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''']s''' are platforms which allow users to upload, ] or ] their own videos to the Internet. These can either be for the general public to watch, or particular users on a shared network. The most popular video hosting website is ], with 1.8 billion logged-in users per month and the most extensive catalog of online videos.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-user-statistics-2018-5|title=YouTube now has over 1.8 billion users every month, within spitting distance of Facebook's 2 billion|last=Gilbert|first=Ben|website=Business Insider|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref> There are some countries in the world which place ], so some of these respective countries have their own regional video sharing websites. ''']s''' allow users to upload, ] or ] their own videos to the Internet. These can either be for the general public to watch, or particular users on a shared network. The most popular video hosting website is ], 2 billion active until October 2020 and the most extensive catalog of online videos.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prensa - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/intl/es-419/about/press/|access-date=2020-12-13|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> There are some countries in the world placing ], instead having their own regional video-sharing websites in its place.


== Notable examples == == Notable examples ==
=== Specifically dedicated video hosting websites === === Specifically dedicated video-hosting websites ===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Alexa global rankings as of 29th of June 2019: |+Similarweb global rankings as of July 23, 2023:
|- |-
!Name !Name
!Language !Language
!data-sort-type=number|Alexa global ranking !data-sort-type=number|]
|- |-
|] |]
|Mandarin |Mandarin
|4,675
|1,329<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/acfun.cn|title=Acfun.cn Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|- |-
|]
|]*
|English
|Korean
|16,743
|855<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/afreecatv.com|title=Afreecatv.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|-
|]
|Iranian
|107<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/aparat.com|title=Aparat.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|- |-
|] |]
|Mandarin |Mandarin
|30
|39<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/bilibili.com|title=Bilibili.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|- |-
|] |]
|English
|Multilingual
|4,104
|4,070<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/bitchute.com|title=Bitchute.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|- |-
|] |]
|Multilingual |Multilingual
|357
|134<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/dailymotion.com|title=Dailymotion.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|-
|]
|Multilingual
|27,887
|- |-
|] |]
|English |English
|77,477
|37,092<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/godtube.com|title=Godtube.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|- |-
|] |]
|Mandarin |Mandarin
|1,074
|96<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/iqiyi.com|title=Iqiyi.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|- |-
|]*
|]
|Multilingual |Multilingual
|260
|2,134<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/liveleak.com|title=Liveleak.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|- |-
|] |]
|Japanese
|Multilingual
|210
|19,552<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/metacafe.com|title=Metacafe.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|- |-
|]* |]
|English |English
|13,486
|2,409<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/mixer.com|title=Mixer.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|- |-
|] |]
|Japanese
|101<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/nicovideo.jp|title=Nicovideo.jp Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|-
|]*
|Multilingual |Multilingual
|3,355
|3,291<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/pscp.tv|title=Pscp.tv Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|- |-
|] |]
|Russian |Russian
|N/A
|1,150<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/rutube.ru|title=Rutube.ru Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|- |-
|] |]
|English |English
|N/A
|109,945<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/schooltube.com|title=Schooltube.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|- |-
|]
|]*
|English
|Multilingual
|238
|132,286<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/smashcast.tv|title=Smashcast.tv Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|- |-
|]
|]
|Russian
|Romanian
|542
|114,866<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/trilulilu.ro|title=Trilulilu.ro Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|-
|]
|English
|107,835
|- |-
|] |]
|Mandarin |Mandarin
|54,394
|1,663<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/tudou.com|title=Tudou.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|- |-
|] |]
|Multilingual
|English
|14
|8,587<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/tune.pk|title=Tune.pk Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|-
|]
|Portuguese
|101,382<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/tvuol.uol.com.br|title=Tvuol.uol.com.br Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|- |-
|]* |]*
|Multilingual |Multilingual
|49
|26<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/twitch.tv|title=Twitch.tv Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|- |-
|] |]
|Bulgarian |Bulgarian
|19,783
|16,437<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/vbox7.com|title=Vbox7.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|-
|]
|Multilingual
|32,967<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/veoh.com|title=Veoh.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|- |-
|] |]
|Multilingual |Multilingual
|645
|129<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/vimeo.com|title=Vimeo.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|- |-
|] |]
|Mandarin |Mandarin
|1,433
|187<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/youku.com|title=Youku.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|-
|]*
|Multilingual
|54,020
|- |-
|] |]
|Multilingual |Multilingual
|2
|2<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/youtube.com|title=Youtube.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-06-29}}</ref>
|-2
|} |}
: <nowiki>*</nowiki> ''Website predominately hosts live streaming video.'' : <nowiki>*</nowiki> ''Website predominantly hosts live streaming video.''


