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The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of current, notable [[video hosting service]]s. Please see the individual products' articles for further information.

==General information==
Basic general information about the hosts: creator/company, license/price etc.
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{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" style="font-size: 85%; "
|-
! Service
! Owner
! Launched
! {{verth|va=middle|Content license}}
! Ads
! {{verth|va=middle|# videos<br/>(millions)}}
! {{verth|va=middle|Views per day<br/>(millions)}}
! {{verth|va=middle|Main server<br/>location}}
! {{verth|va=middle|Prohibits<br/>pornography}}
! {{verth|va=middle|Multilingual}}
! {{verth|va=middle|Ad revenue<br/>sharing}}
! {{verth|va=middle|Video<br/>downloadable}}
! {{verth|va=middle|Registration<br/>needed<br/>to upload}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Aparat]]
| Saba Idea 
| {{dts|2011}}
| own TOS<ref>{{Cite web |title=آپارات - سرویس اشتراک ویدیو |url=https://www.aparat.com/community-guideline |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=آپارات - سرویس اشتراک ویدیو |language=fa}}</ref>
| {{no|Yes}}
| {{nts|153|prefix=>}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=* site:aparat.com/v/ - Google Search|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=*+site:aparat.com/v/|website=www.google.com|publisher=[[Google Search]]|access-date=July 25, 2023}}</ref>
| {{nts|6|prefix=>}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Azali|first=MohammadReza|date=2016-02-06|title=Aparat Is the Next Big Thing in Iran|url=http://techrasa.com/2016/02/06/aparat-is-the-next-big-thing-in-iran/|access-date=2021-01-22|website=TechRasa|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201135515/https://techrasa.com/2016/02/06/aparat-is-the-next-big-thing-in-iran/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| {{nowrap|{{flag|Iran}}}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref>Persian, English</ref>
| {{Yes}} 
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[BitChute]]
| Bit Chute Limited <ref name="bitchute_contact">{{cite web|url=https://support.bitchute.com/policy/contact/|title=<nowiki>*site:bitchute.com</nowiki>|publisher=[[BitChute|Bitchute Limited]]|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref>
| {{dts|2017|January}}
| own TOS<ref>{{Cite web |title=BitChute — Terms & Conditions |url=https://support.bitchute.com/policy/terms/ |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=support.bitchute.com}}</ref>
| {{yes|No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{nts|0.8|prefix=~}} <ref name="trackalytics_bitchute">{{cite web|url=https://www.trackalytics.com/website/bitchute.com/|title=<nowiki>*site:trackalytics.com</nowiki>|publisher=TRACKALYTICS|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref>
| {{nowrap|{{flag|United Kingdom}}}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}} <ref name="bitchute_monetization">{{cite web|url=https://www.bitchute.com/monetization/policy/|title=<nowiki>*site:bitchute.com</nowiki>|publisher=[[BitChute|Bitchute Limited]]|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref>
| {{some|some videos downloadable}}
| {{No}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Dailymotion]]
| [[Vivendi]]
| {{dts|2005|March|15}} 
| own TOS<ref>{{Cite web |title=Terms Of Use – Dailymotion Legal |url=https://legal.dailymotion.com/en/terms-of-use/ |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=legal.dailymotion.com}}</ref>
| {{no|Yes}}
| {{nts|36.9|prefix=>}}<ref name="dailymotion_vidcount">{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en-us&q=*+site%3Adailymotion.com%2Fvideo%2F|title=<nowiki>* site:dailymotion.com/video/</nowiki>|publisher=[[Google Search]]|access-date=July 25, 2023}}</ref>
| {{nts|60|prefix=~}}
| {{flag|France}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}<ref>{{Cite web
| url=http://www.dailymotion.com/legal/terms
| title=Dailymotion legal terms
| access-date=2009-07-24
 }}</ref>
| {{Yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | EngageMedia
| EngageMedia
| {{dts|2005|March}}
| [[Creative Commons]]
| {{yes|No}}
