Rutube

RUTUBE
Type of businessPrivate
Type of site
Video hosting service
Available inRussian
Founded2006
Headquarters
Moscow
,
Russia
Area servedCIS, Worldwide
OwnerGazprom-Media
Founder(s)Oleg Volobuev, Mikhail Paulkin
Key peopleSergey Kosinsky (CEO)
IndustryInternet
ServicesVideo sharing (User-generated content), Video streaming
EmployeesApproximately 80
URLrutube.ru
Current statusActive

Rutube, stylized as RUTUBE, is a Russian video platform. It includes a library of licensed content including movies, series, cartoons, shows, and live broadcasts. It also hosts blogs, podcasts, video game streams, and educational content.

Rutube has web, iOS,[1] Android[2] and Smart TV[3] versions. Its audience increased from 7.7 million in January 2022 to over 50 million in March 2022.[4]

  1. ^ "RuTube полюбил iPhone". habr.com (in Russian). 18 July 2008. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  2. ^ Панфилов, Константин (2014-10-17). "Приложение Rutube удалили из Google Play за "секс и наготу" — Офтоп на vc.ru". vc.ru. Archived from the original on 2022-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  3. ^ "RuTube выпустил приложение для телевизоров Samsung Smart TV". CNews.ru. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  4. ^ "In Russian:"Трафик Rutube в марте вырос на 490% и достиг 50,1 млн посещений"". kanobu.ru. 2022-04-07. Archived from the original on 2022-05-03. Retrieved 2022-05-03.