Comparison of video hosting services

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 (millions)}} ! {{verth\|va=middle\|Views per day (millions)}} ! {{verth\|va=middle\|Main server location}} ! {{verth\|va=middle\|Prohibits pornography}} ! {{verth\|va=middle\|Multilingual}} ! {{verth\|va=middle\|Ad revenue sharing}} ! {{verth\|va=middle\|Video downloadable}} ! {{verth\|va=middle\|Registration needed to upload}}
{{rh}} \| Aparat \| Saba Idea \| {{dts\|2011}} \| own TOS{{Cite web \|title=آپارات - سرویس اشتراک ویدیو \|url=https://www.aparat.com/community-guideline \|access-date=2024-09-19 \|website=آپارات - سرویس اشتراک ویدیو \|language=fa}} \| {{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}} \| {{nts\|6\|prefix=>}}{{Cite web\|last=Azali\|first=MohammadReza\|date=2016-02-06\|title=Aparat Is the Next Big Thing in Iran\|url=http://techrasa.com/2016/02/06/aparat-is-the-next-big-thing-in-iran/\|access-date=2021-01-22\|website=TechRasa\|language=en-US\|archive-date=2021-02-01\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201135515/https://techrasa.com/2016/02/06/aparat-is-the-next-big-thing-in-iran/\|url-status=dead}} \| {{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=site:bitchute.com\|publisher=Bitchute Limited\|access-date=August 8, 2020}} \| {{dts\|2017\|January}} \| own TOS{{Cite web \|title=BitChute — Terms & Conditions \|url=https://support.bitchute.com/policy/terms/ \|access-date=2024-09-19 \|website=support.bitchute.com}} \| {{yes\|No}} \| {{unknown}} \| {{nts\|0.8\|prefix=~}} {{cite web\|url=https://www.trackalytics.com/website/bitchute.com/\|title=site:trackalytics.com\|publisher=TRACKALYTICS\|access-date=August 8, 2020}} \| {{nowrap\|{{flag\|United Kingdom}}}} \| {{Yes}} \| {{No}} \| {{Yes}} {{cite web\|url=https://www.bitchute.com/monetization/policy/\|title=*site:bitchute.com\|publisher=Bitchute Limited\|access-date=August 8, 2020}} \| {{some\|some videos downloadable}} \| {{No}}
{{rh}} \| Dailymotion \| Vivendi \| {{dts\|2005\|March\|15}} \| own TOS{{Cite web \|title=Terms Of Use – Dailymotion Legal \|url=https://legal.dailymotion.com/en/terms-of-use/ \|access-date=2024-09-19 \|website=legal.dailymotion.com}} \| {{no\|Yes}} \| {{nts\|36.9\|prefix=>}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en-us&q=+site%3Adailymotion.com%2Fvideo%2F\|title= site:dailymotion.com/video/\|publisher=Google Search\|access-date=July 25, 2023}} \| {{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}} \| Creative Commons \| {{yes\|No}} \| {{nts\|0.008\|prefix=>}} \| {{unknown}} \| {{flag\|Germany}} \| {{Yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \| {{Yes}}
{{rh}} \| Flickr \| SmugMug \| {{dts\|2004}} \| own TOS{{Cite web \|title=Help \|url=https://www.flickr.com/help/terms \|access-date=2024-09-19 \|website=Flickr \|language=en-us}} \| {{no\|Yes}} \| {{nts\|1.2\|prefix=>}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=video&media=videos\|title=Search: video\|date=29 January 2010\|publisher=SmugMug\|access-date=November 10, 2018}} \| {{unknown}} \| {{flag\|United States}} \| {{Yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{Yes}}
{{rh}} \| Globo Video \| Grupo Globo \| {{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= site:globoplay.globo.com/v/\|publisher=Google Search\|access-date=July 25, 2023}} \| {{unknown}} \| {{flag\|Brazil}} \| {{Yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{unknown}} \| {{no}} \| {{Yes}}
{{rh}} \| Godtube \| Salem Media Group \| {{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= site:godtube.com/watch/?v=\|publisher=Google Search\|access-date=July 25, 2023}} \| {{unknown}} \| rowspan="2" \| {{flag\|United States}} \| {{Yes}} \| {{No}} \| {{No}} \| {{No}} \| Yes
{{rh}} \| Internet Archive \| Internet Archive \| {{dts\|1996\|May\|10}} \| own TOS{{Cite web \|title=Internet Archive Terms of Use \|url=https://archive.org/about/terms.php \|access-date=2024-09-19 \|website=archive.org}} \| {{yes\|No}} \| {{nts\|10.2\|prefix=>}}{{cite web \|title=Internet Archive Search: mediatype:(movies) \|url=https://archive.org/search.php?query=mediatype%3A%28movies%29 \|access-date=July 7, 2023 \|publisher=Internet Archive}} \| {{unknown}} \| {{unknown}} \| {{unknown}} \| {{n/a}} \| {{yes}} \| {{Yes}}
{{rh}} \| MetaCDN \| {{ubl \| Unimelb \| Starfish Ventures }} \| {{dts\|2012}} \| TOS{{Cite web \|title=MetaCDN - Grow your business, not your infrastructure. \|url=http://www.metacdn.com/terms-and-conditions \|access-date=2024-09-19 \|website=www.metacdn.com}} \| {{yes\|No}} \| {{unknown}} \| {{unknown}} \| {{flag\|Australia}} \| {{Yes}} \| {{Yes}} \| {{n/a}} \| {{Yes}} \| {{Yes}}
! {{rh}} \| Niconico \| Kadokawa Dwango \| {{dts\|2006\|December\|12}} \| own TOS{{Cite web \|date=2008-12-27 \|title=ニコニコ動画-利用規約 \|url=http://www.nicovideo.jp/static/base/rule.html \|access-date=2024-09-19 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227051252/http://www.nicovideo.jp/static/base/rule.html \|archive-date=2008-12-27 \|lang=ja}} \| {{No\|Yes}} \| {{nts\|16.5\|prefix=>}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en-us&q=+site%3Anicovideo.jp%2Fwatch%2F\|title= site:nicovideo.jp/watch/\|publisher=Google Search\|access-date=July 25, 2023}} \| {{unknown}} \| {{flag\|Japan}} \| {{Yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{Yes}}
! {{rh}} \| Odysee \| LBRY \| {{dts\|September, 2020\|

