Community powered
Imgur is the easiest way to discover and enjoy the magic of the Internet. It’s where you’ll find the funniest, most informative and inspiring images, memes, GIFs, and visual stories served up in an endless stream of bite-sized fun. Powered by a passionate community of people from all around the world, anyone can join to share cool stuff and vote the best to the top.
You’ll always find something on Imgur to make you smile and brighten your day.
Millions of people.
Billions of Cat GIFs.
300 MILLION REACH
Imgur reaches 250+ million people per month
BILLIONS OF
POST VIEWS
Billions of posts viewed every month
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TOP SITE
Top 15 ranked site in U.S. by Alexa
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Up, Up, And Away
Our Journey
– 2020
Imgur launches Imgur Emerald, a subscription product that offers users an ad-free experience and exclusive perks.
Imgur introduces a new post page experience with improvements to video scaling, the scroll bar, and engagement features.
– 2019
Imgur celebrates its 10th birthday and reaches 300 million people per month.
Imgur launches Melee, a community-powered app to discover and talk about the best in gaming.
Imgur raises $20M from Coil to change the way content is monetized.
– 2018
Imgur now supports video uploads.
Imgur is listed as one of the “100 websites that shaped the internet as we know it” by Gizmodo.
– 2017
Imgur now reaches 250 million people per month.
Imgur turns users into curators with Favorite Folders.
Imgur is among the top 10 websites to drive comments to the FCC in support of net neutrality.
– 2016
Imgur launches messaging on iOS, Android, and web.
Imgur wins AdWeek's Readers Choice for Hottest Social Platform.
Imgur launches new content creation and curation experiences.
– 2015
Imgur reaches 150 million people per month.
Imgur wins 2015 Webby awards for Best Social Media and Best Community Website.
– 2014
Imgur raises $40 million from Andreessen Horowitz, its first external investment.
– 2013
Imgur crosses 100 million monthly active users.
Imgur wins "Best Bootstrapped Startup" at the TechCrunch "Crunchies" Awards for the second time.
– 2012
Imgur launches User Submitted, giving Imgurians new ways to share images on Imgur, explore and curate content.
– 2011
Imgur wins "Best Bootstrapped Startup" at the TechCrunch "Crunchies" Awards.
– 2010
Imgur launches the Gallery, which organizes and showcases the most popular visual stories on Imgur.
– 2009
Alan Schaaf creates and launches Imgur in his Ohio University dorm room as a simple, no-limits platform to shares images online.
