The 10 fast rising niche social network sites across the globe

Here's the gaming community site Singaporeans are going crazy about.

Experian, the global information services company which brought you a study revealing that Instagram and Pinterest hit whopping 8121% and 623% surges in Singapore visits, also highlights the fastest growing niche social networks by country between May 2011 to May 2012.

In Singapore, the gaming community site, Steam Community emerged as the winner with 124.6% increased of users. The site with url https://steamcommunity.com,  assists users in finding games to play, people to play against, and serves as a meeting place for friends and team mates.

Find out what other countries got:

Australia

www.reddit.com

- Site where users vote for what is popular or not

- 177% increase


www.linkedin.com

- Networking site for professionals

- 85% increase

Brazil

www.moopz.com

-Technology news which can be shared via social media

-1120% increase

www.worldtv.com

- WorldTV allows members to create their own TV channels for others to view.
- 1053% increase

Hong Kong

www.hkreporter.com

-Hong Kong People Reporting is an online community where users are able to submit topics for discussions.

-13% increase

New Zealand

www.reddit.com

-Site where users vote for what is popular or not

-107% increase

North America

www.skillwho.com

-Social networking community which allow users to find people with skills from friends, friends of friends, local area, or the community.

-7117% increase

https://stocktwits.com


-StockTwits is an open, community-powered investment idea and information service.

- 2336% increase

UK

apps.facebook.com/school_feed

-schoolFeed is a classmates network which users connect with through Facebook.

-129% increase

www.FanPop.com

-Network of fan clubs for fans of television, movies, music and more to discuss and share photos, videos, news and opinions with fellow fans.

-1565% increase

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