Comparison of video hosting services

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The following tables present a comparison of general and technical information for various prominent video hosting services. For more detailed insights and specifications regarding each individual product, please refer to their respective articles. This comparison includes aspects such as user features, storage options, monetization possibilities, and audience reach, providing an overview of the current landscape of video hosting platforms.

General information[edit]

Basic general information about the hosts: creator/company, license/price etc.

Service Owner Launched Content license Ads # videos (millions) Views per day (millions) Main server location Prohibits pornography Multilingual Ad revenue sharing Video download-
able 		Registration needed to upload
Aparat Saba Idea 2011 own TOS[1] Yes >153[2] >6[3]  Iran Yes Yes[4] Yes Yes Yes
BitChute Bit Chute Limited [5] 2017 own TOS[6] No Unknown ~0.8 [7]  United Kingdom Yes No Yes [8] Template:Some No
Dailymotion Vivendi March 15, 2005 own TOS[9] Yes >36.9[10] ~60  France Yes Yes Yes No[11] Yes
EngageMedia EngageMedia March 2005 Creative Commons No >0.008 Unknown  Germany Yes Yes N/A Yes Yes
Flickr SmugMug 2004 own TOS[12] Yes >1.2[13] Unknown  United States Yes Yes No No Yes
Globo Video Grupo Globo 2002 Unknown Yes >7.76[14] Unknown  Brazil Yes No Unknown No Yes
Godtube Salem Media Group 2006 Unknown No >0.114[15] Unknown  United States Yes No No No Yes
Internet Archive Internet Archive 1996 own TOS[16] No >10.2[17] Unknown  United States Unknown Unknown N/A Yes Yes
MetaCDN
2012 TOS[18] No Unknown Unknown  Australia Yes Yes N/A Yes Yes
Niconico Kadokawa Dwango December 12, 2006 own TOS[19] Yes >16.5[20] Unknown  Japan Yes Yes No No Yes
Odysee LBRY 2015 own TOS[21] Yes >10[22] Unknown  United States Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PeerTube Framasoft 2018 7 licenses to choose from[23] Template:Optional[24] >0.515[25] >87[25]  France Template:Optional[26] Yes Yes[27] Yes Yes
QQ Video Tencent own TOS[28] Yes >0.864[29] Unknown  China Yes Yes Yes Unknown
Rumble Rumble Inc. 2013 own TOS[30] Yes Unknown Unknown  Canada Yes No Yes No Yes
Rutube Gazprom-Media 2006 own TOS[31] Yes >5.82[32] >1.1  Russian Federation Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Tudou Alibaba Group April 15, 2005 own TOS[33] Yes >0.035[34] 55[35]  China Yes Unknown Unknown Yes, with official tool only
Vimeo Vimeo Holdings November 2004 own TOS,[36] optional Creative Commons No >12.3[37] Unknown  United States Yes Yes[38] Unknown Template:Some [39] Yes
Youku Alibaba Group 2006 own TOS[40] Yes >0.665[41] >150[42]  China Yes Yes[43] Unknown With official tool only
YouTube Alphabet February 15, 2005 own TOS,[44] optional Creative Commons Template:Some[45] >4,100[46] 7,000[47]  United States Yes Yes Yes Template:Some[48] Yes

Supported input file formats[edit]

All services support the following input file formats:

Unless otherwise indicated, they also support the following input file formats:

Service MOD Real ASF QT WebM Audio Notes
Aparat ? ? ? ? Yes Yes
Newgrounds Template:CNone Template:CNone Template:CNone Template:CNone Yes Template:Some FLV, SWF, ZIP, M4V
BitChute[49] Template:CNone Template:CNone Template:CNone Template:CNone Yes Template:CNone [49]
Dailymotion Template:CNone Template:CNone Template:CNone Yes Template:CNone Template:CNone ?
EngageMedia ? Template:CNone Yes Yes Yes Yes ?
Flickr[50] Yes Template:CNone Template:CNone Template:CNone Template:CNone Yes No .MKV support
Godtube Template:CNone Template:CNone Template:CNone Template:CNone Template:CNone Template:CNone
Internet Archive Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Any
MetaCDN Template:CNone Template:CNone Template:CNone Yes Yes Yes
Niconico Template:CNone Template:CNone Template:CNone Template:CNone Template:CNone Template:CNone [51]
PeerTube[52] Template:CNone Template:CNone Yes Yes Yes Yes [53]
Rumble[54] Template:CNone Template:CNone Template:CNone Template:CNone Yes Template:CNone No .MKV support
RuTube Template:CNone Template:CNone Template:CNone Template:CNone Template:CNone Template:CNone FLV
Tudou[52] ? ? Yes Yes Yes Template:CNone FLV
Vimeo[52] Yes Yes Yes Yes Template:CNone Template:CNone [55]
Youku[52] ? ? Yes Yes Template:CNone Template:CNone FLV
YouTube[52] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Template:CNone [56]
Service MOD Real ASF QT WebM Audio Notes

Site traffic[edit]

Specifically dedicated video hosting websites[edit]

Similarweb traffic rank as of 17 July 2023:
Name Language Similarweb traffic rank
AcFun Mandarin 4,675
Aparat Persian 123
Bigo English 16,743
Bilibili Mandarin 30
BitChute English 4,104
Dailymotion Multilingual 357
DLive Multilingual 27,887
FC2 Video Multilingual
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 Multilingual 54,020
YouTube Multilingual 2
* Website predominantly hosts live streaming video.