=== Websites dedicated to adult and pornographic video sharing === === Websites dedicated to adult and pornographic video sharing ===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Alexa global rankings as of 11th of February 2019: |+Similarweb global rankings 1 March 2024
|- |-
!
!Name !Name
!Language !Language
!data-sort-type=number|Alexa global ranking !data-sort-type=number|]
|- |-
|
|]
|Multilingual
|9
|-
|
|]
|Multilingual
|13
|-
|
|] |]
|Multilingual |Multilingual
|56
|144<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/chaturbate.com|title=Chaturbate.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-02-13}}</ref>
|- |-
|
|]
|]
|Multilingual |Multilingual
|87
|44<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/livejasmin.com|title=Livejasmin.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-02-13}}</ref>
|- |-
|
|]
|]
|Multilingual |Multilingual
|101
|27<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/pornhub.com|title=Pornhub.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
|- |-
|
|]
|]
|Multilingual |Multilingual
|176
|1,699<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/pornmd.com|title=Pornmd.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
|- |-
|
|]
|]
|Multilingual |Multilingual
|194
|266<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/redtube.com|title=Redtube.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
|- |-
|
|]
|]
|Multilingual |Multilingual
|261
|60<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/xhamster.com|title=Xhamster.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
|- |-
|
|]
|]
|Multilingual |Multilingual
|
|951<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/xtube.com|title=Xtube.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
|- |-
|
|]
|]
|Multilingual |Multilingual
|1,628
|45<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/xvideos.com|title=Xvideos.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
|- |-
|
|]
|]
|Multilingual |Multilingual
|4,512
|211<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/youporn.com|title=Youporn.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
|} |}


=== Larger websites which allow the hosting of videos === === Larger websites which allow the hosting of videos ===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Alexa global rankings as of 11th of February 2019: |+Similarweb global rankings as of 28 June 2023:
|- |-
! Name ! Name
! Language ! Language
! data-sort-type=number|Alexa global ranking ! data-sort-type=number|]
|- |-
|] |]
|Multilingual |Multilingual
|208
|247<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/archive.org|title=Archive.org Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
|- |-
|] |]
|Multilingual |Multilingual
|3
|3<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/facebook.com|title=Facebook.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
|- |-
|] |] / ]
|Multilingual |Multilingual
|463
|350<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/flickr.com|title=Flickr.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
|- |-
|] |]
|Multilingual |Multilingual
|4
|16<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/instagram.com|title=Instagram.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
|- |-
|] |]
|Multilingual |Multilingual
|17,072
|4,244<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/myspace.com|title=Myspace.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
|- |-
|] |]
|English |English
|2,532
|2,349<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/newgrounds.com|title=Newgrounds.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
|- |-
|] |]
|Multilingual |Multilingual
|22,186
|3,378<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/photobucket.com|title=Photobucket.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
|- |-
|] |]
|Multilingual |Multilingual
|1,201
|524<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/rediff.com|title=Rediff.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
|- |-
|] |]
|Mandarin |Mandarin
|267
|17<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/weibo.com|title=Weibo.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
|- |-
|]/] |] / ]
|Mandarin |Mandarin
|971 (as of 25 July 2022)
|6<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/qq.com|title=Qq.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-02-15}}</ref>
|-
|]
|Multilingual
|141
|- |-
|] |]
|Multilingual |Multilingual
|5
|11<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/twitter.com|title=Twitter.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
|- |-
|] |]
|Multilingual |Multilingual
|17
|15<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/vk.com|title=Vk.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
|- |-
|] |]
|Multilingual |Multilingual
|597 (as of 25 July 2022)
|279<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/wikimedia.org|title=Wikimedia.org Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa|website=www.alexa.com|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
|} |}


