⚡ Video Platforms

Online video platforms allow users to watch, upload, and share video content over the Internet through web-based players and applications.

These services typically provide video hosting and streaming infrastructure, content management tools, live broadcasting, and audience analytics. Some of them also offer monetization tools that allow creators to generate revenue through advertising, paid subscriptions, or direct viewer support.

According to our research, video platforms are detected on 27.5% of all websites.
82.1% of these sites use only one video platform, 16.3% use two, and 1.6% use three or more of them.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the leading video platforms in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is YouTube, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 91.4% share.
It is followed by TikTok with 14.2% and Vimeo with 10.1%.

🚀 Country Highlights

Here is a list of platforms that are especially popular in certain countries.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

✨ Best Video Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 34 video platforms we detect, ranked by their market share.

RankNameMarket share
1
YouTube
Mountain View, California, United States

The world's largest online video platform and social media service owned by Google that lets users watch, comment on, and upload videos, as well as subscribe to channels.

Free$7.99+/month
2
TikTok
Haidian, Beijing, China

A Chinese social media platform focused on short-form videos that combines content creation, recommendation-driven discovery, and social interaction in a mobile-first interface.

Free
3
Vimeo
New York, United States

A video hosting and video marketing platform that enables creators, filmmakers, marketers, educators, and businesses to upload, manage, and distribute professional video content.

Free$20+/month
4
Wistia
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

A video marketing platform for businesses that combines video hosting, creation, and analytics to support marketing and lead generation workflows.

Free$99+/month
5
Twitch
Seattle, Washington, United States

A live video streaming service owned by Amazon that focuses on video game broadcasting as well as interactive content such as esports, music, and creative streams.

Free$11.99/month
6
Rutube
Moscow, Russia

A Russian video hosting platform positioned as a local alternative and functional clone of YouTube for publishing and watching user-generated video content.

Free399 RUB/month
7
Brightcove
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

A cloud-based online video platform designed for enterprises to manage, deliver, and monetize live and on-demand video across multiple devices.

$199+/month
8
JWX
New York, United States

A video streaming platform and hosting service that enables publishers to deliver and monetize live and on-demand video across web, mobile, and OTT environments.

$$$
9
Dailymotion
Paris, France

A French online video platform owned by Canal+.

Free$$$
10
Vidyard
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

An online video hosting and creation platform tailored to marketing and sales teams that enables businesses to upload, manage, share, and track video content across email, web, and CRM workflows.

Free$59+/seat/month
11
VK Video
Moscow, Russia

A video platform that is part of the ecosystem of the Russian social network VK.

Free
12
Cloudflare Stream
San Francisco, California, United States

A video-on-demand and live streaming service that provides a unified API to upload, encode, store, and deliver video across Cloudflare global network.

$5+/month
13
Loom
Sydney, Australia

A screen recording and video messaging platform that enables users to capture their screen, camera, and audio and share videos instantly through links or embeds.

Free$15+/user/month
14
Bilibili
Shanghai, China

A Chinese video sharing and livestreaming platform originally focused on anime, comics, and gaming that has expanded into a broader entertainment and community ecosystem.

Free$4.99/month
15
Rumble
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

A video sharing platform positioned as an alternative to mainstream platforms, with a strong focus on creator monetization and a free-speech stance.

Free$9.99/month
16
Kaltura
New York, United States

A video platform that offers a wide range of video products and services for businesses, educational institutions, and other organizations.

$19+/month
17
Odysee
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

A decentralized, blockchain-based video hosting platform.

Free
18
Connatix
New York, United States

A full-stack video platform that helps publishers deliver and monetize video, while providing advertisers with premium video inventory and a collection of data intelligence solutions.

$$$
19
Naver TV
Seongnam, Korea

A South Korean video streaming and sharing platform that lets users watch, upload, and distribute both on-demand and live video content, primarily aimed at Korean-language audiences.

Free4,900 KRW/month
20
Niconico
Tokyo, Japan

A Japanese online video sharing service.

Free790 JPY+/month
21
BitChute
Sheridan, Wyoming, United States

An alt-tech video hosting service that describes itself as offering freedom of speech.

Free$9.99/month
22
Streamable
Wilmington, Delaware, United States

A video hosting and sharing platform that allows free uploading without an account and offers easy video editing tools and password-protected videos.

Free$12.99+/month
23
SproutVideo
New York, United States

A business-focused video hosting platform that offers VOD and live streaming, along with support for password protection, dynamic watermarks, in-player calls-to-action, and lead capture tools.

$10+/month
24
Panopto
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

A comprehensive video platform designed specifically for education.

$7,500+/year
25
Uscreen
North Bethesda, Maryland, United States

An all-in-one membership platform designed for video creators to host, distribute, and monetize video content through subscriptions and on-demand access.

$49+/month

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