⚡ Video Platforms in Germany

Online video platforms allow users to watch, upload, and share videos over the internet, often providing additional features such as live streaming and monetization.

Germany is a Central European country with a population of around 84 million people.

According to our research, video platforms are used on 20.3% of websites from Germany.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is YouTube, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 92.3% share.
It is followed by TikTok with 11.5% and Vimeo with 11.3%.

YouTube 92.3%
TikTok 11.5%
Vimeo 11.3%
Twitch 1.2%
Wistia 0.5%
Dailymotion 0.4%
JWP 0.3%
Brightcove 0.2%
Cloudflare Stream 0.1%
Odysee 0.08%
Vidyard 0.06%
PeerTube 0.05%
Kaltura 0.05%
Rumble 0.04%
Loom 0.03%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top platforms that are more popular in Germany than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

4. Twitch ^(-1)
6. Dailymotion ^(-3)
9. Cloudflare Stream ^(-3)
10. Odysee ^(-9)
12. PeerTube ^(-17)
13. Kaltura ^(-3)
14. Rumble ^(-1)
16. Streamable ^(-6)
19. Panopto ^(-5)
20. BitChute ^(-1)

✨ Best Video Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 31 video platforms used on sites from Germany, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market 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	92.3%
2	TikTok Haidian, Beijing, China A Chinese social media platform focused on short-form videos. Free	11.5%
3	Vimeo New York, United States A video hosting service and video content marketing platform for businesses and brands. Free$20+/month	11.3%
4	Twitch Seattle, Washington, United States A video streaming service that focuses on video game live streaming, currently owned by Amazon. Free$11.99/month	1.2%
5	Wistia Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States A video marketing platform built for businesses. Free$24+/month	0.5%
6	Dailymotion Paris, France A French online video platform owned by Canal+. Free$$$	0.4%
7	JWP New York, United States A video streaming platform and video hosting service with monetization capabilities. $$$	0.3%
8	Brightcove Boston, Massachusetts, United States A cloud-based online video platform focused on enterprise solutions. $199+/month	0.2%
9	Cloudflare Stream San Francisco, California, United States A video-on-demand and live streaming service that leverages Cloudflare's global CDN. $5+/month	0.1%
10	Odysee Las Vegas, Nevada, United States A decentralized, blockchain-based video hosting platform. Free	0.08%
11	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	0.06%
12	PeerTube Lyon, France A free, decentralized and federated video platform developed as an alternative to centralized platforms. FreeOpen source	0.05%
13	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	0.05%
14	Rumble Toronto, Ontario, Canada A video platform that describes itself as "immune to cancel culture". Free$9.99/month	0.04%
15	Loom Sydney, Australia A screen recorder and video messaging tool that helps you get your message across through instantly shareable videos. Free$15+/user/month	0.03%
16	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	0.02%
17	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	0.02%
18	Bilibili Shanghai, China A Chinese video sharing platform that hosts user-generated content. Free$4.99/month	0.02%
19	Panopto Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States A comprehensive video platform designed specifically for education. $7,500+/year	0.02%
20	BitChute Sheridan, Wyoming, United States An alt-tech video hosting service that describes itself as offering freedom of speech. Free$9.99/month	0.01%
21	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	0.01%
22	Dacast San Francisco, California, United States A cloud-based live streaming platform offering simulcasting, video hosting, multi-CDN delivery, monetization tools, and advanced analytics. $39+/month	0.01%
23	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. $$$	0.009%
24	VK Video Moscow, Russia A video platform that is part of the ecosystem of the Russian social network VK. Free	0.009%
25	Kick Melbourne, Victoria, Australia A live streaming platform with a focus on gamers. Free	0.007%

👉 See Also

🌎 Video Platforms in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 213,849 websites from Germany.
Statistics were last calculated on February 6, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.