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Service

! Owner

! Launched

! {{verth|va=middle|Content license}}

! Ads

! {{verth|va=middle|# videos
(millions)}}

! {{verth|va=middle|Views per day
(millions)}}

! {{verth|va=middle|Main server
location}}

! {{verth|va=middle|Prohibits
pornography}}

! {{verth|va=middle|Multilingual}}

! {{verth|va=middle|Ad revenue
sharing}}

! {{verth|va=middle|Video
downloadable}}

! {{verth|va=middle|Registration
needed
to upload}}

{{rh}} | Aparat

| Saba Idea

| {{dts|2011}}

| own TOS{{Cite web |title=آپارات - سرویس اشتراک ویدیو |url=https://www.aparat.com/community-guideline |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=آپارات - سرویس اشتراک ویدیو |language=fa}}

| {{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}}

| {{nts|6|prefix=>}}{{Cite web|last=Azali|first=MohammadReza|date=2016-02-06|title=Aparat Is the Next Big Thing in Iran|url=http://techrasa.com/2016/02/06/aparat-is-the-next-big-thing-in-iran/|access-date=2021-01-22|website=TechRasa|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201135515/https://techrasa.com/2016/02/06/aparat-is-the-next-big-thing-in-iran/|url-status=dead}}

| {{nowrap|{{flag|Iran}}}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{yes}}Persian, English

