IRC-Galleria
Type of site | Image gallery, Social network service |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Finland |
| Owner | Herdifier Oy |
| Created by | Tomi Lintelä, Jari Jaanto |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required |
| Current status | Active |
IRC-Galleria (Finnish for "IRC gallery") is a social networking website in Finland. It was founded in December 2000 by Tomi Lintelä and Jari Jaanto as a photo gallery for the Finnish users of Internet Relay Chat (IRC). As of April 2009, IRC-Galleria had over 500,000 registered users and 9 million images.
IRC-Galleria users are required to be 13 years of age or older. The site’s primary language is Finnish. A majority of users are aged between 13 and 22, with the mean age being about 20 years.
IRC-Galleria has also operated in some other European countries such as Russia, Estonia and Germany.