Short description: None 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. ## Contents * 1 General information * 2 Supported input file formats * 3 Streaming video technical information * 4 Site traffic * 4.1 Specifically dedicated video hosting websites * 5 See also * 6 References ## General information 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | Aparat | Saba Idea | 2011 | own TOS | Yes | >48[1] | > 6[2] | Iran | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes BitChute | Bit Chute Limited [3] | 2017 | own TOS | No | Unknown | ~0.8 [4] | United Kingdom | Yes | No | Yes [5] | some videos downloadable | No Dailymotion | Vivendi | 2005 | own TOS | Yes | >65[6] | ~60 | France | Yes | Yes | Yes | No[7] | Yes EngageMedia | EngageMedia | 2005 | Creative Commons | No | >0.008 | Unknown | Germany | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes Flickr | SmugMug | 2004 | own TOS | Yes | >1.2[8] | Unknown | United States | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes Globo Video | Grupo Globo | 2002 | Unknown | Yes | >5.1[9] | Unknown | Brazil | Yes | No | Unknown | No | Yes Godtube | Salem Media Group | 2006 | Unknown | No | >0.223[10] | Unknown | United States | Yes | No | No | No | Yes Internet Archive | Internet Archive | 1996 | own TOS | No | >8.2[11] | Unknown | United States | Unknown | Unknown | N/A | Yes | Yes MetaCDN | * Unimelb * Starfish Ventures | 2012 | TOS | No | Unknown | Unknown | Australia | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes Niconico | Kadokawa Dwango | 2006 | own TOS | Yes | >17.5[12] | Unknown | Japan | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes Odysee | LBRY | 2015 | own TOS | Yes | >10[13] | Unknown | United States | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes PeerTube | Framasoft | 2018 | Unknown | No | >0.380[14] | Unknown | France | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes QQ Video | Tencent | | own TOS | Yes | >17.1[15] | Unknown | China | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Rumble (website) | Rumble Inc. | 2013 | own TOS | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Canada | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes Rutube | Gazprom-Media | 2006 | own TOS | Yes | >1.49[16] | >1.1 | Russian Federation | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes SAPO Vídeos | Altice | | Unknown | Yes | >0.883[17] | Unknown | Portugal | Yes | No | No | No | Tudou | Alibaba Group | 2005 | own TOS | Yes | >0.0129[18] | 55[19] | China | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Yes, with official tool only | Vimeo | Vimeo Holdings | 2004 | own TOS, optional Creative Commons | No | >18.2[20] | Unknown | United States | Yes | Yes[21] | Unknown | some videos downloadable [22] | Yes Youku | Alibaba Group | 2006 | own TOS | Yes | >9.08[23] | >150[24] | China | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | With official tool only | YouTube | Alphabet | 2005 | own TOS, optional Creative Commons | Yes (No for YouTube Premium users)[25] | >8,530[26] | 7,000[27] | United States | Yes | Yes | Yes | Officially “Selected Videos Only”. However, third-party programs will download videos for free.[28] | Yes ## Supported input file formats Service | MPEG | MOV | WMV | AVI | MKV | MP4 | MOD | RA | RAM | ASF | Ogg | 3GP | QT | WebM | Audio | Other | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Aparat | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | BitChute[29] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | [29] Dailymotion | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? EngageMedia | Yes[30] | Yes[30] | Yes[30] | Yes[30] | Yes | Yes[30] | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes[30] | Yes[30] | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? Flickr[31] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | No | Yes | ? Godtube | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Internet Archive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Any MetaCDN | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Niconico[32] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | [33] PeerTube[32] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | [34] Putfile[32] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ASX, 3G2 Rumble[35] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | ? | M4V, ASX RuTube | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | FLV Tudou[32] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | FLV, M4V Veoh | Yes | Yes | Yes[32] | Yes | | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? VIXY[32] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | [36] Vimeo[32] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | [36] Youku[32] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | FLV