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | BitChute

| Bit Chute Limited {{cite web|url=https://support.bitchute.com/policy/contact/|title=*site:bitchute.com|publisher=Bitchute Limited|access-date=August 8, 2020}}

| {{dts|2017|January}}

| own TOS{{Cite web |title=BitChute — Terms & Conditions |url=https://support.bitchute.com/policy/terms/ |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=support.bitchute.com}}

| {{yes|No}}

| {{unknown}}

| {{nts|0.8|prefix=~}} {{cite web|url=https://www.trackalytics.com/website/bitchute.com/|title=*site:trackalytics.com|publisher=TRACKALYTICS|access-date=August 8, 2020}}

| {{nowrap|{{flag|United Kingdom}}}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}} {{cite web|url=https://www.bitchute.com/monetization/policy/|title=*site:bitchute.com|publisher=Bitchute Limited|access-date=August 8, 2020}}

| {{some|some videos downloadable}}

| {{No}}

{{rh}} | Dailymotion

| Vivendi

| {{dts|2005|March|15}}

| own TOS{{Cite web |title=Terms Of Use – Dailymotion Legal |url=https://legal.dailymotion.com/en/terms-of-use/ |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=legal.dailymotion.com}}

| {{no|Yes}}

| {{nts|36.9|prefix=>}}{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en-us&q=*+site%3Adailymotion.com%2Fvideo%2F|title=* site:dailymotion.com/video/|publisher=Google Search|access-date=July 25, 2023}}

| {{nts|60|prefix=~}}

| {{flag|France}}

| {{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}}

| Creative Commons

| {{yes|No}}

| {{nts|0.008|prefix=>}}

| {{unknown}}

| {{flag|Germany}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Flickr

| SmugMug

| {{dts|2004}}

| own TOS{{Cite web |title=Help |url=https://www.flickr.com/help/terms |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=Flickr |language=en-us}}

| {{no|Yes}}

| {{nts|1.2|prefix=>}}{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=video&media=videos|title=Search: video|date=29 January 2010|publisher=SmugMug|access-date=November 10, 2018}}

| {{unknown}}

| {{flag|United States}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Globo Video

| Grupo Globo

| {{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=* site:globoplay.globo.com/v/|publisher=Google Search|access-date=July 25, 2023}}

| {{unknown}}

| {{flag|Brazil}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{unknown}}

| {{no}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Godtube

| Salem Media Group

| {{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=* site:godtube.com/watch/?v=|publisher=Google Search|access-date=July 25, 2023}}

| {{unknown}}

| rowspan="2" | {{flag|United States}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

| Yes

{{rh}} | Internet Archive

| Internet Archive

| {{dts|1996|May|10}}

| own TOS{{Cite web |title=Internet Archive Terms of Use |url=https://archive.org/about/terms.php |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=archive.org}}

| {{yes|No}}

| {{nts|10.2|prefix=>}}{{cite web |title=Internet Archive Search: mediatype:(movies) |url=https://archive.org/search.php?query=mediatype%3A%28movies%29 |access-date=July 7, 2023 |publisher=Internet Archive}}

| {{unknown}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{yes}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | MetaCDN

| {{ubl

| Unimelb

| Starfish Ventures

}}

| {{dts|2012}}

| TOS{{Cite web |title=MetaCDN - Grow your business, not your infrastructure. |url=http://www.metacdn.com/terms-and-conditions |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=www.metacdn.com}}

| {{yes|No}}

| {{unknown}}

| {{flag|Australia}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{Yes}}

! {{rh}} | Niconico

| Kadokawa Dwango

| {{dts|2006|December|12}}

| own TOS{{Cite web |date=2008-12-27 |title=ニコニコ動画-利用規約 |url=http://www.nicovideo.jp/static/base/rule.html |access-date=2024-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227051252/http://www.nicovideo.jp/static/base/rule.html |archive-date=2008-12-27 |lang=ja}}

| {{No|Yes}}

| {{nts|16.5|prefix=>}}{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en-us&q=*+site%3Anicovideo.jp%2Fwatch%2F|title=* site:nicovideo.jp/watch/|publisher=Google Search|access-date=July 25, 2023}}

| {{unknown}}

| {{flag|Japan}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{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}}

| {{nts|10|prefix=>}}{{Cite web |last=Bookman |first=Todd |date=19 April 2021 |title=From Cooking Videos to QAnon, N.H.-Based Video Platform Attracts Users Banned Elsewhere |url=https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2021-04-19/from-cooking-videos-to-qanon-n-h-based-video-platform-attracts-users-banned-elsewhere |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428121318/https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2021-04-19/from-cooking-videos-to-qanon-n-h-based-video-platform-attracts-users-banned-elsewhere |archive-date=28 April 2022 |website=NHPR}}

