Today there are so many global websites that are evolving and changing internet space every day. Among them, here I am listing the top 50 global websites which are used by people around the globe.
1. Google:
Google is the top most global website in the world which enables users to search the Web, Usenet, and images.
2. Yahoo:
Yahoo is one of the most popular in the world and best known for its search engine, Directory, Mail, News, and social media websites and services.
3. Wikipedia:
Wikipedia is an open source encyclopedia, that can be collaboratively created and maintained by thousands of users worldwide.
4. YouTube:
YouTube is a video sharing website on which users can upload and share videos worldwide! It has become the clear leader in online video sharing.
5. Windows Live:
Windows Live is the collective set of services and software products from Microsoft. There are three ways in which Windows Live services are offered: Windows Live Essentials applications, web services, and mobile services.
6. Microsoft:
MSN is a leading provider of Internet services. It provides a wide range of news, information, and entertainment content, as well as online shopping, also offers chat rooms, message boards, and other communications services.
7. Facebook:
Facebook is the world’s largest social network, with over 250 million users, allows to connect people, to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, share links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet.
8. My Space:
MySpace is the leading worldwide social networking site. It is an online community that lets you meet your friends; you can share photos, journals and interests with your growing network of mutual friends!
9. Blogger.com:
Blogger.com website provides the tools for creating blogs (Web logs). It is one of the easiest and most complete blogging solutions currently available on the Internet.
10. BBC :
The BBC is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world. It is a Collection of news and commentary, photographs, video and audio clips on various topics of global and national interest.
11. Photobucket:
Photobucket is the premier site on the Internet for uploading, sharing, linking and finding photos, videos and graphics. Provides image hosting for auctions, live journals, blogs, message boards, personal websites and online photo albums.
12. Linked In:
Linked In is a fast-growing professional social networking site that allows members to create business contacts, search for jobs, and find potential clients.
13. Twitter:
Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service utilizing instant messaging, SMS or a web interface and enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets.
14. Amazon:
Amazon.com is the Earth’s biggest store that offers millions of books, music, and movies, not to mention auto parts, toys, electronics, home furnishings, apparel, health and beauty aids, prescription drugs, and groceries.
15. eBay:
eBay is The World’s Online Marketplace®, enabling trade on a local, national and international basis. EBay offers an online platform where millions of items are traded each day.
16. Craigslist:
Craigslist provides local classifieds and forums for jobs, housing, for sale, personals, services, local community, and events. This is a website where you can advertise to buy and sell things.
17. AdsGlobe.com:
Adsglobe is popular free classified ads posting site. Adsglobe serves variety of users ranging from individuals to all types & sizes of business entities addressing their unique advertising, marketing or selling needs. Adsglobe is featuring free online classified advertisements with sections devoted to Real Estate/Rentals, Jobs, Autos, Merchandise, Local Events, Yellow Pages, Dating/Personals, Services, Pets and Travel where users can search or post free ads.
18. SourceForge:
Thousands of open source projects hosted. offering access to CVS, mailing lists, bug tracking and message boards/forums..
19. Bing:
Bing is a search engine that finds and organizes the answers you need so you can make faster, more informed decisions.
20. AOL:
AOL is a leading Web portal, serving users with an array of news, sports, and information, including games, music, and video, as well as e-mail, AIM instant messaging, and interactive services.
21. Rapid Share:
Rapid Share is a pay- and free-service allowing any member to upload files. Users can upload up to 100 Meg files for sharing. Premium service also available.
22. Ask:
Offers search for web sites, images, news, blogs, video, maps and directions, local search and shopping.
23. WordPress:
Free blogs managed by the developers of the WordPress software. Includes custom design templates, integrated statistics, automatic spam protection and other features.
24. Adobe:
Provides a range of products for digital media creation and editing, multimedia authoring, and web development. Includes documentation and support for all software.
25. Orkut:
Orkut is an online community and orkut’s social network can help you maintain existing relationships with pictures and messages, and establish new ones by reaching out to people you’ve never met before.