=== Discontinued === === Discontinued ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" {| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+ Offline websites
|- |-
! scope="col" | Hoster ! scope="col" | Hoster
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| ] || English || {{flag|United States}} || Service ran from May 2005 to August 2015. Acquired by ] in August 2013. | ] || English || {{flag|United States}} || Service ran from May 2005 to August 2015. Acquired by ] in August 2013.
|- |-
| ] || English || {{flag|United States}} || Service ran from January 2005 to August 2012. | ] || English || {{flag|United States}} || Service ran from January 2005 to August 2012. The website has been repurposed to serve as Google's video search engine.
|- |-
| ] || English || {{flag|United States}} || Service ran from July 2008 to 2011. Focused on HD videos. Acquired by United Social Networks LLC in 2011. | ] || English || {{flag|United States}} || Service ran from July 2008 to 2011. Focused on HD videos. Acquired by United Social Networks LLC in 2011.
|-
|] || English || {{flag|United States}} || Service ran from 1997 to 2008.
|-
|] || Multilingual || {{flag|United States}} || Service ran from March 2007. Acquired by ] in March 2014. In August 2014, Justin.tv was officially shut down so that the company could focus on Twitch.
|-
| ] || Multilingual || {{flag|United Kingdom}} || Service ran from October 2006 to May 2021.
|- |-
| ] || 11 languages || {{flag|The Netherlands}} || Service ran from October 2009 to 2013. | ] || 11 languages || {{flag|The Netherlands}} || Service ran from October 2009 to 2013.
|- |-
| ] || Cantonese & English || {{flag|Hong Kong}} || Service ran from March 2005 to January 2012. It got seized by the FBI for Copyright infringement on January 19, 2012. | ] || Cantonese & English || {{flag|Hong Kong}} || Service ran from March 2005 to January 2012. It got seized by the FBI for Copyright infringement on January 19, 2012.
|-
| ] || Multilingual || {{flag|Israel}} || Service ran from July 2003 to August 2021
|- |-
| ] || English || {{flag|United States}} || Service ran from October 2004 to May 2014. | ] || English || {{flag|United States}} || Service ran from October 2004 to May 2014.
|- |-
|]
| ] || German || {{flag|Romania}} -> {{flag|Germany}} || Service ran from 2006 to April 2016.
| Multilingual
|{{flag|United States}}
|Service ran from January 2016 to July 2020.
|-
| ] || German || {{flag|Romania}} → {{flag|Germany}} || Service ran from 2006 to April 2016.
|- |-
| ] || English || {{flag|Ireland}} || Service ran from July 2008 to October 2015. Music videos only. | ] || English || {{flag|Ireland}} || Service ran from July 2008 to October 2015. Music videos only.
|- |-
| ] || English || {{flag|Nigeria}} || Service ran from April 2019,<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web |last1=Nwachukwu |first1=Emeka |title=For African culture, Ogelle goes live |date=21 April 2019 |url=https://guardian.ng/art/for-african-culture-ogelle-goes-live/ |publisher=The Guardian Nigeria News |access-date=22 September 2020}}</ref> to 2022.
| ] || French, German, Italian, Spanish & English || {{flag|United States}} || Service ran from June 2008 to August 2015.
|-
| ] || Multilingual || {{flag|United States}} || Service ran from June 2008 to August 2015.
|-
| ] || English || {{flag|United States}} || Service ran from March 2015 to March 2021.
|- |-
| ] || English || {{flag|United States}} || Service ran from 2009 to July 2014. Acquired by LifeLogger Technologies Corp. in 2016. | ] || English || {{flag|United States}} || Service ran from 2009 to July 2014. Acquired by LifeLogger Technologies Corp. in 2016.
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| ] || 12 languages || {{flag|Germany}} || Service ran from April 2006 to April 2014. | ] || 12 languages || {{flag|Germany}} || Service ran from April 2006 to April 2014.
|-
| ] || Multilingual || {{flag|United States}} || Service ran from the merger of ] and ] in May 2017 until November 2020.
|-
| ] || Romanian || {{flag|Romania}} || Service ran from January 2007 until July 2020.
|- |-
| ] || English || {{flag|United States}} || Service ran from at least 2008 to July 2011. US DOD Military OneSource communications platform. | ] || English || {{flag|United States}} || Service ran from at least 2008 to July 2011. US DOD Military OneSource communications platform.
|-
| ] || Urdu || {{flag|Pakistan}} || Service ran from January 2012 to 2020.
|-
| ] || Korean || {{flag|South Korea}} || Service ran from 2015 to 2022 and transferred to Weverse Company on March 2, 2022. It was shut down after merging with Weverse on December 31, 2022
|-
|]
|English
|{{Flagicon|Japan}} ]
|Service ran from September 2005 to November 2024. Now redirects to FC2 Video.
|- |-
| ] || English || {{flag|United States}} || Service ran from January 2015 to October 2016. Acquired by ] in October 2016. | ] || English || {{flag|United States}} || Service ran from January 2015 to October 2016. Acquired by ] in October 2016.
|-
| ] || English || {{flag|United States}} || Service ran from December 2009 to May 2018. The company website is still available, but its content is now consolidated on ] only.
|- |-
| ] || Portuguese || {{flag|Brazil}} || Service ran from May 2004 to January 2015. | ] || Portuguese || {{flag|Brazil}} || Service ran from May 2004 to January 2015.
|- |-
| ] || English || {{flag|United States}} || Service ran from January 2014 to December 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/vidme/goodbye-for-now-120b40becafa|title=Goodbye for now}}</ref> | ] || English || {{flag|United States}} || Service ran from January 2014 to December 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/vidme/goodbye-for-now-120b40becafa|title=Goodbye for now|first=Warren|last=Shaeffer|date=August 6, 2019}}</ref>
|- |-
| ] || 25 languages || {{flag|United States}} || Service ran from January 2013 to January 2017. | ] || 25 languages || {{flag|United States}} || Service ran from January 2013 to January 2017.
|-
| ] || Multilingual || {{flag|Canada}} || Service ran from March 2006 to September 2021.
|-
|} |}


