jPlayer
jPlayer is an 
HTML5 audio and video plugin for 
jQuery and 
Zepto.
According to our data, jPlayer is the 6th most popular video player on the web.
It has 4.1% of the video player market share and is detected on 0.5% of all websites.
It appears on 1.1% of all websites in Italy, 1% in Spain, and 0.9% in Brazil.
- 🏠 Website
- 🔗 Links
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Wikipedia💸 Pricing
jPlayer is available for free.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Video Players
- Rank: 6
- Market share: 4.1%
- JavaScript Libraries
- Rank: 72
- Market share: 0.6%
🏆 jPlayer Awards
- 🥉 Third most popular in Iran in the Video Players category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Italy in the Video Players category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Brazil in the Video Players category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Poland in the Video Players category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Turkey in the Video Players category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Greece in the Video Players category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in South Africa in the Video Players category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Argentina in the Video Players category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Malaysia in the Video Players category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Romania in the Video Players category.
⚡ Sites Using jPlayer
We have data on 18,290 websites that use jPlayer. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using jPlayer is gov.br.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #164 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 2 | #1,201 | India | English | |
| 3 | #1,515 | English | ||
| 4 | #3,260 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 5 | #3,641 | Poland | Polish | |
| 6 | #5,374 | English | ||
| 7 | #8,820 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 8 | #8,825 | India | American English | |
| 9 | #9,618 | Thailand | American English | |
| 10 | #10,105 | Poland | Polish | |
| 11 | #11,292 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 12 | #14,077 | Korea | Korean | |
| 13 | #14,306 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 14 | #14,932 | Sweden | English | |
| 15 | #15,828 | Greece | Greek | |
| 16 | #15,948 | Spain | Spanish | |
| 17 | #16,733 | English | ||
| 18 | #17,311 | United States | American English | |
| 19 | #19,541 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 20 | #19,873 | Indonesia | Indonesian |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use jPlayer:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using jPlayer are from the United States, Italy, and Spain.
- United States 16.9%
- Italy 6.9%
- Spain 6.5%
- Germany 5.7%
- France 4.4%
- Brazil 4.2%
- United Kingdom 4.1%
- Australia 2.7%
- Poland 2.5%
- Other 46.1%
Most jPlayer users speak English, Spanish, or German.
- English 45.5%
- Spanish 9.4%
- German 6%
- Italian 5.6%
- French 4.7%
- Portuguese 4.5%
- Russian 2.3%
- Persian 2.2%
- Polish 2.2%
- Other 17.6%
JPlayer is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 40%
- .org 7%
- .it 3.8%
- .de 3.8%
- .com.br 2.8%
- .net 2.6%
- .es 1.8%
- .pl 1.7%
- .nl 1.6%
- Other 34.9%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing jPlayer include business, marketing and merchandising, and entertainment.
- Business 20%
- Marketing/Merchandising 12.2%
- Entertainment 9.3%
- Education/Reference 8.9%
- Blogs/Wiki 5.1%
- Internet Services 4.2%
- Travel 4.1%
- Health 3.5%
- Online Shopping 3.4%
- Other 29.3%
🔢 jPlayer Versions
The most widespread version of jPlayer is 2.9, used by 65.8% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 14.7% of sites use jPlayer 2.3, and 13% use jPlayer 2.5.
- 2.9 65.8%
- 2.3 14.7%
- 2.5 13%
- 2.6 2.2%
- 2.7 2.2%
- 2.1 1.1%
- 2.2 1.1%
- 2.4 1.1%
- 2 0.5%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Where is jPlayer from?
jPlayer is from Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Is jPlayer free?
Yes, it is a free video player.
Moreover, it is an open-source solution, 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
myschoolapp.com.
Is jPlayer used on government websites?
In total, we found jPlayer on 9 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use jPlayer?
Yes. The most prominent of these are bits-pilani.ac.in,
mahidol.ac.th, and
ug.edu.pl. Overall, we know of 17 academic websites in the United States that use jPlayer.
How does jPlayer stack up against the competition?
jPlayer is a moderately popular video player, ranking ahead of 15 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.
🗃️ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 4,009,087 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.