| {{nts|0.008|prefix=>}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{flag|Germany}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Flickr]]
| [[SmugMug]]
| {{dts|2004}}
| own TOS<ref>{{Cite web |title=Help |url=https://www.flickr.com/help/terms |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=Flickr |language=en-us}}</ref>
| {{no|Yes}}
| {{nts|1.2|prefix=>}}<ref name="flickr_vidcount">{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=video&media=videos|title=<nowiki>Search: video</nowiki>|date=29 January 2010|publisher=[[SmugMug]]|access-date=November 10, 2018}}</ref>
| {{unknown}}
| {{flag|United States}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Globo Video]]
| [[Grupo Globo]]
| {{dts|2002}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{no|Yes}}
| {{nts|7.76|prefix=>}}<ref name="globo_vidcount">{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en-us&q=*+site%3Agloboplay.globo.com%2Fv%2F|title=<nowiki>* site:globoplay.globo.com/v/</nowiki>|publisher=[[Google Search]]|access-date=July 25, 2023}}</ref>
| {{unknown}}
| {{flag|Brazil}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{no}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Godtube]]
| [[Salem Media Group]]
| {{dts|2006}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{yes|No}}
| {{nts|0.114|prefix=>}}<ref name="godtube_vidcount">{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en-us&q=*+site%3Agodtube.com%2Fwatch%2F%3Fv%3D|title=<nowiki>* site:godtube.com/watch/?v=</nowiki>|publisher=[[Google Search]]|access-date=July 25, 2023}}</ref>
| {{unknown}}
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|United States}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| Yes
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Internet Archive]]
| Internet Archive
| {{dts|1996|May|10}}
| own TOS<ref>{{Cite web |title=Internet Archive Terms of Use |url=https://archive.org/about/terms.php |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=archive.org}}</ref>
| {{yes|No}}
| {{nts|10.2|prefix=>}}<ref name="intarchive_vidcount">{{cite web |title=<nowiki>Internet Archive Search: mediatype:(movies)</nowiki> |url=https://archive.org/search.php?query=mediatype%3A%28movies%29 |access-date=July 7, 2023 |publisher=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[MetaCDN]]
| {{ubl
 | [[University of Melbourne|Unimelb]]
 | Starfish Ventures
}}
| {{dts|2012}}
| TOS<ref>{{Cite web |title=MetaCDN - Grow your business, not your infrastructure. |url=http://www.metacdn.com/terms-and-conditions |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=www.metacdn.com}}</ref>
| {{yes|No}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{flag|Australia}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
!! {{rh}} | [[Niconico]]
| [[Kadokawa Corporation|Kadokawa Dwango]]
| {{dts|2006|December|12}}
| own TOS<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-12-27 |title=ニコニコ動画-利用規約 |url=http://www.nicovideo.jp/static/base/rule.html |access-date=2024-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227051252/http://www.nicovideo.jp/static/base/rule.html |archive-date=2008-12-27 |lang=ja}}</ref>
| {{No|Yes}}
| {{nts|16.5|prefix=>}}<ref name="niconico_vidcount">{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en-us&q=*+site%3Anicovideo.jp%2Fwatch%2F|title=<nowiki>* site:nicovideo.jp/watch/</nowiki>|publisher=[[Google Search]]|access-date=July 25, 2023}}</ref>
| {{unknown}}
| {{flag|Japan}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
!! {{rh}} | [[Odysee]]
| [[LBRY]]
| {{dts|September, 2020||}}
| own TOS<ref>{{Cite web |title=Odysee |url=https://odysee.com/$/tos |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=Odysee}}</ref>
| {{Yes|No}}
| {{nts|10|prefix=>}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bookman |first=Todd |date=19 April 2021 |title=From Cooking Videos to QAnon, N.H.-Based Video Platform Attracts Users Banned Elsewhere |url=https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2021-04-19/from-cooking-videos-to-qanon-n-h-based-video-platform-attracts-users-banned-elsewhere |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428121318/https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2021-04-19/from-cooking-videos-to-qanon-n-h-based-video-platform-attracts-users-banned-elsewhere |archive-date=28 April 2022 |website=NHPR}}</ref>
