Plyr

Sydney, Australia

Plyr is a simple, lightweight, accessible and customizable HTML5, YouTube and Vimeo media player.

According to our data, Plyr is the 6th most popular video player on the web.
It has 3.7% of the video player market share and is detected on 0.4% of all websites.

💸 Pricing

Plyr is available for free.

Free ✔️Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Plyr Awards

⚡ Sites Using Plyr

We have data on 14,774 websites that use the Plyr video player. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Plyr is spaggiari.eu.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 spaggiari.eu #670 Italy Italian
2 delgarm.com #762 Iran Persian
3 jwpconnatix.com #1,108 English
4 poetryfoundation.org #1,941 English
5 sicredi.com.br #1,963 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
6 mon-ent-occitanie.fr #1,988 France French
7 jiosaavn.com #2,060 American English
8 siemens.com #2,123 English
9 in.gr #2,950 Greece Greek
10 s*x-studentki.live #2,989 Russia Russian
11 fap-guru.pro #3,142 Russia Russian
12 khabaronline.ir #3,723 Iran Persian
13 jakarta.go.id #4,120 Indonesia Indonesian
14 av-th.net #4,559 Thailand Thai
15 arsmate.com #4,708 United States English
16 plus.ir #5,059 Iran Persian
17 felizes.pt #5,298 Portugal Portuguese
18 vilaweb.cat #5,644 Spain Catalan
19 eba.gov.tr #5,854 Turkey Turkish
20 mercedes-benz.com #6,185 Germany English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Plyr:

Most of the sites using Plyr are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.

  • United States 19.9%
  • United Kingdom 8%
  • Germany 7.3%
  • France 5%
  • Italy 4.8%
  • Australia 3.9%
  • Netherlands 3.7%
  • Spain 3.4%
  • India 3.3%
  • Other 40.7%

Most Plyr users speak English, German, or Spanish.

  • English 60.8%
  • German 6.2%
  • Spanish 4.7%
  • French 4.5%
  • Italian 3.1%
  • Dutch 2.4%
  • Portuguese 2.3%
  • Persian 2.1%
  • Russian 1.9%
  • Other 12%

The Plyr video player is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.

  • .com 48.7%
  • .org 6.3%
  • .de 3.6%
  • .co.uk 2.5%
  • .it 2.3%
  • .com.au 2%
  • .net 1.9%
  • .nl 1.8%
  • .fr 1.6%
  • Other 29.3%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Plyr include business, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping.

  • Business 19%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 9.2%
  • Online Shopping 8.7%
  • Education/Reference 6.5%
  • Travel 6.3%
  • Blogs/Wiki 5.1%
  • Entertainment 4.1%
  • Internet Services 3.9%
  • Fashion/Beauty 3.9%
  • Other 33.3%

🔢 Plyr Versions

The most widespread version of Plyr is 3.7, used by 52.2% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 20% of sites use Plyr 3.5, and 16.1% use Plyr 3.6.

  • 3.7 52.2%
  • 3.5 20%
  • 3.6 16.1%
  • 3 6.2%
  • 3.4 3.2%
  • 2.0 2%
  • 3.8 0.5%
  • 1.0 0.2%
  • 3.0 0.2%
  • 3.2 0.2%

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Plyr's headquarters?

Plyr is located in Sydney, Australia.

Is Plyr free?

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

Which country uses Plyr the most?

The majority of Plyr users are from the United States.

Who uses Plyr?

According to our data, Plyr is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as spaggiari.eu, delgarm.com, and jwpconnatix.com.

Is Plyr used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by eba.gov.tr. In total, we found Plyr on 5 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Plyr?

Yes. Overall, we know of 39 academic websites in the United States that use Plyr.

How does Plyr compare to the competition?

Plyr is a moderately popular video player, ranking ahead of 15 other video players we track.

What are the alternatives to Plyr?

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

Statistics were last calculated on .
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.