Bingbox is a social networking site based in Belgium. Launched in March 2006, it was originally intended for Belgian, Dutch and German users, however it was not long before a very large UK computer-literate community effectively "took over" the site. As of September 2006, the site has 3.5 million accounts, the majority of these being UK or US originated, but a sizeable number are from Turkey, Egypt, Australia, Mexico and Canada.
In September 2006 the popularity of Bingbox with English speaking people prompted the website's creators to launch a new site, Facebox. Facebox bears very similar traits to Bingbox but has a more modern, fresher look with more options and runs faster, which was a major problem with the original.