10 most successful Web 2.0 startups
The top ten were selected from a wider list of 20 startups. I tried to include startups of various directions in the list, and since this is the list of the “most successful”, the startups listed in it are not in any respect given out as the “best”. Simply, they are used most of all by people, behind them are the most successful investors and they have a bright future.
(1) MySpace
Launch : July 2003
Founders: Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe
Type: Social Network
Target audience: 16 - 24 (adolescents, young people)
Users, approximately: 150 million (100 million in August 2006; growing at a speed of approximately 200 thousand registrations per day )
Page views, approximately: 40 billion per month ( as of March 2007 )
Acquisitions / Cost Estimates: Purchased by Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Interactive Media (Rupert Murdoch) in July 2005 for $ 580 million
(2) YouTube
Launch : February 2005
Founders: Chad Harley, Steve Chen and Javed Karim (Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim)
Type: Video Sharing
Target audience: 16 - 40 (adolescents, adults)
Users, approximately: Unknown
Page views, approximately: 4 billion per month
( as of July 2006 , serves 100 million videos per day)
Acquisitions / valuation: Acquired by Google in October 2006 for 1.6 billion dollars
(3) Facebook
Launch : February 2004
Founders: Mark Zuckerberg (Mark Zuckerberg)
Type: Social Network
Target audience: 20 - 25 (students), since the opening began to change gradually
Users, approximately: 18 million ( as of February 2007 )
Page views, approximately: 22 billion per month
( as of December 2006 )
Acquisition / Cost Estimate: Rejected the offer from Yahoo! for 1 billion dollars in September 2006, requested 2 billion dollars
(4) Wikipedia
Launch : January 2001
Founders: Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger (Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger)
Type: Wiki-based encyclopedia
Target audience: 10 - 80 (all)
Users, approximately: 50,000 active users ( as of January 2006 )
Page views, approximately: 6 billion per month
( as of February 2007 )
Acquisition / valuation: Nonprofit, raised over $ 3 million in donations
(5) Bebo
Launch : January 2005
Founders: Michael Birch and Xochi Birch
Type: Social Network
Target audience: 16 - 24 (adolescents, young people)
Users approximately 24 million ( as of May 2006 )
Page views, approximately: 4 billion per month ( as of October 2006 )
Acquisition / valuation: Rejected a $ 500 million offer from the British Telecom Group, requested $ 1 billion
(6) Digg
Launch : November 2004
Founders: Kevin Rose
Type: Content Bookmarks / Voting
Target audience: 16 - 30 (teenagers, adults; technology lovers)
Users, approximately: 1 million
Page views, approximately: 118 million per month ( for 2006 )
Acquisitions / valuation: Rumored to be in talks with Fox Interactive / Newscorp, asking for $ 150 million
(7) Flickr
Launch : February 2004
Founders: Ludicorp
Type: Photo Sharing
Target audience: 16 - 80 (all)
Users, approximately: 1.5 million ( on
November 2005 )
Page views, approximately: Unknown
Acquisitions / valuation: Acquired by Yahoo! in March 2005, the price was not announced, according to estimates - tens of millions of dollars.
(8) Netvibes
Launch : September 2005
Founders: Tariq Krim (Tariq Krim)
Type: AJAX Based Start Page
Target audience: 20 - 40 (adults; technology lovers)
Users, approximately: 7 million (as of February 2007)
Page views, approximately: Unknown
Acquisition / valuation: Got approximately $ 20 million in venture capital; no rumors about possible acquisitions or alliances.
(9) Del.icio.us
Launch : end of 2003
Founders: Joshua Schachter
Type: Social Bookmarking
Target audience: 20 - 40 (adults; technology lovers)
Users, approximately: 1 million ( as of September 2006 )
Page views, approximately: 4 million (peak, as of August 2006 )
Acquisitions / valuation: Acquired by Yahoo! in December 2005 for 30 - 40 million dollars (estimate)
(10) Meebo
Launch : September 2005
Founders: Sandy Jen, Seth Sternberg, and Elaine Wherry, Seth Sternberg and Elaine Verry
Type: AJAX based instant messaging
Target audience: 13 - 40 (adolescents, adults)
Users, approximately: 500 thousand
( as of October 2006 )
Page views, approximately: Unknown
Acquisition / valuation: Got about $ 12 million; venture capital; no rumors about possible acquisitions or alliances.