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "آپارات - سرویس اشتراک ویدیو". آپارات - سرویس اشتراک ویدیو (in فارسی). Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  2. ↑ "* site:aparat.com/v/ - Google Search". www.google.com. Google Search. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ Azali, MohammadReza (2016-02-06). "Aparat Is the Next Big Thing in Iran". TechRasa. Archived from the original on 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  4. ↑ Persian, English
  5. ↑ "*site:bitchute.com". Bitchute Limited. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  6. ↑ "BitChute — Terms & Conditions". support.bitchute.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  7. ↑ "*site:trackalytics.com". TRACKALYTICS. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  8. ↑ "*site:bitchute.com". Bitchute Limited. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Terms Of Use – Dailymotion Legal". legal.dailymotion.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  10. ↑ "* site:dailymotion.com/video/". Google Search. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Dailymotion legal terms". Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  12. ↑ "Help". Flickr. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  13. ↑ "Search: video". SmugMug. 29 January 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  14. ↑ "* site:globoplay.globo.com/v/". Google Search. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  15. ↑ "* site:godtube.com/watch/?v=". Google Search. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Internet Archive Terms of Use". archive.org. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  17. ↑ "Internet Archive Search: mediatype:(movies)". Internet Archive. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  18. ↑ "MetaCDN - Grow your business, not your infrastructure". www.metacdn.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  19. ↑ "ニコニコ動画-利用規約". 2008-12-27. Archived from the original on 2008-12-27. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  20. ↑ "* site:nicovideo.jp/watch/". Google Search. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Odysee". Odysee. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  22. ↑ Bookman, Todd (19 April 2021). "From Cooking Videos to QAnon, N.H.-Based Video Platform Attracts Users Banned Elsewhere". NHPR. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022.
  23. ↑ "Publish a video or a live - PeerTube documentation". docs.joinpeertube.org. 2024-04-03. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03. 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;"
  24. ↑ "FAQ". JoinPeerTube. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03. 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.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 "* site:instances.joinpeertube.org/instances/". Framasoft. 2024-04-03. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved Apr 3, 2024. As of April 3rd, 2024, more than "87 M Views" per day, and more than "515 K Videos"
  26. ↑ "Moderate your instance | PeerTube documentation". docs.joinpeertube.org. 2024-04-03. Archived from the original on 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-04-03. 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".
  27. ↑ "FAQ". JoinPeerTube. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03. 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.
  28. ↑ "Service Agreement - Tencent 腾讯". www.tencent.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  29. ↑ "* site:v.qq.com/x/page/". Google Search. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  30. ↑ "Website Terms and Conditions of Use and Agency Agreement". rumble.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  31. ↑ "RuTube :: Пользовательское соглашение". 2008-02-22. Archived from the original on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  32. ↑ "* site:rutube.ru/video/". Google Search. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  33. ↑ "土豆-召唤全球优秀短视频". 优酷. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  34. ↑ "* site:video.tudou.com/v/". Google Search. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  35. ↑ For more info, see " Tudou now bigger than YouTube?" Archived 2017-11-05 at the Wayback Machine Shanghaiist, October 11, 2007.
  36. ↑ "Terms of Service on Vimeo". vimeo.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  37. ↑ "* site:vimeo.com/*". Google Search. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  38. ↑ English, Spanish, French, German
  39. ↑ can't find the "download video" button?. vimeo.com.
  40. ↑ "优酷 - 为好内容全力以赴 - 海量正版高清视频在线观看". 优酷. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  41. ↑ "* site:v.youku.com/v_show/". Google Search. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  42. ↑ For more info, see "About Youku"
  43. ↑ Chinese, English with www.youku.tv Global edition
  44. ↑ "Terms of Service". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  45. ↑ Users may choose to enable or disable ads. Automatically enabled when video is identified as third-party content.
  46. ↑ "* site:youtube.com/watch?v=". Google Search. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  47. ↑ "4B Vs. 7B: Can Facebook Overtake YouTube As No. 1 For Video Views And Advertisers?". Forbes.
  48. ↑ Many external services exist to download YouTube videos, but none are officially sanctioned by YouTube. Some Presidential videos allow MP4 downloading.
  49. ↑ 49.0 49.1 "*site:bitchute.com". Bitchute Limited. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  50. ↑ "Supported video file formats in Flickr". Yahoo / Flickr Help. March 6, 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  51. ↑ DivX, H.263, H.264, FLV, Xvid
  52. ↑ 52.0 52.1 52.2 52.3 52.4 "Uploading video's to VIXY (source guide)". help.vixyvideo.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  53. ↑ DivX, H.263, H.264, FLV, Xvid, NUT, M4V, ASX, 3G2
  54. ↑ "UPLOAD, SHARE AND LICENSE YOUR VIDEOS". Rumble. March 2, 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  55. ↑ 3G2, DIVX, DV. Original file can also be downloaded in original format.
  56. ↑ H.263, H.264, FLV

See also[edit]

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