| {{unknown}}

| {{flag|United States}}

| {{yes}}

| {{Yes}}

!! {{rh}} | PeerTube

| Framasoft

| {{dts|2018||}}

| 7 licenses to choose from{{Cite web |date=2024-04-03 |title=Publish a video or a live - PeerTube documentation|url=https://docs.joinpeertube.org/use/create-upload-video#basic-info |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240403154912/https://docs.joinpeertube.org/use/create-upload-video%23basic-info#selection-1745.0-1789.25 |archive-date=2024-04-03 |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=docs.joinpeertube.org |quote=Seven licences to choose from during publication of each video: "1. Attribution, 2. Attribution - Share Alike, 3. Attribution - No Derivatives, 4. Attribution - Non Commercial, 5. Attribution - Non Commercial - Share Alike, 6. Attribution - Non Commercial - No Derivatives, 7. Public Domain Dedication;"}}

| {{Optional}}{{Cite web |title=FAQ |url=https://joinpeertube.org/faq |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240403151028/https://joinpeertube.org/faq%23what-is-peertube-s-policy-about-content-monetization#selection-1655.20-1659.41 |archive-date=2024-04-03 |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=JoinPeerTube |language=en-US |quote="we refuse to tie our code to a particular content funding method, that might not fit all communities and deter others. It's the reason why we encourage developers to use the PeerTube plugin API to create their own monetization system."}}

| {{nts|0.515|prefix=>}}{{cite web |date=2024-04-03 |title=* site:instances.joinpeertube.org/instances/ |url=https://instances.joinpeertube.org/instances/stats |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240403162838/https://instances.joinpeertube.org/instances/stats#selection-127.0-155.0 |archive-date=2024-04-03 |access-date=Apr 3, 2024 |publisher=Framasoft |quote=As of April 3rd, 2024, more than "87 M Views" per day, and more than "515 K Videos"}}

| {{nts|87|prefix=>}}

| {{flag|France}}

| {{Optional}}{{Cite web |date=2024-04-03 |title=Moderate your instance {{!}} PeerTube documentation |url=https://docs.joinpeertube.org/admin/moderation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240112204445/https://docs.joinpeertube.org/admin/moderation |archive-date=2024-01-12 |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=docs.joinpeertube.org |quote=Various pornography prohibition options to choose from, including but not limited to: "Auto block" result in "every new uploaded videos will be hidden by default until a moderator manually approves them"; "Manual block" allows "Admins/moderators can block any videos"; Allow or not "private/unlisted videos".}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}{{Cite web |title=FAQ |url=https://joinpeertube.org/faq |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240403151028/https://joinpeertube.org/faq%23what-is-peertube-s-policy-about-content-monetization#selection-1655.20-1659.41 |archive-date=2024-04-03 |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=JoinPeerTube |language=en-US |quote="we refuse to tie our code to a particular content funding method, that might not fit all communities and deter others. It's the reason why we encourage developers to use the PeerTube plugin API to create their own monetization system."}}

| {{yes}}

| {{Yes}}

! {{rh}} | QQ Video

| Tencent

| {{dts||}}

| own TOS{{Cite web |title=Service Agreement - Tencent 腾讯 |url=https://www.tencent.com/en-us/service-agreement.html |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=www.tencent.com}}

| {{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=* site:v.qq.com/x/page/|publisher=Google Search|access-date=July 25, 2023}}

| {{unknown}}

| {{flag|China}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{Unknown}}

! {{rh}}| Rumble

| Rumble Inc.

| {{dts|2013|October|30}}

| own TOS{{Cite web |title=Website Terms and Conditions of Use and Agency Agreement |url=https://rumble.com/s/terms |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=rumble.com |language=en}}

| {{some|Yes
(No for Rumble Premium users)}}

| {{unknown}}

| {{flag|Canada}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{Yes}}

! {{rh}}| Rutube

| Gazprom-Media

| {{dts|2006}}

| own TOS{{Cite web |date=2008-02-22 |title=RuTube :: Пользовательское соглашение |url=http://rutube.ru/agreement.html |access-date=2024-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222201534/http://rutube.ru/agreement.html |archive-date=2008-02-22 }}

| {{no|Yes}}

| {{nts|5.82|prefix=>}}{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=*+site%3Arutube.ru%2Fvideo%2F|title=* site:rutube.ru/video/|publisher=Google Search|access-date=July 25, 2023}}

| {{nts|1.1|prefix=>}}

| {{flag|Russian Federation}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{Yes}}

