Comparison · Video
YouTube vs Vimeo: which do popular websites use?
As of 2026-10-02, YouTube is detected on 329 of 7,859 popular websites (4.2%) and Vimeo on 97 (1.2%): YouTube is 3.4x as common. 24 sites use both.
Adoption at a glance
| YouTube | Vimeo | |
|---|---|---|
| Sites using it | 329 | 97 |
| Share of 7,859 sites | 4.2% | 1.2% |
| Share of the top 1,000 sites (710 readable) | 4.9% | 1.1% |
| Only this one of the two | 305 | 73 |
Both: 24 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 | Vimeo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 6,305 | 3.5% | 1.2% |
| News | 347 | 8.1% | 0.3% |
| Entertainment | 314 | 1.6% | 1.3% |
| Education | 246 | 17% | 4.9% |
| Government | 241 | 7.1% | <0.1% |
| Technology | 133 | 5.3% | 0.8% |
| Finance | 97 | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| 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 | Vimeo |
|---|---|---|---|
| .com | 4,138 | 3.6% | 1.5% |
| .org | 437 | 4.3% | 0.7% |
| .net | 333 | 4.5% | 1.5% |
| .ru | 258 | 1.6% | 0.4% |
| .jp | 189 | 3.2% | <0.1% |
| .io | 185 | 3.8% | 2.2% |
| .de | 180 | 2.2% | <0.1% |
| .edu | 159 | 19% | 5.7% |
| .gov | 110 | 7.3% | <0.1% |
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
- trendmicro.com #239
- anthropic.com #268
- sophos.com #303
- uber.com #326
- 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 Vimeo
- vimeo.com #38
- outbrain.com #314
- agora.io #406
- trustarc.com #883
- sitescout.com #898
- truste.com #1,015
- unruly.co #1,147
- adswizz.com #1,154
- innovid.com #1,157
- sketchfab.com #1,440
- utah.edu #1,474
- sfu.ca #1,687
- tufts.edu #1,911
- knowbe4.com #2,037
- island.io #2,039
- archdaily.com #2,066
- clinch.co #2,183
- optable.co #2,385
- apptentive.com #2,613
- foreignpolicy.com #2,640
Each technology
- Websites using YouTube (329)
- Websites using Vimeo (97)
FAQ
- Which is more popular, YouTube or Vimeo?
- As of 2026-10-02, YouTube is detected on 329 of 7,859 popular websites (4.2%) and Vimeo on 97 (1.2%): YouTube is 3.4x as common. 24 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 Vimeo.
- Can a website use both YouTube and Vimeo?
- Yes: 24 of the 7,859 sites show both (0.3%); 305 show only YouTube and 73 only Vimeo.