JW Player

https://www.jwplayer.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/jwplayer/

JW Player, a privately owned US company founded in 2008, provides video business systems. Employing approximately 350 people, the company's offerings have evolved from a basic video player to encompass software for over-the-top (OTT) video delivery. Its services include an end-to-end OTT video platform for on-demand and live content distribution across various platforms, and a contextual advertising targeting service compatible with external ad servers and networks. In 2023, the company's revenue was less than $25 million.

2024 Revenue

Founded

2008

Headcount

350

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Primary Segment

Video business systems

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Privately Owned

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JW Player announced on May 1, 2025, that it was named a finalist in the 2025 StreamTV Awards program's Innovation in Monetization Category. The company's SVP of Business Development, Anthony Gonsalves, shared insights on the video landscape, including the rise of vertical formats and demand for privacy-first advertising solutions, during a recent interview at POSSIBLE Miami. JW Player also offered information on Dynamic Strategy Rules, a tool designed to help publishers create tailored monetization strategies.

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JW Player offers 6 products in the ad tech and media tech industries. JW Player's product portfolio comprises of video data and analytics, video business systems, content security, user experience and devices and RTB and programmatic.

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JW Player's revenues were less than $100M in 2024. Caretta Research has split JW Player's revenue into 7 different product categories, the largest of which is tV and online video platforms (OVP CMS). For full access to JW Player's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.

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3rd

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JW Player's customers primarily consist of political Organizations, broadcast television and radio and online Audio and Video Media companies. Examples of JW Player's customers include France Télévisions, Insider and European Parliament. JW Player has commercial and technical partners like Oracle, EPAM Systems and Google.

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