== White-label providers == == White-label providers ==
] sell the technology to various parties that allow them to create the services of the aforementioned "User Generated Video Sharing" websites with the client's brand. Just as ] and other companies host and manage video/image/audio for many companies, these white-labels "host video content." Many of these companies also offer their own user-generated video sharing website both for commercial purposes and to show off their platform. Websites in this category include: ] sell the technology to various parties that allow them to create the services of the aforementioned "User Generated Video Sharing" websites with the client's brand. Just as ] and other companies host and manage video/image/audio for many companies, these white-labels "host video content." A few of these companies also offer their own user-generated video sharing website both for commercial purposes and to show off their platform. Websites in this category include:
* ] * ]
* ], which was absorbed by Vimeo in 2018
* ]


== Enterprise providers == == Enterprise providers ==
Listed here are video hosting providers exclusively serving businesses wanting to share video content internally with employees or externally with customers, partners, or prospects. Features may include limiting access to authenticated users, tracking of user actions, integration with ] services and a lack of the advertisements normally present on public sites. Among sites in this category are: Listed here are video hosting providers exclusively serving businesses wanting to share video content internally with employees or externally with customers, partners, or prospects. Features may include limiting access to authenticated users, tracking of user actions, integration with ] services and a lack of the advertisements normally present on public sites. Among sites in this category are:
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== Open source == == Open source ==
* ] (software) * ] (software)
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* ] (software to create video sharing sites) * ] (software to create video sharing sites)
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== See also == == See also ==
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== References == == References ==
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Latest revision as of 02:18, 23 December 2024

Online video platforms allow users to upload, share videos or live stream their own videos to the Internet. These can either be for the general public to watch, or particular users on a shared network. The most popular video hosting website is YouTube, 2 billion active until October 2020 and the most extensive catalog of online videos. There are some countries in the world placing restrictions on YouTube, instead having their own regional video-sharing websites in its place.

Notable examples

Specifically dedicated video-hosting websites

Similarweb global rankings as of July 23, 2023:
Name Language Similarweb traffic rank
AcFun Mandarin 4,675
Bigo English 16,743
Bilibili Mandarin 30
BitChute English 4,104
Dailymotion Multilingual 357
DLive Multilingual 27,887
Godtube English 77,477
iQIYI Mandarin 1,074
Kick* Multilingual 260
Niconico Japanese 210
Nebula English 13,486
Odysee Multilingual 3,355
Pladform Russian N/A
Redlasso English N/A
Rumble English 238
Rutube Russian 542
SchoolTube English 107,835
Tudou Mandarin 54,394
TikTok Multilingual 14
Twitch* Multilingual 49
VBOX7 Bulgarian 19,783
Vimeo Multilingual 645
Youku Mandarin 1,433
YouNow* Multilingual 54,020
YouTube Multilingual 2
* Website predominantly hosts live streaming video.

Websites dedicated to adult and pornographic video sharing

Similarweb global rankings 1 March 2024
Name Language Similarweb traffic rank
XVideos Multilingual 9
Pornhub Multilingual 13
Chaturbate Multilingual 56
Eporner Multilingual 87
OnlyFans Multilingual 101
LiveJasmin Multilingual 176
YouPorn Multilingual 194
RedTube Multilingual 261
BongaCams Multilingual
ManyVids Multilingual 1,628
PornMD Multilingual 4,512

Larger websites which allow the hosting of videos

Similarweb global rankings as of 28 June 2023:
Name Language Similarweb traffic rank
Internet Archive Multilingual 208
Facebook Multilingual 3
Flickr / SmugMug Multilingual 463
Instagram Multilingual 4
Myspace Multilingual 17,072
Newgrounds English 2,532
Photobucket Multilingual 22,186
Rediff Multilingual 1,201
Weibo Mandarin 267
Tencent Video / Tencent QQ Mandarin 971 (as of 25 July 2022)
Tumblr Multilingual 141
Twitter Multilingual 5
VK Multilingual 17
Wikimedia Commons Multilingual 597 (as of 25 July 2022)

