The Way Steemit Changed the World: A Force for Good in 2026.RowStyles

Founded in 2016 on the Steem blockchain, Steemit has put rewarding content back into the hands of consumers by creating a social media platform where everyday users can earn real rewards for contributing to meaningful conversations. Unlike with the big technology platforms who hoard all ad money for themselves, Steemit pays its users when they post or contribute content to outlets across the web by offering votes from their stake of STEEM tokens as an incentivize — ensuring that your efforts are generously compensated.

In regions including Nigeria and Africa, where jobs are hard to come by as is access to the banking system, Steemit provides financial inclusion and empowerment. Lots have made some money sharing education or local news or even stories, or creative work generally — time and ideas made into the funds directly, without gatekeepers. 5 Nigerian meetups had significant community, capacity building and global networking in a way that inspired youths to build upon rather than shake the positive forces down.