An Online platform is a digital service that facilitates selling of product/service between two users through internet. Examples include marketplaces, search engines, social media, creative content outlets, app stores, communications services, payment systems. This is an official definition provided by OECD
Examples of Online platforms
- Social media – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit
- Search – Google, Bing, Baidu
- Trade – Alibaba, Aliexpress, 1688
- Payments – Paypal, Alipay, Googlepay, Revolut
- Shopping – Amazon, eBay, Flipkart
- Legal – LegalShield, Avvo, LegalZoom, FindLaw
- Citizenship – Best Citizenships (best-citizenships.com)
- Travel – Booking.com, Hotels.com, Airbnb.com, Skyscanner
- Messaging – Facebook, WeChat, WhatsApp, Signal, Snapchat, Telegram
- Questions – Quora, Answers
- Dating – Tinder
- Video – Youtube, Tiktok,
- Business Networking – LinkedIn,
- Photo – Instagram, Flickr
- Design – Canva
- Blog – Medium.com, WordPress