| {{unknown}}
| {{flag|United States}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
!! {{rh}} | [[PeerTube]]
| [[Framasoft]]
| {{dts|2018||}}
| 7 licenses to choose from<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-03 |title=Publish a video or a live - PeerTube documentation|url=https://docs.joinpeertube.org/use/create-upload-video#basic-info |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240403154912/https://docs.joinpeertube.org/use/create-upload-video%23basic-info#selection-1745.0-1789.25 |archive-date=2024-04-03 |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=docs.joinpeertube.org |quote=Seven licences to choose from during publication of each video: "1. Attribution, 2. Attribution - Share Alike, 3. Attribution - No Derivatives, 4. Attribution - Non Commercial, 5. Attribution - Non Commercial - Share Alike, 6. Attribution - Non Commercial - No Derivatives, 7. Public Domain Dedication;"}}</ref>
| {{Optional}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=FAQ |url=https://joinpeertube.org/faq |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240403151028/https://joinpeertube.org/faq%23what-is-peertube-s-policy-about-content-monetization#selection-1655.20-1659.41 |archive-date=2024-04-03 |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=JoinPeerTube |language=en-US |quote="we refuse to tie our code to a particular content funding method, that might not fit all communities and deter others. It's the reason why we encourage developers to use the PeerTube plugin API to create their own monetization system."}}</ref>
| {{nts|0.515|prefix=>}}<ref name="peertube_vidcount">{{cite web |date=2024-04-03 |title=<nowiki>* site:instances.joinpeertube.org/instances/</nowiki> |url=https://instances.joinpeertube.org/instances/stats |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240403162838/https://instances.joinpeertube.org/instances/stats#selection-127.0-155.0 |archive-date=2024-04-03 |access-date=Apr 3, 2024 |publisher=[[Framasoft]] |quote=As of April 3rd, 2024, more than "87 M Views" per day, and more than "515 K Videos"}}</ref>
| {{nts|87|prefix=>}}<ref name="peertube_vidcount" />
| {{flag|France}}
| {{Optional}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-03 |title=Moderate your instance {{!}} PeerTube documentation |url=https://docs.joinpeertube.org/admin/moderation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240112204445/https://docs.joinpeertube.org/admin/moderation |archive-date=2024-01-12 |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=docs.joinpeertube.org |quote=Various pornography prohibition options to choose from, including but not limited to: "Auto block" result in "every new uploaded videos will be hidden by default until a moderator manually approves them"; "Manual block" allows "Admins/moderators can block any videos"; Allow or not "private/unlisted videos".}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=FAQ |url=https://joinpeertube.org/faq |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240403151028/https://joinpeertube.org/faq%23what-is-peertube-s-policy-about-content-monetization#selection-1655.20-1659.41 |archive-date=2024-04-03 |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=JoinPeerTube |language=en-US |quote="we refuse to tie our code to a particular content funding method, that might not fit all communities and deter others. It's the reason why we encourage developers to use the PeerTube plugin API to create their own monetization system."}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[QQ Video]]
| [[Tencent]]
| {{dts||}}
| own TOS<ref>{{Cite web |title=Service Agreement - Tencent 腾讯 |url=https://www.tencent.com/en-us/service-agreement.html |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=www.tencent.com}}</ref>
| {{No|Yes}}
| {{nts|0.864|prefix=>}}<ref name="qq_vidcount">{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=*+site%3Av.qq.com%2Fx%2Fpage%2F|title=<nowiki>* site:v.qq.com/x/page/</nowiki>|publisher=[[Google Search]]|access-date=July 25, 2023}}</ref>
| {{unknown}}
| {{flag|China}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Unknown}}
|
|-
! {{rh}}| [[Rumble (company)|Rumble]]
| [[Rumble (company)|Rumble Inc.]]
