jPlayer

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

jPlayer is a HTML5 audio and video plugin for jQuery/Zepto.

According to our data, jPlayer is the 5th most popular video player on the web.
It has 4.7% of the video player market share and is detected on 0.6% of all websites.

💸 Pricing

jPlayer is available for free.

Free ✔️Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 jPlayer Awards

⚡ Sites Using jPlayer

We have data on 18,724 websites that use jPlayer. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using jPlayer is gov.br.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 gov.br #240 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
2 thehindu.com #1,200 India English
3 thehindubusinessline.com #2,039 English
4 tower.jp #2,953 Japan Japanese
5 portalsamorzadowy.pl #4,296 Poland Polish
6 mahidol.ac.th #8,431 Thailand American English
7 ufc.br #11,475 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
8 ufms.br #12,457 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
9 bits-pilani.ac.in #12,488 India American English
10 cebraspe.org.br #12,917 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
11 dongguk.edu #14,860 Korea Korean
12 ageuk.org.uk #16,428 United Kingdom British English
13 uniwa.gr #17,438 Greece Greek
14 kutahya.bel.tr #17,677 Turkey Turkish
15 ug.edu.pl #19,020 Poland Polish
16 medcom.id #20,020 Indonesia Indonesian
17 naturalreaders.com #20,625 English
18 podtail.com #21,082 Sweden English
19 happymeal.com #22,541 American English
20 umn.ac.id #22,779 Indonesia Indonesian

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use jPlayer:

Most of the sites using jPlayer are from the United States, Italy, and Spain.

  • United States 17.1%
  • Italy 6.9%
  • Spain 6.5%
  • Germany 6.4%
  • France 4.4%
  • United Kingdom 4.3%
  • Brazil 4.3%
  • Australia 3.1%
  • Netherlands 2.8%
  • Other 44.2%

Most jPlayer users speak English, Spanish, or German.

  • English 46.8%
  • Spanish 9.3%
  • German 6.4%
  • Italian 5.6%
  • Portuguese 4.4%
  • French 4.2%
  • Persian 2.5%
  • Dutch 2.3%
  • Polish 2.2%
  • Other 16.3%

JPlayer is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.

  • .com 41.2%
  • .org 6.7%
  • .de 4%
  • .it 3.8%
  • .com.br 2.9%
  • .net 2.7%
  • .es 1.9%
  • .nl 1.8%
  • .pl 1.7%
  • Other 33.3%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing jPlayer include business, marketing and merchandising, and entertainment.

  • Business 21.8%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 13%
  • Entertainment 8.4%
  • Education/Reference 7.5%
  • Blogs/Wiki 5.1%
  • Internet Services 5%
  • Travel 4.1%
  • Online Shopping 3.4%
  • Health 3.4%
  • Other 28.3%

🔢 jPlayer Versions

The most widespread version of jPlayer is 2.9, used by 65.7% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 14.9% of sites use jPlayer 2.5, and 13.1% use jPlayer 2.3.

  • 2.9 65.7%
  • 2.5 14.9%
  • 2.3 13.1%
  • 2.6 2.3%
  • 2.1 1.7%
  • 2.7 1.7%
  • 2 0.6%
  • 2.4 0.6%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best jPlayer alternatives.

RankName
2
MediaElement.js
Dallas, Texas, United States

A free audio and video player with support for media files (MP4, WebM, MP3), streaming content (HLS, Dash), and embeddable players (YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, Twitch, SoundCloud, etc).

FreeOpen source
3
Video.js
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

An open-source web video player that supports HTML5 video and modern streaming formats, as well as YouTube and Vimeo.

FreeOpen source
6
Plyr
Sydney, Australia

A simple, lightweight, accessible and customizable HTML5, YouTube and Vimeo media player.

FreeOpen source
7
flv.js
Shanghai, China

An HTML5 Flash Video Player written in pure JavaScript without Flash.

FreeOpen source
8
Flowplayer
Stockholm, Sweden

A commercial video player, the older version of which is open source.

FreeOpen source$$$

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Where is jPlayer's headquarters?

jPlayer is located in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Is jPlayer free?

Yes, it is a free video player.
It is also open source, and you can access its source code on GitHub.

Which country uses jPlayer the most?

The majority of jPlayer users are from the United States.

Who uses jPlayer?

According to our data, jPlayer is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as gov.br, thehindu.com, and thehindubusinessline.com.

Is jPlayer used on government websites?

In total, we found jPlayer on 6 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use jPlayer?

Yes. The most prominent of these are mahidol.ac.th, bits-pilani.ac.in, and dongguk.edu. Overall, we know of 14 academic websites in the United States that use jPlayer.

How does jPlayer stack up against the competition?

jPlayer is a fairly popular video player, ranking ahead of 16 other video players we track.

What are the alternatives to jPlayer?

Alternatives and possible competitors to jPlayer may include MediaElement.js, Video.js, and Plyr.

👉 See Also

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For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.