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Top YouTube competitors in 2019

The biggest video sharing platform available now. Frequently awarded, with millions of users and tons of content every day. YouTube is the number one platform for video-content creators and their viewers. Innovative ideas, easy to use systems and availability led it to success. But of course, it has some competition in various shapes. Today we are gonna talk about YouTube competitors all over the world. Let’s check them out!
1. Introduction

Lots of people will agree with ascertainment that YouTube is the television of the future. This platform was created on 14 February 2005 in the USA. Over the years the company has achieved great successes. The idea of this company is a little bit funny. One of its founders became frustrated with trying to share video footage of a dinner party. He was unable to do so over email because of attachment size limits. After that, this guy with two former PayPal employees developed a simple platform for sharing videos. The project was such good that Google noted the potential of this platform and on 10 October 2009 Google ransomed YouTube for 1,65 billion $!

1.1 YouTube Success

As we know YouTube had been created just to send videos to viewers but over the years it has been gaining a lot of new features such as YouTube streaming and YouTube Stories. Nowadays, YouTube is one of the most popular social platforms in the world! Can’t believe? Look at these numbers!

  • 1,300,000,00 active YouTube users,
  • 30,000,000 YouTube visitors per day,
  • 3,250,000,000 of hours of video watched on YouTube each month,
  • 5,000,000,000 videos are watched on Youtube every single day,
  • 300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute
  • 6,237,378,069 most viewed youtube video – Luis Fonsi – Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee During the 14 years, other companies have created YouTube counterparts. Some companies have focused mainly on video sharing services, but there are also platforms for streaming and more. Some of these platforms have been achieved success and that’s why we will tell you something more about the biggest YouTube competitors. 2. Top YouTube competitors

Below you will find the list of biggest YouTube competitors of all time. The list is sorted in first to last order, based on various factors like company worth.

2.1 Dailymotion

logo owner: Dailymotion Dailymotion is a YouTube alternative which was established in Paris one month later after YouTube. Their main mission statement is: „Regarder, publier, partager“ also service allows us to upload, view and share videos. This keynote is very similar to YouTube efforts. For sure one of the biggest Dailymotion weakness is that the uploaded video cannot be longer than 60 minutes and maximum video quality is 720p. Country of origin: Paris, France
Founder: Benjamin Bejbaum, Olivier Poitrey, Mark Zaleski, Didier Rappaport
Owner: Vivendi (90%), Orange (10%)
Launched: 15 March 2005
Type: videos sharing, streaming
International: Yes, with different language options
Free to use?: Yes
Dailymotion app available on PC, Windows Phone, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
How much is it worth?: $ 967,000,000

2.2 Twitch

logo owner: Amazon Twitch is one of the biggest video game streaming service in the world. This YouTube competitor set up a business in June 2011 by Justin Kan and Emmett Shear. 3 years later Twitch was ransomed by Amazon.com for 970 million $. Now the platform is evolving very fast and gaining much more users and streamers. The most popular twitch streamers are Ninja, Summit1g, Shroud, DrDisRespectLIVE, Pokimane, Tfue. The most viewed game on Twitch is Fortnite Battle Royale which is followed by 44 382 766 users. Twitch has more than 15 million daily active users and the number is still growing! Country of origin: USA
Founder: Justin Kan and Emmett Shear
Owner: Amazon.com
Launched: 6 June 2011
Type: live streaming, videos sharing
International: Yes, with different language options
Free to use?: Yes
Twitch streaming devices: PC, IOS, Android, NVIDIA SHIELD, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Chromecast, Fire TV
How much is it worth?: $ 4,110,000,000

2.3 Netflix

logo owner: Netflix Netflix is a streaming service that allows us to watch online the newest cinematic movies. Many people love Netflix original serials which are available only on this platform. One of the most popular serials is Stranger Things, House of Cards or Narcos. The YouTube competitor – Netflix – earns money from subscriptions. There are 3 subscriptions levels: Basic-$9, Standard-$13, Premium-$16 – currently Netflix has over 100 million subscribers! Country of origin: California, USA
Founder: Reed Hastings, Marc Randolph
Owner: Reed Hastings, Morgan Stanley
Launched: 29 August 1997
Type: Videos sharing
International: Yes, with different language options
Free to use?: The 30-days free trial then $9/$13/$16 per month
Netflix streaming devices: PC, IOS, Android, Windows Phone, Xbox 360/One, PlayStation 3/4, Nintendo Wii/U/3DS, Android TV, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast
How much is it worth?: $ 4,220,000,000