| {{dts|2013|October|30}}
| own TOS<ref>{{Cite web |title=Website Terms and Conditions of Use and Agency Agreement |url=https://rumble.com/s/terms |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=rumble.com |language=en}}</ref>
| {{no|Yes}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{flag|Canada}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
! {{rh}}| [[Rutube]]
| [[Gazprom-Media]]
| {{dts|2006}}
| own TOS<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-02-22 |title=RuTube :: Пользовательское соглашение |url=http://rutube.ru/agreement.html |access-date=2024-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222201534/http://rutube.ru/agreement.html |archive-date=2008-02-22 }}</ref>
| {{no|Yes}}
| {{nts|5.82|prefix=>}}<ref name="rutube_vidcount">{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=*+site%3Arutube.ru%2Fvideo%2F|title=<nowiki>* site:rutube.ru/video/</nowiki>|publisher=[[Google Search]]|access-date=July 25, 2023}}</ref>
| {{nts|1.1|prefix=>}}
| {{flag|Russian Federation}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Tudou]]
| [[Alibaba Group]]
| {{dts|2005|April|15}}
| own TOS<ref>{{Cite web |title=土豆-召唤全球优秀短视频 |url=https://www.tudou.com/aboutus/ |lang=zh-hans|access-date=2024-09-19 |website=优酷}}</ref>
| {{no|Yes}}
| {{nts|.035|prefix=>}}<ref name="tudou_vidcount">{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=*+site%3Avideo.tudou.com%2Fv%2F|title=<nowiki>* site:video.tudou.com/v/</nowiki>|publisher=[[Google Search]]|access-date=July 25, 2023}}</ref>
| {{nts|55}}<ref name="Shanghaiist_interview">For more info, see [http://shanghaiist.com/2007/10/11/tudou_now_bigge.php " Tudou now bigger than YouTube?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171105211050/http://shanghaiist.com/2007/10/11/tudou_now_bigge.php |date=2017-11-05 }} Shanghaiist, October 11, 2007.</ref>
| {{flag|China}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| {{yes|Yes, with official tool only}}
|
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Vimeo]]
| Vimeo Holdings
| {{dts|2004|November}}
| own TOS,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Terms of Service on Vimeo |url=https://vimeo.com/terms |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=vimeo.com}}</ref> optional [[Creative Commons]]
| {{yes|No}}
| {{nts|12.3|prefix=>}}<ref name="vimeo_vidcount">{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=*+site%3Avimeo.com%2F*|title=<nowiki>* site:vimeo.com/*</nowiki>|publisher=[[Google Search]]|access-date=July 25, 2023}}</ref>
| {{unknown}}
| {{flag|United States}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref>English, Spanish, French, German</ref>
| {{unknown}}
| {{some|some videos downloadable}} <ref>{{cite AV media|url=http://vimeo.com/forums/topic:71071|title=can't find the "download video" button?|work=vimeo.com}}</ref>
| {{Yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Youku]]
| Alibaba Group
| {{dts|2006}}
| own TOS<ref>{{Cite web |title=优酷 - 为好内容全力以赴 - 海量正版高清视频在线观看 |url=https://www.youku.com/?degradation=pcpages |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=优酷 |lang=zh-hans}}</ref>
| {{no|Yes}}
| {{nts|.665|prefix=>}}<ref name="youku_vidcount">{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=*+site%3Av.youku.com%2Fv_show%2F|title=<nowiki>* site:v.youku.com/v_show/</nowiki>|publisher=[[Google Search]]|access-date=July 25, 2023}}</ref>
| {{nts|150|prefix=>}}<ref name="About Youku">For more info, see [http://www.youku.com/about/en/youku/ "About Youku"]</ref>
| {{flag|China}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref>Chinese, English with www.youku.tv Global edition</ref>
| {{unknown}}
| {{yes|With official tool only}}
|
|-
! {{rh}} | [[YouTube]]
| {{ubl
 | [[Alphabet Inc.|Alphabet]]
 | [[Google]]
}}
| {{dts|2005|February|15}}
| own TOS,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Terms of Service |url=https://www.youtube.com/t/terms |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> optional [[Creative Commons]]
| {{some|Yes<br/>(No for [[YouTube Premium]] users)}}<br/><ref name="ID3">Users may choose to enable or disable ads. Automatically enabled when video is identified as third-party content.</ref>
| {{nts|4100|prefix=>}}<ref name="youtube_vidcount">{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en-us&q=*+site%3Ayoutube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D|title=<nowiki>* site:youtube.com/watch?v=</nowiki>|publisher=[[Google Search]]|access-date=July 25, 2023}}</ref>
