Imgur

Photo hosting site

Imgur is an image hosting and sharing website, launched in 2009 and popular on Reddit and other social platforms.

Users upload images and short videos, often with humorous captions or as memes.

The site functions both as a hosting service for images shared elsewhere and as a community with its own culture of viral content.

Pronounced "imager."

platform

upload

Transfer data outward

  • gallerySpace for displaying artwork
  • albumUnified collection of recordings
  • hostingReceiving guests socially

community · comments · profiles · interface · upvote · downvote · front page · embed · link · share

memes

humor

Amusing quality

  • viralSpreading quickly online
  • dankDisagreeably cold and wet
  • shitpostIntentionally worthless online content

reaction · captioned · trending · front page · comedy · satire · parody · wholesome · repost · OC

images

screenshot

Captured display image

wallpaper · graphics · picture · photo · snapshot · album · compression

Opposites
platform purpose

ImgurDropbox

Cloud-based file hosting

Google Drive · OneDrive · cloud storage · Getty Images · Shutterstock

content type

ImgurGitHub

Web-based code hosting service

Medium · YouTube · Spotify · SoundCloud · Kindle

cultural positioning

ImgurLinkedIn

Professional networking platform

Getty Images · Shutterstock

Family

image, imagine, imagery, imagism, imaging, imagistic, imaginal, imagist

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG