Flickr
Sign in to saveFlickr ( ) is an image and video hosting service, as well as an online community, founded in Canada and headquartered in the United States. It was created by Ludicorp in 2004 and was for a time a common way for amateur and professional photographers to host high-resolution photos. Flickr was owned by Yahoo! from 2005 and has been owned by SmugMug since 2018.
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Flickr is an online platform where people can upload, store, and share photos and videos, along with connecting with other photographers in a community setting. It became a popular destination for both amateur and professional photographers to host their high-resolution images, though its ownership has changed hands from Yahoo! to SmugMug over the years since its 2004 launch.
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- Website.name
- Flickr
- Website.logo
- Flickr wordmark.svg
- Website.screenshot
- Flickr screenshot.png
- Website.caption
- A viewing page for a photograph hosted on Flickr in 2018
- Website.commercial
- Yes
- Website.type
- Image and video hosting service
- Website.registration
- Required
- Website.author
- Stewart ButterfieldCaterina Fake
- Website.parent
- Ludicorp (2004–2005)Yahoo! Inc. (2005–2017)Oath (2017–2018)SmugMug (2018–present)
- Website.foundation
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ()
- Website.location_city
- San Francisco, California
- Website.location_country
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18 sectionsContents
- History
- Corporate changes
- Features
- Accounts
- Organization
- Access control
- Interaction and compatibility
- Filtering
- Licensing
- Reception
- Controversies
- Censorship
- Copyright enforcement
- Sale of Creative Commons-licensed photos
- Deletion of files of non-paying users
- See also
- References
- External links
Flickr ( ) is an image and video hosting service, as well as an online community, founded in Canada and headquartered in the United States. It was created by Ludicorp in 2004 and was for a time a common way for amateur and professional photographers to host high-resolution photos. Flickr was owned by Yahoo! from 2005 and has been owned by SmugMug since 2018.
Flickr had a total of 112 million registered members and more than 3.5 million new images uploaded daily. On August 5, 2011, the site reported that it was hosting more than 6 billion images. In 2024, it was reported as having shared 10 billion photos and accepting 25 million per day. Flickr also hosts the largest collection of Creative Commons-licensed photos on the web.
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