внезапно купила компания, созданная главой прокремлевской партии "Новые люди" Алексеем Нечаевым. Вот что мы знаем об этой сделке". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-02.
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    Очкова, Лена (2015-12-07). "Как отображать древовидные обсуждения в вебе". vc.ru. Archived from the original on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2023-04-02.


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