YouTube[32] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | [37] Service | MPEG | MOV | WMV | AVI | MKV | MP4 | MOD | RA | RAM | ASF | Ogg | 3GP | QT | WebM | Audio | Other ## Streaming video technical information Service | Video Player | Streaming Video Format | Max size (MB) | Max time (min) | Resolution (max) | Video bitrate (kbit) | Audio bitrate (kbit) | Stereo sound | 3D capable | 60 FPS support | | | | | | | | | | BitChute | HTML5 | H.264 | 2,048 | ? | 854×480 | ? | ? | Yes | No | Yes Dailymotion | HTML5[38] | Ogg Theora/Vorbis or H.264, Sorenson codec | 2,048[39] | 720[40] | 4,096×2160 | ? | 96~192 | Yes | ? | Yes EngageMedia | HTML5 or Flash | H.264 | unlimited | unlimited | 400×320 | 260 kbit/s 25 frame/s, mencoder | mp3 CBR 64.0 kbit/s lavc codec | No | ? | ? Facebook Live | HTML5 | ? | 4,096 | 120[41] | 1,280×720 | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes Flickr | HTML5 or Flash | ? | 1,024[42] | 3[42] | 1,920×1080[43] | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? Globo Video | HTML5 or Flash | Sorenson codec, H.264 Download | unlimited | unlimited | 480×360 | 420 kbit/s 29.97frame/s | mp3 96 kbit/s | Yes | ? | ? Godtube | HTML5 or Flash | H.264 | 500 | N/A | 854×480 | variable | 128 | Yes | No | No Internet Archive | HTML5 or Flash | Ogg Theora/Vorbis | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | Yes | ? | Yes MetaCDN | HTML5 or Flash | H.264, MPEG-4 and RTMP | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | Yes | Yes | Yes Niconico | HTML5[44] | H.264, On2 VP6 | 3,000[45] | 360[45] | 4,096×2160[45] | unlimited[46] | 64~192 kbit/s[45] | Yes | ? | Yes[45] PeerTube | HTML5 | H.264 | 8,000, can be changed by admins | unlimited | 4,096×2160 | variable | 384 kbit/s | Yes | No | Yes Rumble | HTML5 | ? | 15,000 | 720 | 4,096×2160 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? RuTube | HTML5 or Flash | H.264 | 10,000 | 300 | 1,280×720 | 3,600 kbit/s, 25 frames/s | 128 kbps | Yes | No | No VIXY | HTML5 or Flash | H.264, 3GP, WebM, MP4 | unlimited | unlimited | 1,280×720 | variable, average 1600, max 5000 | 128 | Yes | Yes | Yes Vimeo[47] | HTML5[48] | H.264,[49] AV1[50] | 500 (Basic) Higher with paid plans[51] | unlimited | 4,096×2160[47] | variable | 320 | Yes | Yes | Yes Youku | HTML5 or Flash | On2 VP6 | 1,024[52] | unlimited | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? YouTube | HTML5 | H.264, VP9, AV1 | 128,000 for verified users [53] | 15 (default), 720 (verified)[53] | 7,680×4320 | variable | 64~192 | Yes | Yes | Yes Service | Video Player | Streaming Video Format | Max size (MB) | Max time (min) | Resolution | Video bitrate (kbit) | Audio bitrate (kbit) | Stereo sound | 3D capable | 60 FPS support ## Site traffic ### Specifically dedicated video hosting websites Alexa global rankings as of 1 September 2022: Name | Language | Similarweb traffic rank | | AcFun | Mandarin | 2,698 Aparat | Persian | 181 Bigo | English | 13,510 Bilibili | Mandarin | 27 BitChute | English | 2,382 Dailymotion | Multilingual | 411 DLive | Multilingual | 26,761 Godtube | English | 72,780 IQiyi | Mandarin | 691 Niconico | Japanese | 165 Odysee | Multilingual | 2,760 Rumble | English | 800 Rutube | Russian | 1,389 SchoolTube | English | 288,015 Tudou | Mandarin | 20,521 Twitch* | Multilingual | 38 VBOX7 | Bulgarian | 17,259 Veoh | Multilingual | 60,063 Vimeo | Multilingual | 615 Youku | Mandarin | 964 YouNow | Multilingual | 47,997 YouTube | Multilingual | 2 * Website predominantly hosts live streaming video. ## See also Part of a series on Internet hosting service Full-featured hosting * Virtual private server * Dedicated hosting * Colocation centre * Cloud computing * Peer-to-peer Web hosting * Shared * Clustered * Reseller Application-specific web hosting * Blog (comments) * Guild hosting service * Image * Video * Wiki farms * Application * Social network By content format * File * Image * Video * Music Other types * Remote backup * Game server * Home server * DNS * Email * v * t * e * 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 ## References 1. ↑ "* site:aparat.com/v/ - Google Search". Google Search. https://www.google.com/search?q=*+site:aparat.com/v/. 2. ↑ Azali, MohammadReza (2016-02-06). "Aparat Is the Next Big Thing in Iran" (in en-US). http://techrasa.com/2016/02/06/aparat-is-the-next-big-thing-in-iran/. 3. ↑ "*site:bitchute.com". Bitchute Limited. https://support.bitchute.com/policy/contact/. 4. ↑ "*site:trackalytics.com". TRACKALYTICS. https://www.trackalytics.com/website/bitchute.com/. 5. ↑ "*site:bitchute.com". Bitchute Limited. https://www.bitchute.com/monetization/policy/. 6. ↑ "* site:dailymotion.com/video/". Google Search. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en-us&q=*+site:dailymotion.com/video/. 7. ↑ "Dailymotion legal terms". http://www.dailymotion.com/legal/terms. 