26. Hi5:
Hi5 is a social networking website and allows users to create an online profile, upload user pictures, create personal photo albums, set up a music player in the profile, and send friend requests via e-mail to other users.
27. Megaupload:
Megaupload is an online website for uploading and downloading files. It includes a video browsing and you can share some personal documents, important data, Games, Movies, Video Clips or anything shareable.
28. Mozilla:
The Mozilla is a global community of people who believe that openness, innovation, and opportunity are key to the continued health of the Internet. Since 1998, we’ve worked to ensure that the Internet is developed in a way that benefits everyone.
29. Digg:
Digg is a social news website made for people to discover and share content from anywhere on the Internet, by submitting links and stories, and voting and commenting on submitted links and stories.
30. Dell:
Dell Inc is one of the world’s top suppliers of personal computers. In addition to a full line of desktop and notebook PCs, Dell offers network servers, data storage systems, printers, Ethernet switches, and peripherals, such as displays and projectors.
31. Go Daddy:
Go Daddy is an Internet domain registrar and web hosting company that also sells e-business related software and services.
32. Cricinfo:
Cricinfo is the world’s leading cricket website. It includes news and articles, live scorecard
s, and a comprehensive and queriable database of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present.
33. PayPal:
PayPal is the safer, easier way to pay and get paid online. The service allows anyone to pay in any way they prefer, including through credit cards, bank accounts, buyer credit or account balances, without sharing financial information.
34. StumbleUpon:
StumbleUpon is an Internet community that allows its users to discover and rate Web pages, photos, and videos. It is a personalized recommendation engine which uses peer and social-networking principles.
35. Skype:
Skype is software that enables the world’s conversations. Millions of individuals and businesses use Skype to make free video and voice calls, send instant messages and share files with other Skype users.
36. W3 Schools:
W3Schools is a web developer’s portal, with tutorials and references relating to web development subjects, including HTML, XML, CSS, and JavaScript. The site largely consists of beginner’s tutorials and references of the main web development subjects and languages.
37. CNET.com:
CNET is the premier destination for tech product reviews, news and price comparisons, and free software downloads, daily videos, and pod casts.
38. Live Journal:
A service for journals and blogs, that also offers privacy controls, photo storage, publishing tools, style templates, and online communities for many interests.
39. The Pirate Bay:
The Pirate Bay is the world’s largest bit torrent tracker. This is an open tracker, where anyone can download torrent files. To be able to upload torrent files, write comments and personal messages one must register at the site.
40. Tagged:
Tagged.com is Social Networking Website where people make friends, personal profile, make chatting, flirting, give gifts, leave comments, post bulletins, and share personal data.
41. Friendster:
Friendster is a leading global social network emphasizing genuine friendships and the discovery of new and search for old friends and classmates, share photos and videos!
42. Answers.com:
Answers.com is the world’s greatest answer engine. It is the place where reference information and Q&A content come together to deliver the best answers on the Internet.
43. Global Message Exchange(GMX):
GMX (Global Mail Exchange) is one of the world’s most successful e-mail providers. GMX provides solutions for home users, as well as small and mid-size enterprises.
44. Multiply:
Multiply is a social networking website that allows users to create, share and discuss blogs, photos, videos and music with others as well as post reviews of movies and books, or share a calendar of events.
45. Apple:
Apple designs and creates iPod and iTunes, Mac laptop and desktop computers, the OS X operating system, and the revolutionary iPhone.
46. Mapquest:
MapQuest.com is one of the most leading consumer website for maps and directions.
47. Microsoft:
Microsoft is the world’s No.1 software company provides a variety of products and services, like Windows operating systems and Office software suite also expanded into markets such as server and storage software, and digital music players.
48. Go.com:
A searchable directory, news, stocks, sports and free e-mail.
49. Geocities.com:
Geocities offers you a free web site and all the tools you need to build a dynamic site. Features include easy-to-use site building tools, online help, secure and reliable hosting, web site statistics and an intuitive control panel.
50. Monster:
Monster.com is the premier global online employment solution for people seeking jobs and the employers who need great people.
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