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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

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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

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Aparat | Saba Idea  | 2011 | own TOS[1] | Yes  | >153[2] | >6[3] |  Iran | Yes  | Yes[4] | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
BitChute | Bit Chute Limited [5] | January 2017 | own TOS[6] | No  | Un­known  | ~0.8 [7] |  United Kingdom | Yes  | No  | Yes [8] | some videos downloadable  | 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  | —  | 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  | May 10, 1996 | own TOS[16] | No  | >10.2[17] | Un­known  | Un­known  | Un­known  | —  | Yes  | Yes
MetaCDN |

* Unimelb
* Starfish Ventures

| 2012 | TOS[18] | No  | Un­known  | Un­known  |  Australia | Yes  | Yes  | —  | Yes  | Yes
Niconico | Kadokawa Dwango | December 12, 2006 | own TOS[19] | Yes  | >16.5[20] | Un­known  |  Japan | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes
Odysee | LBRY | September 2020 | own TOS[21] | No  | >10[22] | Un­known  |  United States | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
PeerTube | Framasoft | 2018 | 7 licenses to choose from[23] | Optional[24] | >0.515[25] | >87[25] |  France | 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. | October 30, 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  | some videos downloadable [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
* Google

| February 15, 2005 | own TOS,[44] optional Creative Commons | Yes
(No for YouTube Premium users)
[45] | >4,100[46] | 7,000[47] |  United States | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Officially “Selected Videos Only”. However, third-party programs will download videos for free.[48] | Yes

## Supported input file formats

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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

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Aparat | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  |
Newgrounds | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Yes  | Audio Portal  | FLV, SWF, ZIP, M4V
BitChute[49] | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Yes  | Yes  | [49]
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[50] | 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 | [51]
PeerTube[52] | Does not appear | Does not appear | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | [53]
Rumble[54] | 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[52] | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Does not appear | FLV
Vimeo[52] | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Does not appear | Does not appear | [55]
Youku[52] | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Does not appear | Does not appear | FLV
YouTube[52] | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | [56]
Service  | MOD | Real | ASF | QT | WebM | Audio | Notes

## Streaming video technical information

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Service  | Streaming Video Format  | Max size (GB)  | Max time (min)  | Resolution (max)  | Video bitrate (kbit/s)  | Audio bitrate (kbit/s)  | 3D capable

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BitChute | H.264 | 2 | ?  | 480p Wide SD | < 500  | 96  | No
Dailymotion | Ogg Theora/Vorbis or H.264, Sorenson codec | 2[57] | 720[58] | 4K UHD | ?  | 96~192 | No
Facebook Watch | ?  | 4 | 120[59] | 4K UHD | ?  | ?  | Yes
Flickr | ?  | 1[60] | 3[60] | 1080p HD | ?  | ?  | No
Godtube | H.264 | 0.5[61] | —  | 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[62] | 360[62] | 4K UHD | unlimited[63] | 64~192  | ?
PeerTube | H.264 | 8 | —  | 4K UHD | variable  | 384  | No
Rumble | H.264 / AAC LC | 15 | 720  | 4K UHD | variable, Live max:8000,[64] VOD max:9000[65][66] | 128~224  | No
RuTube | H.264 | 10 | 300  | 4K UHD | ?  | ?  | No
StreamShark | H.264, MPEG-4 and RTMP | ?  | ?  | 4K UHD | 4096  | 192  | Yes
Vimeo[67] | H.264,[68] AV1[69] | 250[70] | 24 | 4K UHD | variable  | 320 | Yes
Youku | On2 VP6 | 1[71] | unlimited  | ?  | ?  | ?  | ?
YouTube | H.264, VP9, AV1 | 256[72] | 15 (default), 720 (verified)[72] | 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

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### Specifically dedicated video hosting websites

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Similarweb traffic rank as of 17 July 2023:  Name  | Language  | Similarweb traffic rank

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AcFun | Mandarin  | 4,675
Aparat | Persian  | 123
Bigo | English  | 16,743
Bilibili | Mandarin  | 30
BitChute | English  | 4,104
Dailymotion | 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 | Multilingual  | 54,020
YouTube | 2

* Website predominantly hosts live streaming video.

## See also

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* 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

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4. ^ Persian, English
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10. ^ "* site:dailymotion.com/video/". Google Search. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
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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" (in Japanese). 2008-12-27. Archived from the original on 2008-12-27. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
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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. ^ a b "* 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.
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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 (in Simplified Chinese). 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.
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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. ^ a b c d e "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
57. ^ "Upload specifications and encoding settings". Dailymotion. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
58. ^ longer for MotionMaker users
59. ^ "Uploading & Viewing Videos: Technical Questions". Facebook. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
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62. ^ a b "ニコニコ動画の投稿仕様について". qa.nicovideo.jp.
63. ^ unlimited for premium members; 600 kbit/s for free members
64. ^ "Recommended Encoding Settings For Live Streaming on Rumble". Rumble Faq. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
65. ^ "VOD max video bitrate sample (Most Beautiful Horse 4K Ultra HD - horses beautiful animals (480p) #shorts #horse #beautiful)". Rumble Astro Universe - Relaxing Music. March 31, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
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67. ^ "Video and audio compression guidelines". Vimeo Help Center. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
68. ^ since May 2009, phasing out VP6
69. ^ since June 2019, AV1: Setting a new standard for video codecs
70. ^ The 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.
71. ^ 200 MB when using the web-based uploader
72. ^ a b "Upload videos longer than 15 minutes". google.com.

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