2.4 Vimeo

logo owner: InterActive Corp If you looking for video websites like youtube, Vimeo can be your alternative. Users who joined Vimeo can watch videos without commercial which makes this service much more comfortable. Unfortunately, the page has restrictions. If you of them you have to buy a subscription. What gives us the subscription? You can bump your storage more than 500MB per week. Many people say that Vimeo videos have better quality than YouTube which can convince many people to choose this service. Country of origin: New York, USA
Founder: Zach Klein, Jake Lodwick
Owner: InterActiveCorp
Launched: November 2004
Type: Videos sharing, live streaming
International: Yes, with different language options
Free to use?: Free but available subscriptions $7/$20/$34 per month
Vimeo devices: PC, IOS, Android, Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Chromecast
How much is it worth?: $ 973,000,000

2.5 Flickr

logo owner: Yahoo Another big YouTube competitor for sure is Flickr. This is a service where users upload and share daily 4 million their photos and videos. A lot of people love Flickr of great optimized web style but also for different language options. Country of origin: Vancouver, Canada
Founder: Stewart Butterfield, Caterina Fake
Owner: Yahoo
Launched: 10 February 2004
Type: Photos sharing
International: Yes, with different language options
Free to use?: Yes
Device: PC, Android, IOS
How much is it worth?: $ 724,000,000

2.6 9GAG TV

logo owner: Ray Chan 9GAG is the most popular website which contains the best funny memes and movies on the internet. This service is available on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook but also it has his own website and application on Android and IOS. YouTube competitor is still gaining more fans. Country of origin: Hongkong
Founder: Ray Chan, Chris Chan, Brian Yu, Derek Chan, Marco Fung
Owner: Ray Chan
Launched: 12 April 2008
Type: Videos sharing, Photos sharing
International: English
Free to use?: Yes
9Gag app available on IOS, Android, Windows Phone 8, BlackBerry 10
How much is it worth?: $ 814,000,000

2.7 HBO GO

logo owner: HBO HBO GO is a very similar service like Netflix. HBO company was assumed 47 years ago what makes this corporation one of the long-time television station in history. During years HBO evolved very quickly. On 18 February 2010 HBO launched HBO GO which is now available on Android, IOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and more. Country of origin: New York, USA
Founder: Charles Dolan
Owner: HBO Central Europe
Launched: 8 November 1972 (HBO), 18 February 2010 (HBO GO)
Type: Videos sharing
International: Yes, with different language options
Free to use?: The 30-days free trial then $10-$18 per month
HBO GO devices: PC, IOS, Android, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Android TV, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast

2.8 Amazon Prime Video

logo owner: Amazon How you can see Amazon.com company is the second one on this list. Why? This YouTube competitor has also video service with the same mechanical like HBO GO and Netflix. So what is disruptive in this project? Twitch Prime Subscription gives us much more features than Amazon competitors.

  • You can subscribe every month one creator on Twitch
  • Every month users get free video game and game bundle packs
  • Gives us sales on Amazon.com Also, Amazon Prime Video is a boosted version of HBO GO and Netflix at a similar price. Country of origin: Washington, USA
    Founder: Jeff Bezos
    Owner: Amazon.com
    Launched: 5 July 1993 ( Amazon.com); 7 September 2006 (Amazon Prime Video)
    Type: Videos sharing
    International: Yes, with different language options
    Free to use?: The 30-days free trial then $8.99-$12.99 per month
    Prime video app available on PC, IOS, Android, Xbox 360/One, PlayStation 3/4, Android TV, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, Nintendo Wii
    How much is it worth?: $ 5,000,000,000

2.9 Veoh

logo owner: Qlipso For sure the Veoh company is not the biggest YouTube competitor but some people said that the company is still growing and maybe one day it will beat this giant. Service is fully free that’s why Veoh can convince another website. Country of origin: San Diego, California.
Founder: Dmitry Shapiro, Ted Dunning
Owner: Qlipso
Launched: September 2005
Type: Videos sharing
International: Yes, with different language options
Free to use?: Yes
Veoh device: PC
How much is it worth?: $ 1,698,400

2.10 Hulu

logo owner: The Walt Disney Company Hulu is a premium streaming service offering live TV, movies, series and more. The platform was launched in 2008. Nowadays, Hulu has 32 million users and it sill gaining more followers. Unfortunately, service has only English language options and that’s why it hasn’t conquered the world like Netflix. Company deals with the biggest companies like Walt Disney, 21st Century Fox, or Time Warne. Country of origin: Los Angeles, California, USA
Founder: Bruce Campbell, Peter Chernin, JB Perrette, Michael Lang, Beth Comstock, and Jason Kilar
Owner: The Walt Disney Company (67% equity; full control), Comcast (33% equity)
Launched: 29 October 2007
Type: Video sharing, Live TV
International: Yes
Free to use?: The 30-days free trial then $5.99-$50.99 per month
Hulu app available on PC, IOS, Android, Xbox 360/One, PlayStation 3/4, Android TV, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, Nintendo Switch
How much is it worth?: $ 925,000,000