| {{nts|7000}}<ref>{{cite news |title = 4B Vs. 7B: Can Facebook Overtake YouTube As No. 1 For Video Views And Advertisers?|work = Forbes|url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/edmundingham/2015/04/28/4-billion-vs-7-billion-can-facebook-overtake-youtube-as-no-1-for-video-views-and-advertisers/#133bcdb82969748d7dab2969}}</ref>
| {{flag|United States}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{some|Officially “Selected Videos Only”. However, third-party programs will download videos for free.}}<ref name="ytdl">Many external services exist to download YouTube videos, but none are officially sanctioned by YouTube. Some Presidential videos allow MP4 downloading.</ref>
| {{Yes}}
|-
|}

==Supported input file formats==
All services support the following input file formats:
* [[Moving Picture Experts Group]] (.MPG/[[MPEG-1]])
* [[QuickTime File Format]] (.MOV)
* [[Windows Media Video]] (.WMV)
* [[Audio Video Interleave]] (.AVI)
* [[Advanced Video Coding|H.264 MPEG-4/AVC]] (.MP4)

Unless otherwise indicated, they also support the following input file formats:
* [[Matroska|Matroska Multimedia Container]] (.MKV)
* [[Theora]] (.OGV)
* [[3GP and 3G2|3rd Generation Partnership Project]] (.3GP)

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: auto;"
|-
! style="width:12em" | Service
! [[MOD and TOD|MOD]]
! [[RealMedia|Real]]
! [[Advanced Systems Format|ASF]]
! [[QuickTime|QT]]
! [[WebM]]
! [[Sound|Audio]]
! Notes
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Aparat]]
| {{Partial|?}}
| {{Partial|?}}
| {{Partial|?}}
| {{Partial|?}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| 
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Newgrounds]]
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{some|Audio Portal}}
|FLV, SWF, ZIP, M4V
|-
! {{rh}} | [[BitChute]]<ref name="bitchute_upload_video">{{cite web|url=https://support.bitchute.com/creators/how-to-upload-a-video|title=<nowiki>*site:bitchute.com</nowiki>|publisher=[[BitChute|Bitchute Limited]]|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref>
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| <ref name="bitchute_upload_video"/>
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Dailymotion]]
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{Partial|?}}
|-
! {{rh}} | EngageMedia
| {{Partial|?}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Partial|?}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Flickr]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Supported video file formats in Flickr|url=http://help.yahoo.com/kb/flickr/SLN7693.html|website=Yahoo / Flickr Help|access-date=20 June 2014|date=March 6, 2014}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{Yes}}
| No .MKV support
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Godtube]]
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| 
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Internet Archive]]
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| Any
|-
! {{rh}} | [[MetaCDN]]
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| 
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Niconico]]
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| <ref>DivX, H.263, H.264, FLV, Xvid</ref>
|-
! {{rh}} | [[PeerTube]]<ref name="ctF">{{Cite web|title=Uploading video's to VIXY (source guide)|url=https://help.vixyvideo.com/en/knowledge/uploading-videos-to-vixy-source-guide|access-date=2022-01-27|website=help.vixyvideo.com|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127162004/https://help.vixyvideo.com/en/knowledge/uploading-videos-to-vixy-source-guide|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>DivX, H.263, H.264, FLV, Xvid, NUT, M4V, ASX, 3G2</ref>
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Rumble (website)|Rumble]]<ref>{{cite web|title=UPLOAD, SHARE AND LICENSE YOUR VIDEOS|url=https://rumble.com/upload.php|website=Rumble|access-date=2 March 2021|date=March 2, 2021}}</ref>
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{CNone}}
| No .MKV support
|-
! {{rh}} | [[RuTube]]
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| FLV
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Tudou]]<ref name="ctF"/>
| {{Partial|?}}
| {{Partial|?}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{CNone}}
| FLV
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Vimeo]]<ref name="ctF"/>
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| <ref name="ReferenceA">3G2, DIVX, DV. Original file can also be downloaded in original format.</ref>
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Youku]]<ref name="ctF"/>
