Plyr

Sydney, Australia

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

According to our data, Plyr is the 5th most popular video player on the web.
It has 4.5% of the video player market share and is detected on 0.5% of all websites.

It appears on 0.7% of all websites in the United Kingdom, 0.7% in France, and 0.7% in Italy.

Statistics based on 4M+ analyzed websites. About this data

💸 Pricing

Plyr is available for free.

Free ✔️ Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Plyr Awards

⚡ Sites Using Plyr

We have data on 19,986 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 s*x-studentki.live.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 s*x-studentki.live #468 Russia Russian
2 spaggiari.eu #631 Italy Italian
3 jwx.com #998 United States English
4 innovid.com #1,195 United States English
5 siemens.com #1,214 American English
6 arkansas.gov #1,552 United States American English
7 tim.it #1,931 Italy Italian
8 poetryfoundation.org #1,981 English
9 jakarta.go.id #2,081 Indonesia Indonesian
10 mon-ent-occitanie.fr #2,873 France French
11 khabaronline.ir #3,269 Iran Persian
12 in.gr #3,276 Greece Greek
13 javtiful.com #4,502 English
14 taw-bio.ir #4,535 Iran Persian
15 jkanime.net #4,560 Spanish
16 freevideo.cz #5,094 Czech Republic English
17 avanture.net #5,234 Slovenian
18 interaction-design.org #5,347 United States English
19 unal.edu.co #5,619 Colombia Spanish
20 lonestar.edu #6,195 United States 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 23.7%
  • United Kingdom 7.8%
  • Germany 7%
  • France 5%
  • Italy 4.6%
  • Australia 3.7%
  • Netherlands 3.4%
  • Spain 3.4%
  • Canada 2.9%
  • Other 38.5%

Most Plyr users speak English, German, or French.

  • English 60.2%
  • German 6.7%
  • French 5%
  • Spanish 4.6%
  • Italian 3.3%
  • Dutch 2.4%
  • Portuguese 2.2%
  • Russian 2%
  • Persian 1.7%
  • Other 11.9%

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

  • .com 48.2%
  • .org 6.2%
  • .de 4.1%
  • .co.uk 2.7%
  • .it 2.3%
  • .com.au 2%
  • .nl 1.9%
  • .net 1.8%
  • .fr 1.7%
  • Other 29.1%

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

  • Business 19.1%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 9.5%
  • Online Shopping 8.9%
  • Travel 6.7%
  • Education/Reference 6.7%
  • Blogs/Wiki 4.9%
  • Fashion/Beauty 3.9%
  • Entertainment 3.9%
  • Internet Services 3.8%
  • Other 32.6%

🔢 Plyr Versions

The most widespread version of Plyr is 3.7, used by 43.5% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 34.4% of sites use Plyr 3.5, and 11.3% use Plyr 3.6.

  • 3.7 43.5%
  • 3.5 34.4%
  • 3.6 11.3%
  • 3 5.5%
  • 3.4 2.5%
  • 3.8 2%
  • 2.0 1%
  • 3.0 0.2%
  • 3.3 0.2%
  • 3.2 0.1%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Plyr from?

Plyr is from 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, jwx.com, and innovid.com.

Is Plyr used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by arkansas.gov. In total, we found Plyr on 7 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Plyr?

Yes. The most prominent of these are unal.edu.co and lonestar.edu. Overall, we know of 42 academic websites in the United States that use Plyr.

How does Plyr stack up against the competition?

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

What are the alternatives to Plyr?

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

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