2.11 Metacafe

logo owner: Metacafe Metacafe is a video-sharing service which contains only short-form videos. The website has been working since 2003 but has not achieved much success yet. Shared videos are subjective about sports, music, and gaming. Registration on Metacafe is not a requirement. Country of origin: California, USA
Founder: Eyal Hertzog, Arik Czerniak
Owner: Metacafe, Inc.
Launched: July 2003
Type: Video sharing, Photo sharing
International: Yes
Free to use?: Yes
Metacafe app available on PC
How much is it worth?: $ 1,919,200

2.12 Facebook Videos

logo owner: Facebook Facebook is probably the biggest YouTube competitor. Why? Facebook has 2,700,000,000 active users! In the beginning, fb was just supposed to be used as a communicator with friends but over time it gains more and more upgrades. Now facebook features are very similar to YouTube:

  • sharing videos
  • adding posts
  • Facebook Stories/ YouTube Stories
  • Facebook Streaming/ YouTube Streaming How we can see, Facebook can be a YouTube counterpart in the future**!** Country of origin: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
    Founder: Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes
    Owner: Facebook
    Launched: 4 February 2004 (Facebook), May 2007 (Facebook Videos)
    Type: Videos sharing, Photos sharing, Live Streams
    International: Yes, with different language options
    Free to use?: Yes
    Facebook app available on PC, IOS, Android, Xbox 360/One, PlayStation 3/4, Android TV, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast,
    How much is it worth?: $ 59,325,166,125

2.13 IGTV

logo owner: Instagram IGTV is a new feature of Instagram which belongs to Facebook. Instagram TV offers users short videos for example about kitchen, sport, culture and more. It was developed one year ago so this service is relatively new and it still getting more users! Country of origin: San Francisco, USA
Founder: Kevin Systrom, Mike Krieger
Owner: Facebook
Launched: 6 October 2010 (Instagram), 20 June 2018 (IGTV)
Type: Videos sharing, Photos sharing, Live Streams
International: Yes, with different language options
Free to use?: Yes
Instagram app available on IOS, Android, Windows Phone
How much is it worth?: $ 4,720,000,000

2.14 Hotstar

logo owner: Hotstar Hotstar is a Netflix counterpart from India. The main limit at this service is that it works only in India. The Hotstar subscription is one of the cheapest in the market but if you live apart from India you can use a VPN or just use another video streaming platform. Owner: Star India
Launched: February 2015
Type: Videos sharing
International: Yes
Free to use?: No, ₹199 per month (about $2.87)
Hotstar app available on PC, Android, IOS
How much is it worth?: $ 949,000,000

2.15 CDA.PL

logo owner: CDA.pl In Poland, cda.pl is such popular as youtube. What is more, this platform gives users the same features like Youtube: cinematic movies, videos, and photos. The success of cda.pl company mainly comes from people who upload there illegal movies which come from cinemas or paid services like Netflix or HBO GO. Country of origin: Warsaw, Poland
Founder: Lukasz Cwiek
Owner: Cwmedia
Launched: 2004
Type: Videos sharing, Photos sharing
International: No
Free to use?: Yes
CDA.pl app available on PC, IOS, Android, Chromecast, Android TV
How much is it worth?: $ 90,500,000 3. Summary

How we can see many companies have very similar functions. Differences between them are oftentimes very inappreciable. Frequently it’s about:

  • price – paid subscriptions gives users no-limit watch time without commercials
  • commercials – many platforms have commercials which are sometimes very annoying
  • language – some services are lesser popular because people don’t understand the English language
  • availability of films – many movies and serials are available only on a specific internet platform – for example Game of Thrones users can watch only on HBO
  • features – not every service offer watching new cinematic movies, live streams…
  • platform devices – some services don’t have a device for example for PlayStation 4
  • localization – services aren’t available in every country Also, I affirm that YouTube has big competitors which are expanding very fast. The win depends only from appropriating customization for the user. Currently, YouTube is on the top but the competition never sleeps ;)
    Sources:
    https://merchdope.com/youtube-stats/
    https://www.marketing91.com/top-14-youtube-competitors/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_YouTube
    https://www.livetiles.nyc/100-fascinating-facts-youtube
    https://twitgoo.com/best-youtube-alternatives/