Comparison of video hosting services
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The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of current, notable video hosting services. Please see the individual products' articles for further information.
General information
Basic general information about the hosts: creator/company, license/price etc.
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Service
! Owner ! Launched ! {{verth|va=middle|Content license}} ! Ads ! {{verth|va=middle|# videos ! {{verth|va=middle|Views per day ! {{verth|va=middle|Main server ! {{verth|va=middle|Prohibits ! {{verth|va=middle|Multilingual}} ! {{verth|va=middle|Ad revenue ! {{verth|va=middle|Video ! {{verth|va=middle|Registration |
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{{rh}} | Aparat
| Saba Idea | {{dts|2011}} | {{no|Yes}} | {{nts|153|prefix=>}}{{Cite web|title=* site:aparat.com/v/ - Google Search|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=*+site:aparat.com/v/|website=www.google.com|publisher=Google Search|access-date=July 25, 2023}} | {{nowrap|{{flag|Iran}}}} | {{Yes}} | {{yes}}Persian, English | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} |
{{rh}} | BitChute
| Bit Chute Limited {{cite web|url=https://support.bitchute.com/policy/contact/|title= | {{dts|2017|January}} | {{yes|No}} | {{unknown}} | {{nts|0.8|prefix=~}} {{cite web|url=https://www.trackalytics.com/website/bitchute.com/|title= | {{nowrap|{{flag|United Kingdom}}}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} {{cite web|url=https://www.bitchute.com/monetization/policy/|title= | {{some|some videos downloadable}} | {{No}} |
{{rh}} | Dailymotion
| Vivendi | {{dts|2005|March|15}} | {{no|Yes}} | {{nts|36.9|prefix=>}}{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en-us&q=*+site%3Adailymotion.com%2Fvideo%2F|title= | {{nts|60|prefix=~}} | {{flag|France}} | {{Yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}}{{Cite web | url=http://www.dailymotion.com/legal/terms | title=Dailymotion legal terms | access-date=2009-07-24 }} | {{Yes}} |
{{rh}} | EngageMedia
| EngageMedia | {{dts|2005|March}} | {{yes|No}} | {{nts|0.008|prefix=>}} | {{unknown}} | {{flag|Germany}} | {{Yes}} | {{yes}} | {{n/a}} | {{yes}} | {{Yes}} |
{{rh}} | Flickr
| SmugMug | {{dts|2004}} | {{no|Yes}} | {{nts|1.2|prefix=>}}{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=video&media=videos|title= | {{unknown}} | {{flag|United States}} | {{Yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{Yes}} |
{{rh}} | Globo Video
| {{dts|2002}} | {{unknown}} | {{no|Yes}} | {{nts|7.76|prefix=>}}{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en-us&q=*+site%3Agloboplay.globo.com%2Fv%2F|title= | {{unknown}} | {{flag|Brazil}} | {{Yes}} | {{no}} | {{unknown}} | {{no}} | {{Yes}} |
{{rh}} | Godtube
| {{dts|2006}} | {{unknown}} | {{yes|No}} | {{nts|0.114|prefix=>}}{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en-us&q=*+site%3Agodtube.com%2Fwatch%2F%3Fv%3D|title= | {{unknown}} | rowspan="2" | {{flag|United States}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{No}} | Yes |
{{rh}} | Internet Archive
| Internet Archive | {{dts|1996|May|10}} | {{yes|No}} | {{nts|10.2|prefix=>}}{{cite web |title= | {{unknown}} | {{unknown}} | {{unknown}} | {{n/a}} | {{yes}} | {{Yes}} |
{{rh}} | MetaCDN
| {{ubl | Unimelb | Starfish Ventures }} | {{dts|2012}} | {{yes|No}} | {{unknown}} | {{unknown}} | {{flag|Australia}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{n/a}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} |
! {{rh}} | Niconico
| {{dts|2006|December|12}} | {{No|Yes}} | {{nts|16.5|prefix=>}}{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en-us&q=*+site%3Anicovideo.jp%2Fwatch%2F|title= | {{unknown}} | {{flag|Japan}} | {{Yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{Yes}} |
! {{rh}} | Odysee
| LBRY | {{dts|September, 2020| |
