Top 10 Social Media Platforms You Must Have in 2021

Social media is  part of everyday life now, as more people engage on many social media platforms in a bid to engage with friends and family and also the world at large. Indeed the saying that, we have the whole world in our palms is very true in this age of social media and smartphones.

Popular social Media apps like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Snapchat and WhatsApp have become part and parcel of so many youths all over the world and in their everyday lives. When we wake up in the morning, the first thing we do is to pick up our phones and swipe up on Instagram or Facebook or Twitter.

So, the question of this article is, what are the top 10 social media platforms to use in 2021 that are a must-have? Below we listed 10 of our social media recommended must haves.


  1. Pinterest.

Pinterest makes the first on our list and rightly so. Pinterest is a social networking Media service that allows you to discover information shared by other users through images, GIF and videos. Pinterest is so useful especially if you love DIY tutorials tips on how to do things etc. It is also free to sign up and the best part is, you can also sign up for a business account on Pinterest. Pinterest currently has over 291 million active users. You can visit the website now at pinterest.com. Pinterest is the best app for ideas and discovery.

 

  1. LinkedIn

LinkedIn is second on our list because it is incredibly useful and valuable when it comes to career, social networking and professional linking. LinkedIn is very useful as it helps you to promote yourself and your business. You can also connect with other professionals in your field. Go to linkedin.com to sign up and see more.

  1. YouTube

YouTube! Who doesn’t know YouTube? Do you want video tutorials on how to do just about anything? Do you want to watch your favourite celebrities in action? Do you want to watch a particular music video? You can do all this and more on Youtube.com. All you need to do is to create an account and you are ready to start watching amazing videos of absolutely any topic! Just go to youtube.com to catch a glimpse of what we’re talking about. YouTube currently had over 1.9 billion users in 2019.

  1. Instagram

Instagram is the king platform of cool picture sharing. You can connect with loved ones, family friends, colleagues all on instagram.com. Instagram has over 1 billion users and it is owned by Facebook actually. You can also open a business account on Instagram for your product or service in order to get more visibility and conversion. Instagram is indeed one of the must-haves for social media platforms in 2020.

  1. Twitter

Twitter makes the 5th on our list of must-haves for social media platforms in the coming year 2020. Twitter is useful when it comes to breaking news, entertainment trends and also for messaging people. Twitter is also a microblogging platform that allows you to share your thoughts with the world. Twitter.com keeps you up to date on everything happening in the world, from sport news, to political news, to Hollywood news, to football news, whatever you looking for!

  1. WhatsApp

No, I mean.. who doesn’t know WhatsApp? WhatsApp is a messaging app that is, text and voice messaging platform, that connects friends and families through messaging. Check whatsapp.com to see more. It is one of the most important social media platforms you should have in 2020.

  1. Wechat

Here is one fun fact: WeChat has been installed over 1 billion times on Google Play. WeChat is a Chinese software that allows you to send text, group chat, voice message, send photos & videos and so on.

  1. Tumblr

Tumblr is another app you should have in 2020. Just ike Twitter, Tumblr is a microblogging platform and social networking site. Its users follow blogs. Blogs can be made private, TumbIr basically allows you to express yourself. It was founded by David Karp in 2007 and has hundreds of millions of users across the world. tumblr.com allows users to interact.

  1. Snapchat

Snapchat was founded by former college students, Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown. Snapchat allows you to message your friends and family with multimedia type of messages. Snapchat is available in 22 languages and has cool filters for photos and videos including funny face stickers.

  1. Facebook

Facebook is the last but definitely not the least in this list. Facebook has a massive number of users topping all other social media networks. It has over 2.5 billion users all over the world. When you get the other apps on this list and you haven’t gotten Facebook, your social media kit isn’t complete at all. Facebook allows you to connect with almost everybody! Everybody is on Facebook. I mean, who is not on Facebook? Facebook is still one of the best social media platforms out there! And you should have it in 2020, to be honest.

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