Is Flickr Going To Be Shut Down?

Flickr is not about to shut down, as it still boasts of over 100 million registered photographers.

Although the service has been sold several times. In 2005, Yahoo purchased the platform and now, it is owned by SmugMug.

About Flickr Service

Flickr is an image cum video hosting service that brings together an online community.

Stewart Butterfield, and his ex-wife, Caterina Fake, had founded and launched Flickr on February 10, 2004, with its headquarters based in the United States.

Created by the Vancouver based firm Ludicorp Flickr came into the tech space as an easy way for amateur and professional photographers, and bloggers to host high-resolution photos.

Flickr users have the ability to release their images under certain common usage licenses or keep them under the label “all rights reserved”.

The service has been owned by SmugMug since 2018 and has recorded major success.

In 2007, Flickr became the 19th most popular website on the Internet.

However, with the existence of social platforms like Facebook and Instagram, its position was only short-lived, even though it is still listed among the top 500 most popular websites in the world.