VK Video and YouTube became the most popular video hosting sites in Russia in March

In March, VK Video and YouTube became the most popular and visited video hosting sites in Russia among users. This follows on April 4 from the statistics of the Mediascope platform.

"The number of daily users (DAU) of popular video hosting sites in Russia in March 2025: VK video — 41.1 million people, YouTube — 28.9 million people," TASS cites statistics.

Rutube video hosting is in third place in popularity with the audience in March, with 9 million people using it over the past month.

The data was collected using the Mediascope Cross Web platform via desktop and mobile versions of video hosting sites in Russia, excluding SmartTV, as well as background and embedded viewing.

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On March 21, it was also reported that viewers of VK Video will now be able to watch anime from the catalog of the Chinese video hosting site BiliBili. Russian viewers will have access to 119 titles and 2,000 pieces of anime content, including 18 world premieres. The new series will be released simultaneously with worldwide releases, and all materials will be available on the platform for four years.