| {{Partial|?}}
| {{Partial|?}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{CNone}}
| {{CNone}}
| FLV
|-
! {{rh}} | [[YouTube]]<ref name="ctF"/>
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| <ref name="H.263, H.264, FLV, WebM">H.263, H.264, FLV</ref>
|- class="sortbottom"
! style="width:12em" | Service
! [[MOD and TOD|MOD]]
! [[RealMedia|Real]]
! [[Advanced Systems Format|ASF]]
! [[QuickTime|QT]]
! [[WebM]]
! [[Sound|Audio]]
! Notes
|}

==Streaming video technical information==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;"
|-
! style="width:12em" | Service
! Streaming Video Format
! Max size (GB)
! Max time (min)
! Resolution (max)
! Video bitrate (kbit/s)
! Audio bitrate (kbit/s)
! 3D capable
|-
! {{rh}} | [[BitChute]]
| [[H.264]]
| {{nts|2}}
| {{dunno}}
| [[480p|480p Wide SD]]
| < 500
| 96
| {{No}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Dailymotion]]
| [[Ogg]] [[Theora]]/[[Vorbis]] or [[H.264]], [[Sorenson codec]]
| {{nts|2}}<ref name="Dailymotion 2016">{{cite web |title=Upload specifications and encoding settings |url=http://faq.dailymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/203790706-Upload-specifications-and-encoding-settings |website=Dailymotion |access-date=1 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611144752/https://faq.dailymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/203790706-Upload-specifications-and-encoding-settings |archive-date=11 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| {{nts|720}}<ref>longer for MotionMaker users</ref>
| [[4K resolution|4K UHD]]
| {{dunno}}
| 96~{{nts|192}}
| {{No}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Facebook Watch]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{nts|4}}
| {{nts|120}}<ref name="Facebook 2016">{{cite web|title=Uploading & Viewing Videos: Technical Questions |url=http://www.facebook.com/help/154271141375595/ |website=Facebook |access-date=1 May 2016}}</ref>
| [[4K resolution|4K UHD]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Flickr]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{nts|1}}<ref name="flickr_account_diff">{{cite web |title=Flickr upload requirements |url=https://www.flickrhelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/4404079649300-Flickr-upload-requirements |website=Flickr Help Center |access-date=August 15, 2023 |date=February 28, 2023}}</ref>
| {{nts|3}}<ref name="flickr_account_diff"/>
| [[1080p|1080p HD]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{No}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Godtube]]
| [[H.264]]
| {{nts|0.5}}<ref>{{cite web |title=What is the maximum size/length that a video can be? |url=https://help.salemwebnetwork.com/support/solutions/articles/36234-what-is-the-maximum-size-length-that-a-video-can-be- |website=Salem Web Network Help & Support |access-date=August 15, 2023 |date=April 24, 2017}}</ref>
| {{n/a}}
| [[480p|480p Wide SD]]
| variable
| {{nts|128}}
| {{No}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Internet Archive]]
| [[Ogg]] [[Theora]]/[[Vorbis]]
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Newgrounds]]
|N/A
| {{nts|6.3}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|variable
|320
| {{No}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Niconico]]
| [[H.264]], [[VP6|On2 VP6]]
| {{nts|3}}<ref name="niconico_upload">{{cite web|url=https://qa.nicovideo.jp/faq/show/5685|title=ニコニコ動画の投稿仕様について|website=qa.nicovideo.jp}}</ref>
| 360<ref name="niconico_upload" />
| [[4K resolution|4K UHD]]
| unlimited<ref>unlimited for premium members; 600&nbsp;kbit/s for free members</ref>
| 64~192
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[PeerTube]]
| [[H.264]]
| {{nts|8}}<!-- can be changed by admins -->
| {{N/A}}
| [[4K resolution|4K UHD]]
| variable
| 384
| {{No}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Rumble (website)|Rumble]]
| [[H.264]] / [[AAC LC]]
| {{nts|15}}
| 720
| [[4K resolution|4K UHD]]
| variable, Live max:8000,<ref>{{cite web |title=Recommended Encoding Settings For Live Streaming on Rumble |url=https://rumblefaq.groovehq.com/help/livestream-settings |website=Rumble Faq |access-date=April 30, 2023 }}</ref> VOD max:9000<ref>{{cite web |title=VOD max video bitrate sample (Most Beautiful Horse 4K Ultra HD - horses beautiful animals (480p) #shorts #horse #beautiful) |url=https://rumble.com/v2frmm9-most-beautiful-horse-4k-ultra-hd-horses-beautiful-animals-480p-shorts-horse.html |website=Rumble Astro Universe - Relaxing Music |access-date=April 30, 2023 |date=March 31, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Update Announcement |url=https://twitter.com/rumblevideo/status/1633165631984922638 |website=Rumble Official Twitter Account(@rumblevideo) |access-date=April 30, 2023 |date=March 8, 2023}}</ref>