! {{rh}} | Tudou

| Alibaba Group

| {{dts|2005|April|15}}

| own TOS{{Cite web |title=土豆-召唤全球优秀短视频 |url=https://www.tudou.com/aboutus/ |lang=zh-hans|access-date=2024-09-19 |website=优酷}}

| {{no|Yes}}

| {{nts|.035|prefix=>}}{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=*+site%3Avideo.tudou.com%2Fv%2F|title=* site:video.tudou.com/v/|publisher=Google Search|access-date=July 25, 2023}}

| {{nts|55}}For more info, see [http://shanghaiist.com/2007/10/11/tudou_now_bigge.php " Tudou now bigger than YouTube?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171105211050/http://shanghaiist.com/2007/10/11/tudou_now_bigge.php |date=2017-11-05 }} Shanghaiist, October 11, 2007.

| {{flag|China}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{unknown}}

| {{yes|Yes, with official tool only}}

! {{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=* site:vimeo.com/*|publisher=Google Search|access-date=July 25, 2023}}

| {{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}}

! {{rh}} | Youku

| Alibaba Group

| {{dts|2006}}

| own TOS{{Cite web |title=优酷 - 为好内容全力以赴 - 海量正版高清视频在线观看 |url=https://www.youku.com/?degradation=pcpages |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=优酷 |lang=zh-hans}}

| {{no|Yes}}

| {{nts|.665|prefix=>}}{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=*+site%3Av.youku.com%2Fv_show%2F|title=* site:v.youku.com/v_show/|publisher=Google Search|access-date=July 25, 2023}}

| {{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}}

! {{rh}} | YouTube

| {{ubl

| Alphabet

| Google

}}

| {{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=* site:youtube.com/watch?v=|publisher=Google Search|access-date=July 25, 2023}}

| {{nts|7000}}{{cite news |title = 4B Vs. 7B: Can Facebook Overtake YouTube As No. 1 For Video Views And Advertisers?|work = Forbes|url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/edmundingham/2015/04/28/4-billion-vs-7-billion-can-facebook-overtake-youtube-as-no-1-for-video-views-and-advertisers/#133bcdb82969748d7dab2969}}

| {{flag|United States}}

| {{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}}

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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{{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=*site:bitchute.com\|publisher=Bitchute Limited\|access-date=August 8, 2020}} \| {{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}} \| DivX, H.263, H.264, FLV, Xvid
{{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}} \| DivX, H.263, H.264, FLV, Xvid, NUT, M4V, ASX, 3G2
{{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}} \| H.263, H.264, FLV
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style="width:12em" | Service

! MOD

! Real

! ASF

! QT

! WebM

! Audio

! Notes

{{rh}} | Aparat

| {{Partial|?}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Newgrounds

| {{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=*site:bitchute.com|publisher=Bitchute Limited|access-date=August 8, 2020}}

| {{CNone}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Dailymotion

| {{CNone}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{CNone}}

| {{Partial|?}}

{{rh}} | EngageMedia

| {{Partial|?}}

| {{CNone}}

| {{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}}

| {{Yes}}

| No .MKV support

{{rh}} | Godtube

| {{CNone}}

{{rh}} | Internet Archive

| {{Yes}}

| Any

{{rh}} | MetaCDN

| {{CNone}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Niconico

| {{CNone}}

| DivX, H.263, H.264, FLV, Xvid

{{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}}

| {{Yes}}

| DivX, H.263, H.264, FLV, Xvid, NUT, M4V, ASX, 3G2

{{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}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{CNone}}

| No .MKV support

{{rh}} | RuTube

| {{CNone}}

| FLV

{{rh}} | Tudou

| {{Partial|?}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{CNone}}

| FLV

{{rh}} | Vimeo

| {{Yes}}

| {{CNone}}

| 3G2, DIVX, DV. Original file can also be downloaded in original format.