8. ↑ "Search: video". SmugMug. 29 January 2010. https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=video&media=videos. 9. ↑ "* site:globoplay.globo.com/v/". Google Search. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en-us&q=*+site:globoplay.globo.com/v/. 10. ↑ "* site:godtube.com/watch/?v=". Google Search. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en-us&q=*+site:godtube.com/watch/?v=. 11. ↑ "Internet Archive Search: mediatype:(movies)". Internet Archive. https://archive.org/search.php?query=mediatype:(movies). 12. ↑ "* site:nicovideo.jp/watch/". Google Search. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en-us&q=*+site:nicovideo.jp/watch/. 13. ↑ Bookman, Todd (19 April 2021). "From Cooking Videos to QAnon, N.H.-Based Video Platform Attracts Users Banned Elsewhere". https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2021-04-19/from-cooking-videos-to-qanon-n-h-based-video-platform-attracts-users-banned-elsewhere. 14. ↑ "* site:instances.joinpeertube.org/instances/". Framasoft. https://instances.joinpeertube.org/instances/stats. 15. ↑ "* site:v.qq.com/x/page/". Google Search. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=*+site:v.qq.com/x/page/. 16. ↑ "* site:rutube.ru/video/". Google Search. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=*+site:rutube.ru/video/. 17. ↑ "* site:videos.sapo.pt/". 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Google Search. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en-us&q=*+site:youtube.com/watch?v=. 27. ↑ "4B Vs. 7B: Can Facebook Overtake YouTube As No. 1 For Video Views And Advertisers?". Forbes. 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. 28. ↑ Many external services exist to download YouTube videos, but none are officially sanctioned by YouTube. Some Presidential videos allow MP4 downloading. 29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 "*site:bitchute.com". Bitchute Limited. https://support.bitchute.com/creators/how-to-upload-a-video. 30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 30.6 converts to Flash, original available 31. ↑ "Supported video file formats in Flickr". March 6, 2014. http://help.yahoo.com/kb/flickr/SLN7693.html. 32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 32.5 32.6 32.7 32.8 "Uploading video's to VIXY (source guide)" (in en). https://help.vixyvideo.com/en/knowledge/uploading-videos-to-vixy-source-guide. 33. ↑ DivX, H.263, H.264, FLV, Xvid 34. ↑ DivX, H.263, H.264, FLV, Xvid, NUT, M4V, ASX, 3G2 35. ↑ "UPLOAD, SHARE AND LICENSE YOUR VIDEOS". March 2, 2021. https://rumble.com/upload.php. 36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 3G2, DIVX, DV. Original file can also be downloaded in original format. 37. ↑ H.263, H.264, FLV 38. ↑ "Ad formats". October 8, 2021. https://faq.dailymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016198873-Ad-formats. 39. ↑ "Upload specifications and encoding settings". //faq.dailymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/203790706-Upload-specifications-and-encoding-settings. 40. ↑ longer for MotionMaker users 41. ↑ "Uploading & Viewing Videos: Technical Questions". //www.facebook.com/help/154271141375595/. 42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 "Difference between free and ad free accounts". 17 April 2014. https://help.yahoo.com/kb/flickr/SLN8863.html. 43. ↑ "HD Videos on Flickr". 11 September 2013. https://help.yahoo.com/kb/flickr/SLN7573.html. 44. ↑ "【12/15更新】動画視聴ページFlash版の提供終了について【PC版ニコニコ動画】｜ニコニコインフォ" (in ja). https://blog.nicovideo.jp/niconews/142663.html. 45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 "ニコニコ動画の投稿仕様について". https://qa.nicovideo.jp/faq/show/5685. 46. ↑ unlimited for premium members; 600 kbit/s for free members 47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 "Compression Guidelines on Vimeo". https://vimeo.com/help/compression. 48. ↑ "Flash player deprecation". July 18, 2018. https://vimeo.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001359507-Flash-player-deprecation. 49. ↑ since May 2009, phasing out VP6 50. ↑ since June 2019, AV1: Setting a new standard for video codecs 51. ↑ Vimeo Basic is limited to 500 MB per video, and 5 GB of total video storage. Plus allows up to 5 GB (5,120 MB) of uploads per week, while Pro allows up to 20 GB (20,480 MB) per week; neither plan has a total video storage limit. Pro Unlimited, Business and Premium have no weekly upload limit, but do implement a total video storage limit of 3 TB (terabytes), 5 TB and 7 TB, respectively. 52. ↑ 200 MB when using the web-based uploader 53. ↑ 53.0 53.1 "Upload videos longer than 15 minutes". google.com. https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/4523193?hl=en. *[v]: View this template *[t]: Discuss this template *[e]: Edit this template