| 128~224
| {{No}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[RuTube]]
| [[H.264]]
| {{nts|10}}
| 300
| [[4K resolution|4K UHD]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{No}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[MetaCDN|StreamShark]]
| [[H.264]], [[MPEG-4]] and [[Real-Time Messaging Protocol|RTMP]]
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| [[4K resolution|4K UHD]]
| 4096
| 192
| {{Yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Vimeo]]<ref name="Compression Guidelines on Vimeo">{{cite web |title=Video and audio compression guidelines |url=https://help.vimeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/12426043233169-Video-and-audio-compression-guidelines |website=Vimeo Help Center |access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
| [[H.264]],<ref>[http://www.vimeo.com/forums/topic:5110 since May 2009], phasing out VP6</ref> [[AV1]]<ref>[https://vimeo.com/blog/post/av1-new-standard-codecs/ since June 2019], AV1: Setting a new standard for video codecs</ref>
| {{nts|250}}<ref>The [https://developer.vimeo.com/api/upload/videos Vimeo API] has a limit of 250&nbsp;GB and 24 hours per video file. This is applicable to all new plans, and to legacy Pro Unlimited, Business and Premium plans. Other legacy plans have different file size limits: 500&nbsp;MB for Basic, 5&nbsp;GB for Plus, and 20&nbsp;GB for Pro.</ref>
| {{nts|24}}
| [[4K resolution|4K UHD]]
| {{ntsh|2000}}variable
| {{nts|320}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Youku]]
| [[VP6|On2 VP6]]
| {{nts|1}}<ref name="200mb">200 MB when using the web-based uploader</ref>
| unlimited
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
| {{dunno}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[YouTube]]
| [[H.264]], [[VP9]], [[AV1]]
| {{nts|256}}<ref name="answer_4523193">{{cite web|url=https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/71673?hl=en|title=Upload videos longer than 15 minutes|work=google.com}}</ref>
| 15 (default), 720 (verified)<ref name="answer_4523193"/>
| [[8K resolution|8K UHD]]
| variable
| 64~{{nts|192}}
| {{Yes}}
|- class="sortbottom"
! style="width:12em" | Service
! Streaming Video Format
! Max size (GB)
! Max time (min)
! Resolution
! Video bitrate (kbit/s)
! Audio bitrate (kbit/s)
! 3D capable
|}

==Site traffic==
=== Specifically dedicated video hosting websites ===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Similarweb traffic rank as of 17 July 2023:
|-
!Name
!Language
!data-sort-type=number|[[Similarweb|Similarweb traffic rank]]
|-
|[[AcFun]]
|Mandarin
|4,675
|-
|[[Aparat]]
|Persian
|123
|-
|[[Bigo Live|Bigo]]
|English
|16,743
|-
|[[Bilibili]]
|Mandarin
|30
|-
|[[BitChute]]
|English
|4,104
|-
|[[Dailymotion]]
| rowspan="3" |Multilingual
|357
|-
|[[DLive]]
|27,887
|-
|[[FC2 (portal)|FC2 Video]]
|
|-
|[[Huya Live]]
|Mandarin
|1,625
|-
|[[Godtube]]
|English
|77,477
|-
|[[iQIYI]]
|Mandarin
|1,074
|-
|[[Niconico]]
|Japanese
|165
|-
|[[Odysee]]
|Multilingual
|3,355
|-
|[[Rumble (company)|Rumble]]
|English
|238
|-
|[[Rutube]]
|Russian
|542
|-
|[[SchoolTube]]
|English
|107,835
|-
|[[Tudou]]
|Mandarin
|54,394
|-
|[[Twitch (service)|Twitch]]*
|Multilingual
|49
|-
|[[VBOX7]]
|Bulgarian
|19,783
|-
|[[Vimeo]]
|Multilingual
|645
|-
|[[Youku]]
|Mandarin
|1,433
|-
|[[YouNow]]
| rowspan="2" |Multilingual
|54,020
|-
|[[YouTube]]
|2
|}
: <nowiki>*</nowiki> ''Website predominantly hosts live streaming video.''

== See also ==
<!-- Please keep entries in alphabetical order & add a short description [[WP:SEEALSO]] -->
{{div col|small=yes|colwidth=20em}}
* [[Comparison of streaming media software]]
* [[Content delivery network]]
* [[Streaming television]]
* [[Internet Protocol television]]
* [[Comparison of music streaming services]]
* [[List of streaming media systems]]
* [[List of online video platforms]]
* [[Multicast]]
* [[One-click hosting]]
* [[P2PTV]]
* [[Protection of Broadcasts and Broadcasting Organizations Treaty]]
* [[Push technology]]
* [[Streaming media]]
* [[Video on demand]]
* [[Webcast]]
{{div col end}}
<!-- please keep entries in alphabetical order -->

==References==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Comparison Of Video Services}}
[[Category:Streaming media systems| ]]
[[Category:Video hosting| ]]
[[Category:Online services comparisons|Video services]]