4chan
Sign in to save4chan is an anonymous English-language imageboard website. Launched by Christopher "moot" Poole in October 2003, the site hosts boards dedicated to a wide variety of topics, including video games, television, literature, cooking, weapons, music, history, technology, anime, physical fitness, politics, and sports, among others. Registration is not available, except for staff, and users typically post anonymously. , 4chan receives more than 22 million unique monthly visitors, of whom approximately half are from the United States.
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4chan is an anonymous imageboard website launched in 2003 where unregistered users can post about topics ranging from video games and anime to politics and sports across dedicated boards. With over 22 million monthly visitors, it has become a significant platform for online discussion, though the anonymity of its users has made it a notable venue for both creative and controversial content.
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Key facts
- Website.name
- 4chan
- Website.logo
- 4chan logo.svg
- Website.screenshot
- 4chan Boards.png
- Website.caption
- Homepage on May 3, 2023
- Website.services
- 4chan Pass
- Website.advertising
- Yes
- Website.commercial
- Yes
- Website.type
- Imageboard
- Website.registration
- None (except for staff)
- Website.language
- English
- Website.country_of_origin
- United States
- Website.author
- Christopher Poole
- Website.current_status
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43 sectionsContents
- Background
- History
- 2000s
- 2010s
- 2020s
- Christopher Poole
- Notable boards
- /b/
- /lgbt/
- /mlp/
- /mu/
- /pol/
- /r9k/
- /sci/
- /soc/
- /v/
- /x/
- Internet culture
- Early internet memes
- Anonymous and anti-Scientology activism
- Brony fandom
- "This post is art"
- Pajeet
- Controversies and harassment incidents
- Internet raids
- Threats of violence
- Celebrity photo leaks
- Gamergate
- Murder in Port Orchard, Washington
- Death of Jeffrey Epstein
- 2022 Buffalo shooting
- 2025 investigation by British government
- ISP bans
- AT&T temporary ban
- Verizon temporary ban
- Telstra ban
- New Zealand
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
4chan is an anonymous English-language imageboard website. Launched by Christopher "moot" Poole in October 2003, the site hosts boards dedicated to a wide variety of topics, including video games, television, literature, cooking, weapons, music, history, technology, anime, physical fitness, politics, and sports, among others. Registration is not available, except for staff, and users typically post anonymously. , 4chan receives more than 22 million unique monthly visitors, of whom approximately half are from the United States.
4chan was created as an unofficial English-language counterpart to the Japanese imageboard Futaba Channel, also known as 2chan, and its first boards were originally used for posting images and discussion related to anime. The site has been described as a hub of Western Internet subculture, its community being influential in the formation and popularization of prominent Internet memes, such as lolcats, Rickrolling, rage comics, wojaks, Pepe the Frog, as well as hacktivist and political movements, such as Anonymous and the alt-right.