{{rh}} | Youku

| {{Partial|?}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{CNone}}

| FLV

{{rh}} | YouTube

| {{Yes}}

| H.263, H.264, FLV

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! MOD

! Real

! ASF

! QT

! WebM

! Audio

! Notes

Streaming video technical information

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style="width:12em" \| Service ! Streaming Video Format ! Max size (GB) ! Max time (min) ! Resolution (max) ! Video bitrate (kbit/s) ! Audio bitrate (kbit/s) ! 3D capable
{{rh}} \| BitChute \| H.264 \| {{nts\|2}} \| {{dunno}} \| 480p Wide SD \| < 500 \| 96 \| {{No}}
{{rh}} \| Dailymotion \| Ogg Theora/Vorbis or H.264, Sorenson codec \| {{nts\|2}}{{cite web \|title=Upload specifications and encoding settings \|url=http://faq.dailymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/203790706-Upload-specifications-and-encoding-settings \|website=Dailymotion \|access-date=1 May 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611144752/https://faq.dailymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/203790706-Upload-specifications-and-encoding-settings \|archive-date=11 June 2016 \|url-status=dead }} \| {{nts\|720}}longer for MotionMaker users \| 4K UHD \| {{dunno}} \| 96~{{nts\|192}} \| {{No}}
{{rh}} \| Facebook Watch \| {{dunno}} \| {{nts\|4}} \| {{nts\|120}}{{cite web\|title=Uploading & Viewing Videos: Technical Questions \|url=http://www.facebook.com/help/154271141375595/ \|website=Facebook \|access-date=1 May 2016}} \| 4K UHD \| {{dunno}} \| {{dunno}} \| {{Yes}}
{{rh}} \| Flickr \| {{dunno}} \| {{nts\|1}}{{cite web \|title=Flickr upload requirements \|url=https://www.flickrhelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/4404079649300-Flickr-upload-requirements \|website=Flickr Help Center \|access-date=August 15, 2023 \|date=February 28, 2023}} \| {{nts\|3}} \| 1080p HD \| {{dunno}} \| {{dunno}} \| {{No}}
{{rh}} \| Godtube \| H.264 \| {{nts\|0.5}}{{cite web \|title=What is the maximum size/length that a video can be? \|url=https://help.salemwebnetwork.com/support/solutions/articles/36234-what-is-the-maximum-size-length-that-a-video-can-be- \|website=Salem Web Network Help & Support \|access-date=August 15, 2023 \|date=April 24, 2017}} \| {{n/a}} \| 480p Wide SD \| variable \| {{nts\|128}} \| {{No}}
{{rh}} \| Internet Archive \| Ogg Theora/Vorbis \| {{N/A}} \| {{N/A}} \| {{N/A}} \| {{N/A}} \| {{N/A}} \| {{dunno}}
{{rh}} \| Newgrounds \|N/A \| {{nts\|6.3}} \| {{dunno}} \| {{dunno}} \|variable \|320 \| {{No}}
{{rh}} \| Niconico \| H.264, On2 VP6 \| {{nts\|3}}{{cite web\|url=https://qa.nicovideo.jp/faq/show/5685\|title=ニコニコ動画の投稿仕様について\|website=qa.nicovideo.jp}} \| 360 \| 4K UHD \| unlimitedunlimited for premium members; 600 kbit/s for free members \| 64~192 \| {{dunno}}
{{rh}} \| PeerTube \| H.264 \| {{nts\|8}} \| {{N/A}} \| 4K UHD \| variable \| 384 \| {{No}}
{{rh}} \| Rumble \| H.264 / AAC LC \| {{nts\|15}} \| 720 \| 4K UHD \| variable, Live max:8000,{{cite web \|title=Recommended Encoding Settings For Live Streaming on Rumble \|url=https://rumblefaq.groovehq.com/help/livestream-settings \|website=Rumble Faq \|access-date=April 30, 2023 }} VOD max:9000{{cite web \|title=VOD max video bitrate sample (Most Beautiful Horse 4K Ultra HD - horses beautiful animals (480p) #shorts #horse #beautiful) \|url=https://rumble.com/v2frmm9-most-beautiful-horse-4k-ultra-hd-horses-beautiful-animals-480p-shorts-horse.html \|website=Rumble Astro Universe - Relaxing Music \|access-date=April 30, 2023 \|date=March 31, 2023 }}{{cite web \|title=Update Announcement \|url=https://twitter.com/rumblevideo/status/1633165631984922638 \|website=Rumble Official Twitter Account(@rumblevideo) \|access-date=April 30, 2023 \|date=March 8, 2023}} \| 128~224 \| {{No}}
{{rh}} \| RuTube \| H.264 \| {{nts\|10}} \| 300 \| 4K UHD \| {{dunno}} \| {{dunno}} \| {{No}}
{{rh}} \| StreamShark \| H.264, MPEG-4 and RTMP \| {{dunno}} \| {{dunno}} \| 4K UHD \| 4096 \| 192 \| {{Yes}}
{{rh}} \| Vimeo{{cite web \|title=Video and audio compression guidelines \|url=https://help.vimeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/12426043233169-Video-and-audio-compression-guidelines \|website=Vimeo Help Center \|access-date=17 July 2023}} \| H.264,[http://www.vimeo.com/forums/topic:5110 since May 2009], phasing out VP6 AV1[https://vimeo.com/blog/post/av1-new-standard-codecs/ since June 2019], AV1: Setting a new standard for video codecs \| {{nts\|250}}The [https://developer.vimeo.com/api/upload/videos Vimeo API] has a limit of 250 GB and 24 hours per video file. This is applicable to all new plans, and to legacy Pro Unlimited, Business and Premium plans. Other legacy plans have different file size limits: 500 MB for Basic, 5 GB for Plus, and 20 GB for Pro. \| {{nts\|24}} \| 4K UHD \| {{ntsh\|2000}}variable \| {{nts\|320}} \| {{Yes}}
{{rh}} \| Youku \| On2 VP6 \| {{nts\|1}}200 MB when using the web-based uploader \| unlimited \| {{dunno}} \| {{dunno}} \| {{dunno}} \| {{dunno}}
{{rh}} \| YouTube \| H.264, VP9, AV1 \| {{nts\|256}}{{cite web\|url=https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/71673?hl=en\|title=Upload videos longer than 15 minutes\|work=google.com}} \| 15 (default), 720 (verified) \| 8K UHD \| variable \| 64~{{nts\|192}} \| {{Yes}}
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style="width:12em" | Service

