# 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.
| Service | Owner | Launched | Content license | Ads | # videos (millions) | Views per day (millions) | Main server location | Prohibits pornography | Multilingual | Ad revenue sharing | Video downloadable | Registration needed to upload |
| Aparat | Saba Idea | 2011 | own TOS | Yes | >153 | >6 | Iran | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BitChute | Bit Chute Limited | 2017 | own TOS | No | Un­known | ~0.8 | United Kingdom | Yes | No | Yes | some videos downloadable | No |
| Dailymotion | Vivendi | March 15, 2005 | own TOS | Yes | >36.9 | ~60 | France | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| EngageMedia | EngageMedia | March 2005 | Creative Commons | No | >0.008 | Un­known | Germany | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| Flickr | SmugMug | 2004 | own TOS | Yes | >1.2 | Un­known | United States | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Globo Video | Grupo Globo | 2002 | Un­known | Yes | >7.76 | Un­known | Brazil | Yes | No | Un­known | No | Yes |
| Godtube | Salem Media Group | 2006 | Un­known | No | >0.114 | Un­known | United States | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Internet Archive | Internet Archive | 1996 | own TOS | No | >10.2 | Un­known | United States | Un­known | Un­known | — | Yes | Yes |
| MetaCDN | UnimelbStarfish Ventures | 2012 | TOS | No | Un­known | Un­known | Australia | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| Niconico | Kadokawa Dwango | December 12, 2006 | own TOS | Yes | >16.5 | Un­known | Japan | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Odysee | LBRY | 2015 | own TOS | Yes | >10 | Un­known | United States | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PeerTube | Framasoft | 2018 | 7 licenses to choose from | Optional | >0.515 | >87 | France | Optional | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| QQ Video | Tencent | | own TOS | Yes | >0.864 | Un­known | China | Yes | Yes | Yes | Un­known | |
| Rumble | Rumble Inc. | 2013 | own TOS | Yes | Un­known | Un­known | Canada | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Rutube | Gazprom-Media | 2006 | own TOS | Yes | >5.82 | >1.1 | Russian Federation | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tudou | Alibaba Group | April 15, 2005 | own TOS | Yes | >0.035 | 55 | China | Yes | Un­known | Un­known | Yes, with official tool only | |
| Vimeo | Vimeo Holdings | November 2004 | own TOS, optional Creative Commons | No | >12.3 | Un­known | United States | Yes | Yes | Un­known | some videos downloadable | Yes |
| Youku | Alibaba Group | 2006 | own TOS | Yes | >0.665 | >150 | China | Yes | Yes | Un­known | With official tool only | |
| YouTube | Alphabet | February 15, 2005 | own TOS, optional Creative Commons | Yes (No for YouTube Premium users) | >4,100 | 7,000 | United States | Yes | Yes | Yes | Officially “Selected Videos Only”. However, third-party programs will download videos for free. | 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)
| Service | MOD | Real | ASF | QT | WebM | Audio | Notes |
| Aparat | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | |
| Newgrounds | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Yes | Audio Portal | FLV, SWF, ZIP, M4V |
| BitChute | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Yes | Does not appear | |
| Dailymotion | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Yes | Does not appear | Does not appear | ? |
| EngageMedia | ? | Does not appear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Flickr | Yes | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Yes | No .MKV support |
| Godtube | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | |
| Internet Archive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Any |
| MetaCDN | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Niconico | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | |
| PeerTube | Does not appear | Does not appear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Rumble | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Yes | Does not appear | No .MKV support |
| RuTube | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | FLV |
| Tudou | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Does not appear | FLV |
| Vimeo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Does not appear | Does not appear | |
| Youku | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Does not appear | Does not appear | FLV |
| YouTube | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Does not appear | |
| Service | MOD | Real | ASF | QT | WebM | Audio | Notes |

## Streaming video technical information

| Service | Streaming Video Format | Max size (GB) | Max time (min) | Resolution (max) | Video bitrate (kbit/s) | Audio bitrate (kbit/s) | 3D capable |
| BitChute | H.264 | 2 | ? | 480p Wide SD | < 500 | 96 | No |
| Dailymotion | Ogg Theora/Vorbis or H.264, Sorenson codec | 2 | 720 | 4K UHD | ? | 96~192 | No |
| Facebook Watch | ? | 4 | 120 | 4K UHD | ? | ? | Yes |
| Flickr | ? | 1 | 3 | 1080p HD | ? | ? | No |
| Godtube | H.264 | 0.5 | — | 480p Wide SD | variable | 128 | No |
| Internet Archive | Ogg Theora/Vorbis | — | — | — | — | — | ? |
| Newgrounds | N/A | 6.3 | ? | ? | variable | 320 | No |
| Niconico | H.264, On2 VP6 | 3 | 360 | 4K UHD | unlimited | 64~192 | ? |
| PeerTube | H.264 | 8 | — | 4K UHD | variable | 384 | No |
| Rumble | H.264 / AAC LC | 15 | 720 | 4K UHD | variable, Live max:8000, VOD max:9000 | 128~224 | No |
| RuTube | H.264 | 10 | 300 | 4K UHD | ? | ? | No |
| StreamShark | H.264, MPEG-4 and RTMP | ? | ? | 4K UHD | 4096 | 192 | Yes |
| Vimeo | H.264, AV1 | 250 | 24 | 4K UHD | variable | 320 | Yes |
| Youku | On2 VP6 | 1 | unlimited | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| YouTube | H.264, VP9, AV1 | 256 | 15 (default), 720 (verified) | 8K UHD | variable | 64~192 | Yes |
| 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

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.