In recent years, Things have been changing dramatically over the internet. The evolution of the internet is growing up so fast. Internet giants like Google, Facebook, etc. change the way of communication and all of them are now part of our daily life. The evolution of Social media defiantly plays the biggest role in the process. But the internet hasn't been stopped changing. After the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, OTT platforms and online video chat platforms are getting the people (users in technical terms) attention and currently leading the race of most used platforms and places on the internet. Online video chat platforms like Omegle tv, YouNow, Emeraldchat, Ome tv, etc. are some of the most used places over the internet during the pandemic. Let's talk about some of the leading players of the internet in 2021.
OTT Platforms
Over-the-top Services have been considered the biggest evolution of the internet which has been changed the internet as well as the traditional and old Television services. OTT platforms are just above Omegle in terms of annual users. As per the data, Over 55% of homes have OTT service connections in the US. The craze of D2H and cable TV networks is now ending. As per stats, Netflix alone has over 180M active subscribers and stands at the top of the list of best OTT platforms follow by Disney plus(with star media) with 90M active subscribers and Amazon prime at third. OTT platforms are more and more users and it's growing so fast. No surprise if OTT platforms get the complete place of D2H and cable TV networks.
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Stats indicate that Omegle has the highest number of users from January 2020 to August 2020. These 8 months have been also identified as the COVID-19 First phase. Simple and friendly UI of platforms and easy to use and interact is one of the main reasons why these platforms are getting more and more popular. You just have to visit the website, click on the chat option like whether you want to text chat or webcam chat and it will connect you with some random user, and then you can chat. It's that simple!
The craze of Online video chat with random has been increasing dramatically after the COVID-19 pandemic. As per the stats of August 2021, these platforms have over 100M monthly users from which Omegle alone has 55M+ monthly users. There are a lot of controversies on these platforms but their popularity hasn't been a downgrade.
The Social Media
Well, Social Media has billions of users. Social media giants like Facebook and Snapchat have been the biggest leaders and service, providers. Facebook's own Facebook app has over 2B active users while Instagram has nearly 1B active users for sure. Social media platforms have become part of our daily life. Facebook's own's WhatsApp has over 400M+ users alone from India which is 40% of WhatsApp total users. Snapchat claimed that it has registered a decent amount of new users during the pandemic. Social media provide services like text, video, and stream services like online video chat platforms like Omegle, chat roulette, and YouNow. But since it has been Restricting users at some level, it's not competing directly with online video chat platforms.
SummaryThe use of the internet has defiantly increased after the pandemic which leads to the success of platforms like Netflix, Disney plus, and Facebook's services, and Omegle and other video chat platforms. It has some positive and negative sides as well. OTT platforms changing the television industries while online video chat platforms and Social media change the communication and entertainment methods. And this won't stop here, So many things are coming in the future and we have to be ready to adapt to it. Enjoy!
