XVideos

XVideos
Type of site
Pornographic video sharing
Available inEnglish, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, French, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Afrikaans and others
HeadquartersPrague,
Czech Republic
Country of originFrance[1]
OwnerWGCZ Holding[2][3]
Founder(s)
  • Stephane Michael Pacaud
URLwww.xvideos.com
AdvertisingYes
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
Launched1 March 2007; 17 years ago (2007-03-01)
Current statusOnline
Written inHTML, JavaScript, PHP

XVideos, stylized as XVIDEOS, is a pornographic video sharing and viewing website. Founded in Paris in 2007, the website is now registered to the Czech company WGCZ Holding.[2][4] As of May 2024, it is the most-visited pornographic website and the 12th-most-visited website in the world.[5]

WGCZ Holding also owns Bang Bros, Penthouse magazine, Private Media Group, DDF Network and Erogames and has a controlling interest in the productions gathered under the Legal Porno brand.[4][6][7]

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  3. ^ "xvideos.com whois lookup". who.is. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "'BangBros' Owner Buys Penthouse Biz For $11.2 Million". The Blast. 5 June 2018. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  5. ^ "xvideos.com Traffic Statistics". SimilarWeb. April 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  6. ^ Mark Kernes (5 June 2018). "Penthouse Bankruptcy Auction Results in New Ownership". avn.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  7. ^ Gustavo Turner (2 January 2020). "Private Media Group Acquired by XVideos Parent Company WGCZ". XBIZ. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.