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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.
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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Key facts
- 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
- United States
- Website.num_users
- 112 million
- Website.ipv6
- Yes
- Website.screenshot_size
- 260px
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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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