Video hosting Used by UK SaaS Companies: Market Share (2026)

Detected video hosting usage covers 1,436 UK SaaS companies, with YouTube ahead at 84.9% (1,219 detections).

Among 39,965 trading UK SaaS companies, 1,436 have a detectable Video hosting system. YouTube appears on 84.9% of those companies (1,219), making it the default visible choice across the category.

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Wistia is the next sizeable presence at 14.9% (214), followed by Vidyard at 4.1% (59) and Brightcove at 2.2% (31). YouTube leads in every employee band: 85.5% among Under 10 employees, 85.9% among 10–50 employees, and 68.3% among Over 50 employees.

The remaining systems form a small long tail across 8 detected systems. JW Player appears at 0.5% (7), while VideoPress and SproutVideo each appear at 0.4% (6), and iPlayerHD appears at 0.1% (2).

1,436

SaaS with detected Video hosting

Of 39,965 UK SaaS

3.6%

Detection rate

2026

8

Systems detected

In this category

84.9%

Leader share

YouTube

UK SaaS Video hosting market share

Brightcove
JW Player
VideoPress
SproutVideo
iPlayerHD

Share of the 1,436 UK SaaS with a detectable system. As of June 2026.

Video hosting compared

SystemUK SaaSShareMedian headcountLondon shareTypical profile
YouTube1,21984.9%738.8%7-person median, 84.9% share
Wistia21414.9%643.5%6-person median, 14.9% share
Vidyard594.1%645.8%6-person median, 4.1% share
Brightcove312.2%View these companies in Firmbase →
JW Player70.5%View these companies in Firmbase →
VideoPress60.4%View these companies in Firmbase →
SproutVideo60.4%View these companies in Firmbase →
iPlayerHD20.1%View these companies in Firmbase →

Systems detected below the page threshold appear with counts only; their full lists are available in the Firmbase app.

Market leader by size

The leading Video hosting system shifts with company size: among UK SaaS with under 10 employees, YouTube leads at 85.5% of the 882 with a detectable system; among UK SaaS with 10–50 employees, YouTube leads at 85.9% of the 491 with a detectable system; and among UK SaaS with over 50 employees, YouTube leads at 68.3% of the 63 with a detectable system.

Under 10 employees

YouTube

85.5% of band

Micro SaaS firms make up the largest detected band, with 882 companies. YouTube leads at 85.5%, leaving the other 7 systems to share relatively small and sometimes overlapping usage.

10–50 employees

YouTube

85.9% of band

The 10–50 employees band contains 491 companies and looks very similar to the smallest band. YouTube leads at 85.9%, with Wistia, Vidyard and the rest of the field sitting behind it.

Over 50 employees

YouTube

68.3% of band

Larger SaaS companies are a smaller detected group, with 63 companies. YouTube still leads at 68.3%, but its share is lower than in the smaller bands, leaving more room for secondary systems.

How Video hosting usage is detected

Methodology

Company data

Detected companies are joined to UK Companies House records and XBRL accounts data. Revenue and headcount figures come from the most recent filed accounts; where the company has not filed, values are estimated using a model trained on filed history and peer benchmarks and are labelled as estimates.

Detection

Firmbase crawls the public website of actively-trading UK companies and fingerprints the technologies present: tracking scripts, embedded forms, chat widgets, CMS markers and similar signatures. A company is included in this list when one or more of the technology's signatures are found on its site; closely-related variants of the same product are grouped under one name. Detection covers what is visible on the public web — a company using the technology purely internally, with no website footprint, will not appear. Counts are therefore a conservative floor, not a ceiling.

Freshness

Websites are re-crawled on a rolling basis and the underlying company data is refreshed from Companies House continuously; filings appear within days of submission. The list and its statistics are regenerated when the detected cohort moves meaningfully. You can see the last-updated timestamp near the top of the page.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the most-used Video hosting among UK SaaS companies?
YouTube is the most-detected Video hosting among UK SaaS companies, with 84.9% share (1,219 of 1,436 companies with a detectable system), ahead of Wistia (14.9%) and Vidyard (4.1%).
How many UK SaaS companies have a detectable Video hosting?
1,436 of 39,965 actively-trading UK SaaS companies (3.6%) have a Video hosting detectable from their public website. The remainder either run systems with no public web footprint or none at all, so detected share figures are a conservative floor.
What is a Video hosting?
A Video hosting system stores, streams and embeds video for UK SaaS companies. It is used to publish video on websites and software-related pages, manage playback, and keep hosted media separate from the core application stack.
How is Video hosting usage detected?
Firmbase crawls the public website of every actively-trading company in this scope and fingerprints the technologies present — scripts, widgets, booking and checkout flows. A company is attributed to a system when that system's signatures are found; systems with no public web footprint are not attributable, which is why every share figure on this page means share of companies with a detectable system.
Which has more UK SaaS companies, YouTube or Wistia?
YouTube: 1,219 detected companies versus 214 for Wistia, of the 1,436 UK SaaS companies with a detectable Video hosting.
What is the best Video hosting for UK SaaS companies?
This page publishes observed usage rather than recommendations, so it does not name a single best Video hosting system. YouTube leads all detected employee bands: 85.5% of 882 companies in Under 10 employees, 85.9% of 491 companies in 10–50 employees, and 68.3% of 63 companies in Over 50 employees. Overall, YouTube appears on 84.9% (1,219) of the 1,436 UK SaaS companies with detectable Video hosting, followed by Wistia at 14.9% (214) and Vidyard at 4.1% (59).

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