Editing Flickr (section)

{{Short description|Image and video hosting website}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox website
| name = Flickr
| logo = Flickr wordmark.svg
| screenshot = Flickr screenshot.png
| screenshot_size = 260px
| caption = A viewing page for a photograph hosted on Flickr in 2018
| url = {{url|https://www.flickr.com/|flickr.com}}
| commercial = Yes
| type = [[Image hosting service|Image]] and [[Online video platform|video hosting service]]
| registration = Optional; required to upload files
| author = [[Stewart Butterfield]]<br />[[Caterina Fake]]
| parent = [[Ludicorp]] (2004–2005)<br>[[Yahoo! Inc.&nbsp;(1995–2017)|Yahoo! Inc.]] (2005–2017)<br>[[Verizon Media|Oath]] (2017–2018)<br>[[SmugMug]] (2018–present)
| foundation = [[Vancouver]], British Columbia, Canada, {{start date and age|2004}}
| location_city = [[San Francisco]], California
| location_country = United States<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.flickr.com/jobs | title=Flickr Jobs | publisher=Flickr | access-date=April 6, 2018 | archive-date=May 28, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528025659/https://flickr.com/jobs | url-status=live }}</ref>
| language = {{Plainlist|
* [[Traditional Chinese characters|Chinese]] (traditional)
* [[English language|English]]
* [[French language|French]]
* [[German language|German]]
* [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]]
* [[Italian language| Italian]]
* [[Korean language|Korean]]
* [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]
* [[Spanish language| Spanish]]
* [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]
}}
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2004|2|10}}<ref name="flickr-launch">{{cite web |url= http://blog.flickr.net/en/2012/02/10/an-amazing-8-years/ |title= An Amazing 8 Years – Flickr Blog |date= February 10, 2012 |publisher= Flickr |access-date= February 10, 2014 |archive-date= September 25, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150925125639/http://blog.flickr.net/en/2012/02/10/an-amazing-8-years/ |url-status= live }}</ref>
| num_users = 112 million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.codefuel.com/blog/social-media-demographics-2016/|title=Social Media Demographics for 2016|date=Sep 29, 2016|access-date=March 1, 2021|archive-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512183000/https://www.codefuel.com/blog/social-media-demographics-2016/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ipv6 = Yes
}}
{{Internet history timeline}}

'''Flickr''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|l|ɪ|k|ər|audio=Flickr pronunciation.oga}} {{respell|FLIK|ər}}) is an [[image hosting service|image]] and [[Online video platform|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 previously a common way for amateur and professional [[photographer]]s to host high-resolution photos.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/flickr-new-owner-smugmug-remain-independent-2018-4|title=A small family-run firm bought Flickr from Verizon and says it can bring back its glory days|first=Rachel|last=Sandler|website=Business Insider|access-date=December 3, 2020|archive-date=July 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731203025/https://www.businessinsider.com/flickr-new-owner-smugmug-remain-independent-2018-4|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.image-host-script.com/?p=34|title=Flickr vs Imgur: Which is Best? – Best Image Hosting Scripts|date=January 4, 2016|access-date=December 3, 2020|archive-date=October 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028002331/http://www.image-host-script.com/?p=34|url-status=live}}</ref> It has changed ownership several times and has been owned by [[SmugMug]] since April 20, 2018.<ref name=sm />

{{As of|2015|6|10|post=,|df=US}} Flickr had a total of 112 million registered members and more than 3.5 million new images uploaded daily.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.flickr.net/en/2015/06/10/thank-you-flickr-community/|title=Thank You, Flickr Community!|date=June 15, 2015|access-date=August 29, 2015|archive-date=February 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223124006/https://blog.flickr.net/en/2015/06/10/thank-you-flickr-community/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://petapixel.com/2015/05/07/flickr-launches-new-design-and-features-now-has-112m-members/|title=Flickr Launches New Design and Features, Now Has 112M Members|date=May 7, 2015|access-date=August 29, 2015|archive-date=September 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908115745/http://petapixel.com/2015/05/07/flickr-launches-new-design-and-features-now-has-112m-members/|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 5, 2011, the site reported that it was hosting more than 6 billion images.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Flickr-Boasts-6-Billion-Photo-Uploads-215380.shtml | title=Flickr Boasts 6 Billion Photo Uploads | publisher=Softpedia | date=August 5, 2011 | access-date=March 1, 2012 | first=Lucian | last=Parfeni | archive-date=August 6, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806145447/https://news.softpedia.com/news/Flickr-Boasts-6-Billion-Photo-Uploads-215380.shtml | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2024, it was reported as having shared 10 billion photos and accepting 25 million per day.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-05 |title=Flickr Statistics, User Count, & Facts (August 2024) |url=https://photutorial.com/flickr-statistics/ |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=photutorial.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

Photos and videos can be accessed from Flickr without the need to register an account, but an account must be made to upload content to the site. Registering an account also allows users to create a profile page containing photos and videos that the user has uploaded and also grants the ability to add another Flickr user as a contact. For mobile users, Flickr has official [[mobile app]]s for [[iOS]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Flickr for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store|website=[[iTunes]]|url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flickr/id328407587|access-date=July 24, 2013|archive-date=June 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609220801/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flickr/id328407587?mt=8|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Android (operating system)|Android]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Flickr App for Android|url=https://www.flickr.com/android|access-date=July 24, 2013|archive-date=November 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104135947/http://www.flickr.com/android/|url-status=live}}</ref> and an optimized mobile site.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.flickr.com/help/mobile/?search=m.flickr.com#212 |title=Help: Using Flickr on your phone |publisher=Flickr |access-date=April 5, 2014 |archive-date=October 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003005424/https://www.flickr.com/help/mobile/?search=m.flickr.com#212 |url-status=live }}</ref>