When it comes to online video, everyone is familiar with YouTube (unless they’ve been living under a rock these past few years). But YouTube often isn’t the best place to go if you’re looking for videos related to a niche topic or industry; sometimes YouTube doesn’t even have a relevant category! According to ComScore, by the end of 2009, online video consumption grew 124% to 33.2 billion views—that’s A LOT of online tube time! As online video becomes increasingly popular, the number of niche online video sharing sites seems to be increasing too. Here’s a look at 20+ niche video sites, organized by topic:

Science

• DNATube — Organized into topics such as biology, chemistry, and physics, DNATube is popular scientific video site that lets you upload, share, and discuss all things science.
• SciVee — Founded by 2 well known researchers, SciVee is a leading provider of video and rich media solutions for the scientific, technical, and medical market.
• ScienceHack — Videos uploaded to ScienceHack are screened by a scientice to verify accuracy and quality. Popular categories include How It’s Made, Robotics, and Space.
• Lab Action — Provides the biology community with the latest videos, movies, and information on genetics, science experiments, science projects, biotechnology news, and more.

Health

• icyou — (Like “ICU.” Get it?) From important medical breakthroughs to the latest diets and recipes for people with diabetes, or cancer patient vlogs (video blogs), icyou is a premiere healthcare video destination.
• The Doctor’s Channel — A website that allows doctors to learn from each other via video. The site hosts 1-2 minute short streaming video clips that get straight to the point, providing insights and opinions from healthcare experts.
• VideoMD — VideoMD was created by physicians to give health education to patients worldwide. Doctors can watch and share videos on such topics as orthopedics, gastroenteritis, allergies, etc.
• Eyetube — Perhaps the web’s only video site specifically for eye doctors? Talk about niche! Eyetube is a web site created by a panel of experts to better educate ophthalmologists through the online archiving and sharing of videos, with categories like cataract and laser vision correction.

Environmental

• EcoLive — With categories like Alternative Energy and Ocean Conservation, EcoLive bills itself as “the GREEN video community.” EcoLive doesn’t host videos, but it enables users to share, rate, and comment on environmental videos from other sources such as YouTube.
• green.tv — green.tv is the broadband TV channel for environmental films. green.tv is the first website to bring together films from a whole range of environmental organisations and independent filmmakers and make them available to anyone anywhere.

Pets & Animals

• PetTube — What animal lover doesn’t love funny pet videos? PetTube offers a place for pet owners to upload videos of their pets to categories like tricks, training, and more, organized by Dogs, Cats, Other Pets, etc.
• PawShow — PawShow calls itself the “YouTube for Pets.” Members can upload pet videos and connect with other pet owners through the forums and chat service.
• Funny Animal Videos — If you just want to laugh at animals doing silly things, be it dog, cat, hamster, cow, even fish—this is the site for you!

Education

• TeacherTube — The most popular educational video site, TeacherTube is a community for sharing instructional videos with a focus on teachers, schools, and the home school community.
• neoK12 — Great educational video sharing site that organizes videos into a wide range of classroom topics like Physical Science, Life Science, Social Studies, Math, and more.

Women, Beauty, & Fashion

• SheZoom — A video site just for women? We’re not sure why this didn’t already exist!
• BeautyVideos.net — Browse hundreds of beauty-related videos on makeup, hairstyles, skin care, fashion and more.

DIY & How To

• 5min — Got 5 minutes to learn something? 5min is “Your one-stop shop for instructional videos and DIY projects.”
• VideoJug — VideoJug has thousands of free videos, articles, and answers to help you “do anything.” The world’s most comprehensive library of free factual video content online.
• That’s How — The leader in online how to video, and the premier destination to watch and share original how to videos worldwide.

So why the “+”, you ask? That’s because we’ll continue to add to this list as we discover new video sites. Do you know of a great niche online video site we may have missed? Please share it with us in the comments!

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1. [...] 20+ Niche Video Sharing Sites by Topic | Web Ad.vantage [...]

     Pingback by Environmental Sustainability — May 15, 2010 @ 12:28 pm

2. Hi

   Thanks for giving Green TV (http://www.green.tv) a mention.

   Just to let you know that new films are added every day to Green TV and there are over 1,500 films currently on the site.

   Best

   Mike
   .-= Mike Lamond´s last blog ..green.tv Weekly News - May 10th 2010 =-.

     Comment by Mike Lamond — May 17, 2010 @ 4:26 am

3. Thanks for such a great list. I had no idea there were so many niche sites around. It has gotten me curious to see what others I can seek out.

     Comment by Ray Martin — June 28, 2010 @ 2:31 am

4. [...] get discovered!

     Pingback by 5 Cheap & Easy Ways to Create Video Content | Web Ad.vantage — June 28, 2010 @ 9:59 am

5. You may want to add http://www.lynda.com/ to the “DIY & How-To” list. Then again, you may not… Your choice as to if it fits your description or not.

     Comment by Karl_S — July 2, 2010 @ 10:15 am

6. Thanks for the suggestion, Karl. That looks like a useful site/service. However, it doesn’t appear that just anyone is able to submit their videos to Lynda-it requires being a pre-qualified “trainer.” I think for the time being we’re going to limit our list to free & open services.

     Comment by Jaime — July 2, 2010 @ 11:03 am

7. Hey thats a very good list of video sharing sites well organised

     Comment by Video sharing websites — April 14, 2011 @ 6:34 am

8. I’d like to mention a niche video sharing site - it’s called, ‘How’s My Acting’. Fairly new site - it’s video sharing for aspiring actors and pro actors.

     Comment by Upload Acting Videos — April 18, 2011 @ 11:27 am

9. Great list, just what i was looking for

   Thanks!

     Comment by Shane Mc Guigan — May 20, 2011 @ 5:14 am

10. Must subscribe to this website, superb publish. Thought it was upon msn.

      Comment by # — February 15, 2012 @ 11:46 pm

11. Hey really good list of video sharing sites. Thanks!

      Comment by Life Insurance for Diabetics — April 2, 2012 @ 9:32 am

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