! Streaming Video Format

! Max size (GB)

! Max time (min)

! Resolution (max)

! Video bitrate (kbit/s)

! Audio bitrate (kbit/s)

! 3D capable

{{rh}} | BitChute

| H.264

| {{nts|2}}

| {{dunno}}

| 480p Wide SD

| < 500

| 96

| {{No}}

{{rh}} | Dailymotion

| Ogg Theora/Vorbis or H.264, Sorenson codec

| {{nts|2}}{{cite web |title=Upload specifications and encoding settings |url=http://faq.dailymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/203790706-Upload-specifications-and-encoding-settings |website=Dailymotion |access-date=1 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611144752/https://faq.dailymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/203790706-Upload-specifications-and-encoding-settings |archive-date=11 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}

| {{nts|720}}longer for MotionMaker users

| 4K UHD

| {{dunno}}

| 96~{{nts|192}}

| {{No}}

{{rh}} | Facebook Watch

| {{dunno}}

| {{nts|4}}

| {{nts|120}}{{cite web|title=Uploading & Viewing Videos: Technical Questions |url=http://www.facebook.com/help/154271141375595/ |website=Facebook |access-date=1 May 2016}}

| 4K UHD

| {{dunno}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Flickr

| {{dunno}}

| {{nts|1}}{{cite web |title=Flickr upload requirements |url=https://www.flickrhelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/4404079649300-Flickr-upload-requirements |website=Flickr Help Center |access-date=August 15, 2023 |date=February 28, 2023}}

| {{nts|3}}

| 1080p HD

| {{dunno}}

| {{No}}

{{rh}} | Godtube

| H.264

| {{nts|0.5}}{{cite web |title=What is the maximum size/length that a video can be? |url=https://help.salemwebnetwork.com/support/solutions/articles/36234-what-is-the-maximum-size-length-that-a-video-can-be- |website=Salem Web Network Help & Support |access-date=August 15, 2023 |date=April 24, 2017}}