(1) MySpace 
Launch : July 2003
Founders: Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe
Type: Social Network
Target audience: 16 - 24 (adolescents, young people)
Users, approximately: 150 million (100 million in August 2006; growing at a speed of approximately 200 thousand registrations per day )
Page views, approximately: 40 billion per month ( as of March 2007 )
Acquisitions / Cost Estimates: Purchased by Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Interactive Media (Rupert Murdoch) in July 2005 for $ 580 million
(2) YouTube 
Launch : February 2005
Founders: Chad Harley, Steve Chen and Javed Karim (Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim)
Type: Video Sharing
Target audience: 16 - 40 (adolescents, adults)
Users, approximately: Unknown
Page views, approximately: 4 billion per month
( as of July 2006 , serves 100 million videos per day)
Acquisitions / valuation: Acquired by Google in October 2006 for 1.6 billion dollars
(3) Facebook 
Launch : February 2004
Founders: Mark Zuckerberg (Mark Zuckerberg)
Type: Social Network
Target audience: 20 - 25 (students), since the opening began to change gradually
Users, approximately: 18 million ( as of February 2007 )
Page views, approximately: 22 billion per month
( as of December 2006 )
Acquisition / Cost Estimate: Rejected the offer from Yahoo! for 1 billion dollars in September 2006, requested 2 billion dollars
(4) Wikipedia 
Launch : January 2001
Founders: Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger (Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger)
Type: Wiki-based encyclopedia
Target audience: 10 - 80 (all)
Users, approximately: 50,000 active users ( as of January 2006 )
Page views, approximately: 6 billion per month
( as of February 2007 )
Acquisition / valuation: Nonprofit, raised over $ 3 million in donations
(5) Bebo 
Launch : January 2005
Founders: Michael Birch and Xochi Birch
Type: Social Network
Target audience: 16 - 24 (adolescents, young people)
Users approximately 24 million ( as of May 2006 )
Page views, approximately: 4 billion per month ( as of October 2006 )
Acquisition / valuation: Rejected a $ 500 million offer from the British Telecom Group, requested $ 1 billion
(6) Digg 
Launch : November 2004
Founders: Kevin Rose
Type: Content Bookmarks / Voting
Target audience: 16 - 30 (teenagers, adults; technology lovers)
Users, approximately: 1 million
Page views, approximately: 118 million per month ( for 2006 )
Acquisitions / valuation: Rumored to be in talks with Fox Interactive / Newscorp, asking for $ 150 million
(7) Flickr 
Launch : February 2004
Founders: Ludicorp
Type: Photo Sharing
Target audience: 16 - 80 (all)
Users, approximately: 1.5 million ( on
November 2005 )
Page views, approximately: Unknown
Acquisitions / valuation: Acquired by Yahoo! in March 2005, the price was not announced, according to estimates - tens of millions of dollars.
(8) Netvibes 
Launch : September 2005
Founders: Tariq Krim (Tariq Krim)
Type: AJAX Based Start Page
Target audience: 20 - 40 (adults; technology lovers)
Users, approximately: 7 million (as of February 2007)
Page views, approximately: Unknown
Acquisition / valuation: Got approximately $ 20 million in venture capital; no rumors about possible acquisitions or alliances.
(9) Del.icio.us 
Launch : end of 2003
Founders: Joshua Schachter
Type: Social Bookmarking
Target audience: 20 - 40 (adults; technology lovers)
Users, approximately: 1 million ( as of September 2006 )
Page views, approximately: 4 million (peak, as of August 2006 )
Acquisitions / valuation: Acquired by Yahoo! in December 2005 for 30 - 40 million dollars (estimate)
(10) Meebo 
Launch : September 2005
Founders: Sandy Jen, Seth Sternberg, and Elaine Wherry, Seth Sternberg and Elaine Verry
Type: AJAX based instant messaging
Target audience: 13 - 40 (adolescents, adults)
Users, approximately: 500 thousand
( as of October 2006 )
Page views, approximately: Unknown
Acquisition / valuation: Got about $ 12 million; venture capital; no rumors about possible acquisitions or alliances.
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