Channels
Articles on imageboard websites and chan-style communities — the full sites and their histories. Covers major imageboards (4chan, 8chan, 2channel) and smaller chans across the imageboard ecosystem.
4chan
English-language imageboard founded in 2003, modeled on Japan's Futaba Channel. One of the most influential sites in internet culture.
Ylilauta: Finland's Controversial Anonymous Imageboard
Ylilauta is Finland's largest and most popular anonymous imageboard, known for its free-wheeling discussions, controversies, and significant impact on Finnish internet culture.
Endchan: A Haven for Free Speech and User Privacy
Discover Endchan, a user-privacy focused imageboard known for its robust free speech policy and open-source software. Explore its history, unique features, and community culture.
Dvach (2ch.hk): The Controversial Heart of RuNet's Chan Culture
Explore Dvach (2ch.hk), the largest and most influential Russian-language imageboard. Discover its history, key boards, and controversial cultural impact.
2channel / 5channel
The Japanese textboard founded in 1999 that became the template for nearly every imageboard that followed.
Futaba Channel (2chan)
The original imageboard, launched in 2001 as a refuge for 2channel users and the technical ancestor of 4chan.
Lainchan
Niche imageboard themed around the anime Serial Experiments Lain, focused on programming, cyberpunk, and counterculture.
Wizardchan
Niche imageboard whose membership is restricted to adult male virgins, focused on isolation, depression, and hobby discussion.
Kohlchan
German-language imageboard founded in 2019 as a successor to the shuttered Krautchan.
8chan / 8kun
Imageboard founded in 2013 that allowed any user to create their own board. Subject of major controversies and a 2019 deplatforming.
420chan
Imageboard founded in 2005 focused on cannabis and drug culture, harm-reduction discussion, and counterculture.
iichan / 0chan
Early English- and Russian-language Futaba clones from the mid-2000s, foundational to the wider imageboard ecosystem.
7chan
Mid-2000s English imageboard founded as a refuge from 4chan moderation, known for stricter on-topic boards.