| {{n/a}}

| 480p Wide SD

| variable

| {{nts|128}}

| {{No}}

{{rh}} | Internet Archive

| Ogg Theora/Vorbis

| {{N/A}}

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | Newgrounds

|N/A

| {{nts|6.3}}

| {{dunno}}

|variable

|320

| {{No}}

{{rh}} | Niconico

| H.264, On2 VP6

| {{nts|3}}{{cite web|url=https://qa.nicovideo.jp/faq/show/5685|title=ニコニコ動画の投稿仕様について|website=qa.nicovideo.jp}}

| 360

| 4K UHD

| unlimitedunlimited for premium members; 600 kbit/s for free members

| 64~192

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | PeerTube

| H.264

| {{nts|8}}

| {{N/A}}

| 4K UHD

| variable

| 384

| {{No}}

{{rh}} | Rumble

| H.264 / AAC LC

| {{nts|15}}

| 720

| 4K UHD

| variable, Live max:8000,{{cite web |title=Recommended Encoding Settings For Live Streaming on Rumble |url=https://rumblefaq.groovehq.com/help/livestream-settings |website=Rumble Faq |access-date=April 30, 2023 }} VOD max:9000{{cite web |title=VOD max video bitrate sample (Most Beautiful Horse 4K Ultra HD - horses beautiful animals (480p) #shorts #horse #beautiful) |url=https://rumble.com/v2frmm9-most-beautiful-horse-4k-ultra-hd-horses-beautiful-animals-480p-shorts-horse.html |website=Rumble Astro Universe - Relaxing Music |access-date=April 30, 2023 |date=March 31, 2023 }}{{cite web |title=Update Announcement |url=https://twitter.com/rumblevideo/status/1633165631984922638 |website=Rumble Official Twitter Account(@rumblevideo) |access-date=April 30, 2023 |date=March 8, 2023}}

| 128~224

| {{No}}

{{rh}} | RuTube

| H.264

| {{nts|10}}

| 300

| 4K UHD

| {{dunno}}

| {{No}}

{{rh}} | StreamShark

| H.264, MPEG-4 and RTMP

| {{dunno}}

| 4K UHD

| 4096

| 192

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Vimeo{{cite web |title=Video and audio compression guidelines |url=https://help.vimeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/12426043233169-Video-and-audio-compression-guidelines |website=Vimeo Help Center |access-date=17 July 2023}}

| H.264,[http://www.vimeo.com/forums/topic:5110 since May 2009], phasing out VP6 AV1[https://vimeo.com/blog/post/av1-new-standard-codecs/ since June 2019], AV1: Setting a new standard for video codecs

| {{nts|250}}The [https://developer.vimeo.com/api/upload/videos Vimeo API] has a limit of 250 GB and 24 hours per video file. This is applicable to all new plans, and to legacy Pro Unlimited, Business and Premium plans. Other legacy plans have different file size limits: 500 MB for Basic, 5 GB for Plus, and 20 GB for Pro.

| {{nts|24}}

| 4K UHD

| {{ntsh|2000}}variable

| {{nts|320}}

| {{Yes}}

{{rh}} | Youku

| On2 VP6

| {{nts|1}}200 MB when using the web-based uploader

| unlimited

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | YouTube

| H.264, VP9, AV1

| {{nts|256}}{{cite web|url=https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/71673?hl=en|title=Upload videos longer than 15 minutes|work=google.com}}

| 15 (default), 720 (verified)

| 8K UHD

| variable

| 64~{{nts|192}}

| {{Yes}}

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! style="width:12em" | Service

! Streaming Video Format

! Max size (GB)

! Max time (min)

! Resolution

! Video bitrate (kbit/s)

! Audio bitrate (kbit/s)

! 3D capable

Site traffic

= Specifically dedicated video hosting websites =

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" \|+Similarweb traffic rank as of 17 July 2023:
Name !Language !data-sort-type=number\|Similarweb traffic rank
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 \|
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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|+Similarweb traffic rank as of 17 July 2023:

Name

!Language

!data-sort-type=number|Similarweb traffic rank

AcFun

|Mandarin

|4,675

Aparat

|Persian

|123

Bigo