Imgur

Imgur
Type of site
Image hosting service
Available inEnglish
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)
OwnerMediaLab AI, Inc.
Created byAlan Schaaf
URLimgur.com Edit this at Wikidata
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedFebruary 23, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-02-23)
Current statusActive

Imgur (/ˈɪmɪər/ IM-ih-jər,[1] stylized as imgur) is an American online image sharing and image hosting service with a focus on social gossip that was founded by Alan Schaaf in 2009. The service has hosted viral images and memes, particularly those posted on Reddit.[2]

  1. ^ "How do you pronounce Imgur?". Imgur.com. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  2. ^ Lardinois, Frederic (January 11, 2013). "Imgur, Reddit's Favorite Photo Hosting Site, Now Serves Up Over 3.6B Pageviews To 56M Visitors Per Month". TechCrunch.