Message boards, or forums, have been used on the Internet since 1969 – even before the advent of the first web browser or the World Wide Web in 1990. Forums are popular among web users looking for extra help or information or simply wanting to interact with fellow surfers. The most popular forums get some two million posts per day.
| Rank | Forum | Style | Members | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaia Online | Anime roleplaying | 17336196 | 1540263653 |
| 2 | IMobile (Chinese) | Mobile phones | 9591781 | 31277230 |
| 3 | Zenhex | General discussion | 8556729 | 2187134 |
| 4 | Deviant Art | Art | 5068184 | 5390933 |
| 5 | Game Show Network | Old TV shows | 4751262 | 692839 |
| 6 | Bioware forums | Neverwinter Nights game | 4425581 | 8194747 |
| 7 | MySpace | Social networking | 4150200 | 912500 |
| 8 | IMDB | Movies | 4111600 | 13087050 |
| 9 | Sound Click | Music | 3768505 | 558562 |
| 10 | Gamefaqs | Games | 3432658 | 28848500 |
Date 2009, ranked by number of members.
For latest numbers, see Big Boards