Comparison · Video
YouTube vs JW Player: which do popular websites use?
As of 2026-10-02, YouTube is detected on 329 of 7,859 popular websites (4.2%) and JW Player on 54 (0.7%): YouTube is 6.1x as common. 7 sites use both.
Adoption at a glance
| YouTube | JW Player | |
|---|---|---|
| Sites using it | 329 | 54 |
| Share of 7,859 sites | 4.2% | 0.7% |
| Share of the top 1,000 sites (710 readable) | 4.9% | 1.1% |
| Only this one of the two | 322 | 47 |
Both: 7 sites. Detected on 2026-10-02 from the home page; a technology that leaves no trace there is not counted.
By site sector
| Sector | Sites | YouTube | JW Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 6,305 | 3.5% | 0.5% |
| News | 347 | 8.1% | 4.3% |
| Entertainment | 314 | 1.6% | 0.3% |
| Education | 246 | 17% | 0.4% |
| Government | 241 | 7.1% | 0.4% |
| Technology | 133 | 5.3% | 0.8% |
| Finance | 97 | 2.1% | 1.0% |
| E-commerce | 93 | 2.2% | <0.1% |
Share of the sector's sites using each technology; sectors with at least 50 sites.
By top-level domain
| TLD | Sites | YouTube | JW Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| .com | 4,138 | 3.6% | 0.8% |
| .org | 437 | 4.3% | 0.7% |
| .net | 333 | 4.5% | <0.1% |
| .ru | 258 | 1.6% | <0.1% |
| .jp | 189 | 3.2% | <0.1% |
| .io | 185 | 3.8% | <0.1% |
| .de | 180 | 2.2% | <0.1% |
| .edu | 159 | 19% | <0.1% |
| .gov | 110 | 7.3% | 0.9% |
Top-level domains with at least 100 sites.
Most popular sites using only YouTube
- sourceforge.net #107
- ok.ru #131
- tp-link.com #166
- stanford.edu #169
- anthropic.com #268
- sophos.com #303
- uber.com #326
- figma.com #388
- frontiersin.org #390
- elmundo.es #442
- maricopa.gov #485
- marca.com #500
- lanacion.com.ar #522
- elconfidencial.com #548
- ilfattoquotidiano.it #621
- meteofrance.com #630
- ucla.edu #649
- nikkansports.com #659
- cronista.com #683
- blic.rs #693
Most popular sites using only JW Player
- time.com #251
- nbcnews.com #401
- infobae.com #463
- huffpost.com #495
- huffingtonpost.com #666
- protothema.gr #687
- euronews.com #956
- connatix.com #1,009
- jwplayer.com #1,331
- rottentomatoes.com #1,536
- thehindu.com #1,563
- today.com #1,646
- thedailybeast.com #1,779
- uefa.com #1,923
- namasha.com #2,245
- globalnews.ca #2,271
- theweathernetwork.com #2,868
- nzz.ch #3,345
- fandango.com #3,356
- wyndhamhotels.com #3,385
Each technology
FAQ
- Which is more popular, YouTube or JW Player?
- As of 2026-10-02, YouTube is detected on 329 of 7,859 popular websites (4.2%) and JW Player on 54 (0.7%): YouTube is 6.1x as common. 7 sites use both.
- Which do the most popular websites prefer?
- Among the 710 sites of the top 1,000 that we could read, 35 (4.9%) use YouTube and 8 (1.1%) use JW Player.
- Can a website use both YouTube and JW Player?
- Yes: 7 of the 7,859 sites show both (<0.1%); 322 show only YouTube and 47 only JW Player.