| own TOS{{Cite web |title=Odysee |url=https://odysee.com/$/tos |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=Odysee}}
| {{Yes|No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{flag|United States}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{Yes}}
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!! {{rh}} | PeerTube
| {{dts|2018||}}
| {{nts|0.515|prefix=>}}{{cite web |date=2024-04-03 |title=
| {{flag|France}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{Yes}}
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! {{rh}} | QQ Video
| Tencent
| {{dts||}}
| {{No|Yes}}
| {{nts|0.864|prefix=>}}{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=*+site%3Av.qq.com%2Fx%2Fpage%2F|title=
| {{unknown}}
| {{flag|China}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Unknown}}
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! {{rh}}| Rumble
| {{dts|2013|October|30}}
| {{some|Yes
(No for Rumble Premium users)}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{flag|Canada}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{Yes}}
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! {{rh}}| Rutube
| {{dts|2006}}
| {{no|Yes}}
| {{nts|5.82|prefix=>}}{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=*+site%3Arutube.ru%2Fvideo%2F|title=
| {{nts|1.1|prefix=>}}
| {{flag|Russian Federation}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
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! {{rh}} | Tudou
| {{dts|2005|April|15}}
| {{no|Yes}}
| {{nts|.035|prefix=>}}{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=*+site%3Avideo.tudou.com%2Fv%2F|title=
| {{flag|China}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{yes|Yes, with official tool only}}
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! {{rh}} | Vimeo
| Vimeo Holdings
| {{dts|2004|November}}
| own TOS,{{Cite web |title=Terms of Service on Vimeo |url=https://vimeo.com/terms |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=vimeo.com}} optional Creative Commons
| {{yes|No}}
| {{nts|12.3|prefix=>}}{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=*+site%3Avimeo.com%2F*|title=
| {{unknown}}
| {{flag|United States}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{yes}}English, Spanish, French, German
| {{unknown}}
| {{some|some videos downloadable}} {{cite AV media|url=http://vimeo.com/forums/topic:71071|title=can't find the "download video" button?|work=vimeo.com}}
| {{Yes}}
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! {{rh}} | Youku
| Alibaba Group
| {{dts|2006}}
| {{no|Yes}}
| {{nts|.665|prefix=>}}{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=*+site%3Av.youku.com%2Fv_show%2F|title=
| {{nts|150|prefix=>}}For more info, see [http://www.youku.com/about/en/youku/ "About Youku"]
| {{flag|China}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{yes}}Chinese, English with www.youku.tv Global edition
| {{unknown}}
| {{yes|With official tool only}}
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! {{rh}} | YouTube
| {{ubl
| Alphabet
}}
| {{dts|2005|February|15}}
| own TOS,{{Cite web |title=Terms of Service |url=https://www.youtube.com/t/terms |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=www.youtube.com}} optional Creative Commons
| {{some|Yes
(No for YouTube Premium users)}}
Users may choose to enable or disable ads. Automatically enabled when video is identified as third-party content.
| {{nts|4100|prefix=>}}{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en-us&q=*+site%3Ayoutube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D|title=
| {{flag|United States}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{some|Officially “Selected Videos Only”. However, third-party programs will download videos for free.}}Many external services exist to download YouTube videos, but none are officially sanctioned by YouTube. Some Presidential videos allow MP4 downloading.
