Sharesome
{{short description|Cypriot adult social media website}}
{{Infobox website
| name = Sharesome
| logo = Sharesome logo.png
| website = {{official URL}}
| screenshot = Sharesome_screenshot.jpg
| caption = Sharesome homepage
| collapsible = yes
| type = Adult Social Media
| registration = Optional (required to submit, comment, or like)
| language = English
| num_users = 1 million+
| current_status = Active
| key_people = Tudor Bold (co-founder and CEO), Ralf kappe (co-founder) and Tam Tam (co-Founder)
}}
Sharesome is an adult social media website founded in 2018 and based in Cyprus.{{Cite web|url=https://sharesome.com/pages/terms/|title=Terms and Conditions - Sharesome|website=sharesome.com|access-date=2019-05-04}} The website's founders claim they built Sharesome for adult content creators and to offer them tools to grow their audience. Due to its familiar social network design, the platform has been dubbed “the Facebook of pornography".{{Cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90277836/meet-the-tumblr-refugees-trying-to-safe-its-adult-content-from-oblivion|title=Meet the Tumblr castaways trying to save its adult content from oblivion|last=Captain|first=Sean|date=2018-12-08|website=Fast Company|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-04}}
Site overview
Email is not required for registration{{Cite web|url=https://fanlore.org/wiki/Sharesome|title=Fanlore}} and users can stay anonymous.{{Cite web|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/241619/flame-token-reports-1m-user-registrations|title=Flame Token Reports 1M User Registrations|website=xbiz.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-04}} The platform allows users to join or create topics and interact with each other based on shared interests. Inside topics, users can upload content as well as share links of photos, videos and GIFs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/236375/sharesome-debuts-nsfw-social-network|title=Sharesome Debuts NSFW Social Network|website=xbiz.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-04}} Communities are manually moderated according to their guidelines.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90302918/tumblrs-nsfw-ban-is-arousing-a-surge-of-sex-based-social-networks|title=Tumblr's NSFW ban is arousing a surge of sex-based social networks|last=Captain|first=Sean|date=2019-02-06|website=Fast Company|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-04}} Sharesome receives 2.5 million visits per month and is ranked #8,500 in the United States according to Similarweb.{{Cite web|url=https://www.similarweb.com/website/sharesome.com#overview|title=sharesome.com Traffic Statistics|website=SimilarWeb|language=en|access-date=2019-05-03}} The platform primarily expanded its user base in the wake of the Tumblr ban on NSFW content. This growth was unique compared to other adult content providers, which typically monetize from older or less tech-savvy audiences.{{Cite web|url=https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a19538746/pays-for-porn/|title=Who Actually Pays for Porn Anymore? An Investigation|last1=Spitznagel|first1=Eric|last2=Images|first2=Corbis|date=2014-08-14|website=Men's Health|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-04}} However, Sharesome has managed to attract a different demographic, demonstrating its reliance on a more diverse and technologically adept audience.
History
Sharesome was launched in 2018.{{cn|date=September 2023}} The company has reported over one million user registrations to its Flame Token airdrop.{{Cite web|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/241619/flame-token-reports-1m-user-registrations|title=Flame Token Reports 1M User Registrations|website=xbiz.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-04}}
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