Discontinued

Hoster Language Country Notes
Blip.tv English  United States Service ran from May 2005 to August 2015. Acquired by Maker Studios in August 2013.
Google Video English  United States Service ran from January 2005 to August 2012. The website has been repurposed to serve as Google's video search engine.
HD share English  United States Service ran from July 2008 to 2011. Focused on HD videos. Acquired by United Social Networks LLC in 2011.
iFilm English  United States Service ran from 1997 to 2008.
Justin.tv Multilingual  United States Service ran from March 2007. Acquired by Twitch Interactive in March 2014. In August 2014, Justin.tv was officially shut down so that the company could focus on Twitch.
LiveLeak Multilingual  United Kingdom Service ran from October 2006 to May 2021.
MaYoMo 11 languages  The Netherlands Service ran from October 2009 to 2013.
Megavideo Cantonese & English  Hong Kong Service ran from March 2005 to January 2012. It got seized by the FBI for Copyright infringement on January 19, 2012.
Metacafe Multilingual  Israel Service ran from July 2003 to August 2021
Mevio English  United States Service ran from October 2004 to May 2014.
Mixer Multilingual  United States Service ran from January 2016 to July 2020.
MyVideo German  Romania →  Germany Service ran from 2006 to April 2016.
MUZU.TV English  Ireland Service ran from July 2008 to October 2015. Music videos only.
Ogelle English  Nigeria Service ran from April 2019, to 2022.
Openfilm Multilingual  United States Service ran from June 2008 to August 2015.
Periscope English  United States Service ran from March 2015 to March 2021.
Pixorial English  United States Service ran from 2009 to July 2014. Acquired by LifeLogger Technologies Corp. in 2016.
Revver English  United States Service ran from October 2005 to 2011. Acquired by LiveUniverse in 2008.
Sevenload 12 languages  Germany Service ran from April 2006 to April 2014.
Smashcast Multilingual  United States Service ran from the merger of Azubu and Hitbox in May 2017 until November 2020.
Trilulilu Romanian  Romania Service ran from January 2007 until July 2020.
TroopTube English  United States Service ran from at least 2008 to July 2011. US DOD Military OneSource communications platform.
Tune.pk Urdu  Pakistan Service ran from January 2012 to 2020.
V Live Korean  South Korea Service ran from 2015 to 2022 and transferred to Weverse Company on March 2, 2022. It was shut down after merging with Weverse on December 31, 2022
Veoh English Japan Japan Service ran from September 2005 to November 2024. Now redirects to FC2 Video.
Vessel English  United States Service ran from January 2015 to October 2016. Acquired by Verizon in October 2016.
Vevo English  United States Service ran from December 2009 to May 2018. The company website is still available, but its content is now consolidated on YouTube only.
Videolog Portuguese  Brazil Service ran from May 2004 to January 2015.
Vidme English  United States Service ran from January 2014 to December 2017.
Vine 25 languages  United States Service ran from January 2013 to January 2017.
Xtube Multilingual  Canada Service ran from March 2006 to September 2021.

White-label providers

White-label providers sell the technology to various parties that allow them to create the services of the aforementioned "User Generated Video Sharing" websites with the client's brand. Just as Akamai and other companies host and manage video/image/audio for many companies, these white-labels "host video content." A few of these companies also offer their own user-generated video sharing website both for commercial purposes and to show off their platform. Websites in this category include:

Enterprise providers

Listed here are video hosting providers exclusively serving businesses wanting to share video content internally with employees or externally with customers, partners, or prospects. Features may include limiting access to authenticated users, tracking of user actions, integration with single sign-on services and a lack of the advertisements normally present on public sites. Among sites in this category are:

Open source

Web-based video editing

Web-based video editing sites generally offer the "user generated video sharing" website in addition to some form of editing application. Some of these applications simply allow the user to crop a video into a smaller clip. Other services have invested much time and effort into replicating the same functionality that has previously only been available via Windows Movie Maker, iMovie and other client-side applications that run outside of a web page. Some of these applications are based in AJAX and others in Flash. Some of these websites may additionally offer downloadable editors; however, this is not a desktop- but a web-based video editor list. Websites in this category include:

See also

References

  1. "Prensa - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  2. Nwachukwu, Emeka (21 April 2019). "For African culture, Ogelle goes live". The Guardian Nigeria News. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. Shaeffer, Warren (August 6, 2019). "Goodbye for now".
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