Top 37 Online Video Platforms and Live Streaming Sites

The first Internet video hosting site was ShareYourWorld.com. Founded in 1997, it allowed users to upload clips or full videos in different file formats. However, Internet access bandwidth and video transcoding technology at the time were limited, so the site did not support video streaming like YouTube later did. Video sharing sites allow users to upload and share video clips for free. Many video sharing sites also offer a way for independent filmmakers and other video producers to showcase their own content and offer it to the world for free.

Video is very entertaining, if you are looking forward to share these interesting moments or information that you have captured and produced, here are some the most popular video sharing sites to upload your videos as well as a few top live streaming sites if you’re planning to stream some of your content.

Top 37 Online Video Platforms and Live Streaming Sites

1. AcFun (Alexa Rank – #4,997)
   Language – Mandarin
2. Afreeca TV (Alexa Rank – #1,762) – Live Streaming
   Language – Korean
3. Aparat (Alexa Rank – #42)
   Language – Persian
4. Bigo (Alexa Rank – #18,724)
   Language – English
5. Bilibili (Alexa Rank – #145)
   Language – Mandarin
6. BitChute (Alexa Rank – #1,173)
   Language – Multilingual
7. Dailymotion (Alexa Rank – #312)
   Language – Multilingual
8. DLive (Alexa Rank – #8,863) – Live Streaming
   Language – Multilingual
9. Godtube (Alexa Rank – #47,299)
   Language – English
10. IQiyi (Alexa Rank – #1,894)
    Language – Mandarin
11. Niconico (Alexa Rank – #429)
    Language – Japanese
12. Odysee (Alexa Rank – #1,630)
    Language – Multilingual
13. Rumble (Alexa Rank – #836)
    Language – Multilingual
14. Rutube (Alexa Rank – #5,805)
    Language – Russian
15. SchoolTube (Alexa Rank – #233,566)
    Language – English
16. Trilulilu (Alexa Rank – #152,122)
    Language – Romanian
17. Tudou (Alexa Rank – #252)
    Language – Mandarin
18. Twitch (Alexa Rank – #37) – Live Streaming
    Language – Multilingual
19. VBOX7 (Alexa Rank – #26,872)
    Language – Bulgarian
20. Veoh (Alexa Rank – #32,919)
    Language – Multilingual
21. Vimeo (Alexa Rank – #155)
    Language – Multilingual
22. Youku (Alexa Rank – #848)
    Language – Mandarin
23. YouNow (Alexa Rank – #28,906) – Live Streaming
    Language – Multilingual
24. YouTube (Alexa Rank – #2)
    Language – Multilingual

Larger Websites With Video Hosting

1. Archive.org (Alexa Rank – #162)
   Language – Multilingual
2. Facebook (Alexa Rank – #7)
   Language – Multilingual
3. Flickr / SmugMug (Alexa Rank – #339)
   Language – Multilingual
4. Instagram (Alexa Rank – #22)
   Language – Multilingual
5. MySpace (Alexa Rank – #1,421)
   Language – Multilingual
6. Newgrounds (Alexa Rank – #7,462)
   Language – English
7. Photobucket (Alexa Rank – #2,330)
   Language – Multilingual
8. Rediff (Alexa Rank – #699)
   Language – Multilingual
9. Sina Weibo (Alexa Rank – #14)
   Language – Mandarin
10. Tencent Video/Tencent QQ (Alexa Rank – #4)
    Language – Mandarin
11. Twitter (Alexa Rank – #35)
    Language – Multilingual
12. VK (Alexa Rank – #31)
    Language – Multilingual
13. Wikimedia Commons (Alexa Rank – #309)
    Language – Multilingual