| {{Yes}}
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Supported input file formats
All services support the following input file formats:
- Moving Picture Experts Group (.MPG/MPEG-1)
- QuickTime File Format (.MOV)
- Windows Media Video (.WMV)
- Audio Video Interleave (.AVI)
- H.264 MPEG-4/AVC (.MP4)
Unless otherwise indicated, they also support the following input file formats:
- Matroska Multimedia Container (.MKV)
- Theora (.OGV)
- 3rd Generation Partnership Project (.3GP)
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! MOD ! Real ! ASF ! QT ! WebM ! Audio ! Notes |
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{{rh}} | Aparat
| {{Partial|?}} | {{Partial|?}} | {{Partial|?}} | {{Partial|?}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | |
{{rh}} | Newgrounds
| {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{Yes}} | {{some|Audio Portal}} |FLV, SWF, ZIP, M4V |
{{rh}} | BitChute{{cite web|url=https://support.bitchute.com/creators/how-to-upload-a-video|title= | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} |
{{rh}} | Dailymotion
| {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{Yes}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{Partial|?}} |
{{rh}} | EngageMedia
| {{Partial|?}} | {{CNone}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Partial|?}} |
{{rh}} | Flickr{{cite web|title=Supported video file formats in Flickr|url=http://help.yahoo.com/kb/flickr/SLN7693.html|website=Yahoo / Flickr Help|access-date=20 June 2014|date=March 6, 2014}}
| {{yes}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{Yes}} | No .MKV support |
{{rh}} | Godtube
| {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | |
{{rh}} | Internet Archive
| {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | Any |
{{rh}} | MetaCDN
| {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | |
{{rh}} | Niconico
| {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} |
{{rh}} | PeerTube{{Cite web|title=Uploading video's to VIXY (source guide)|url=https://help.vixyvideo.com/en/knowledge/uploading-videos-to-vixy-source-guide|access-date=2022-01-27|website=help.vixyvideo.com|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127162004/https://help.vixyvideo.com/en/knowledge/uploading-videos-to-vixy-source-guide|url-status=dead}}
| {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} |
{{rh}} | Rumble{{cite web|title=UPLOAD, SHARE AND LICENSE YOUR VIDEOS|url=https://rumble.com/upload.php|website=Rumble|access-date=2 March 2021|date=March 2, 2021}}
| {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{Yes}} | {{CNone}} | No .MKV support |
{{rh}} | RuTube
| {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | FLV |
{{rh}} | Tudou
| {{Partial|?}} | {{Partial|?}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{CNone}} | FLV |
{{rh}} | Vimeo
| {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | 3G2, DIVX, DV. Original file can also be downloaded in original format. |
{{rh}} | Youku
| {{Partial|?}} | {{Partial|?}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{CNone}} | {{CNone}} | FLV |
{{rh}} | YouTube
| {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} |
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Streaming video technical information
Site traffic
= Specifically dedicated video hosting websites =
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|+Similarweb traffic rank as of 17 July 2023: |
Name
!Language !data-sort-type=number|Similarweb traffic rank |
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AcFun
|Mandarin |4,675 |
Aparat
|Persian |123 |
Bigo
|English |16,743 |
Bilibili
|Mandarin |30 |
BitChute
|English |4,104 |
Dailymotion
| rowspan="3" |Multilingual |357 |
DLive
|27,887 |
FC2 Video
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Huya Live
|Mandarin |1,625 |
Godtube
|English |77,477 |
iQIYI
|Mandarin |1,074 |
Niconico
|Japanese |165 |
Odysee
|Multilingual |3,355 |
Rumble
|English |238 |
Rutube
|Russian |542 |
SchoolTube
|English |107,835 |
Tudou
|Mandarin |54,394 |
Twitch*
|Multilingual |49 |
VBOX7
|Bulgarian |19,783 |
Vimeo
|Multilingual |645 |
Youku
|Mandarin |1,433 |
YouNow
| rowspan="2" |Multilingual |54,020 |
YouTube
|2 |
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See also
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- Comparison of streaming media software
- Content delivery network
- Streaming television
- Internet Protocol television
- Comparison of music streaming services
- List of streaming media systems
- List of online video platforms
- Multicast
- One-click hosting
- P2PTV
- Protection of Broadcasts and Broadcasting Organizations Treaty
- Push technology
- Streaming media
- Video on demand
- Webcast
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