Pixiv

Japanese online artist community PixivScreenshot of Pixiv's homepage in 2025Website typeArtist community, SNSAvailable inJapanese, Chinese, English, KoreanHeadquartersShibuya, Tokyo, JapanOwnerPixiv Inc.CreatorTakahiro KamitaniTakanori KatagiriWebsitewww.pixiv.net IPv6 supportNoCommercialYesRegistrationOptionalLaunchedSeptember 10, 2007; 18 years ago (2007-09-10)Current statusActiveWritten inPHP Pixiv is a Japanese online community for artists. It was first launched as a beta test on September 10, 2007, by Takahiro Kamitani and Takanori Katagiri. Pixiv Inc. is headquartered in Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. As of January 2024, the site consists of over 100 million members, over 115 million illustration and manga and over 21 million novel works posted. Pixiv aims to provide a place for artists to exhibit their illustrations and get feedback via a rating system and user comments. Works are organized in an extensive tag structure which forms the backbone of the website. History Previous logo from 2008 to 2025 Starting as the idea of the programmer Takahiro Kamitani, who is himself an artist known as Bakotsu on the website, Pixiv was launched on September 10, 2007, as a beta test. W