How much time and money will it take to create a social network?

Question

Social media

Good day!
Such a question - how much money do you need and how long can you get a ready-made social network with minimal functionality (friends, feed, comments, etc.)? If we assume that there will be no more than 1 million users, will such a site need a person to support it after delivery to the customer?

Answer 1

Good day.
Creating a social network is not a problem. 40-100 thousand on freelance, sometimes cheaper, but what is there, for 10 you can have a student. Problem - at least 1000 simultaneous users at first to find, and then to provide working capacity.
A person, ahem, you need not one, but a pack, otherwise your cozy social network will turn into a cozy, overgrown place, and the customer can sit down for a couple of years.

Answer 2

10-20 million will be needed to start. And at least 10-15 people in the development team, not to mention marketers and managers