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VLC media player reaches 7 billion downloads across platforms
Developer VideoLAN announced the milestone while continuing work on platform support and its next major release.
The short version
- Open-source media player VLC has officially recorded over 7 billion downloads across all supported platforms.
- The milestone comes roughly 18 months after the application crossed 6 billion downloads in January 2025.
- Developer VideoLAN is currently preparing the release of VLC 4 and recently ported the software to Amazon's Vega OS.
Key facts
- VLC media player has surpassed 7 billion downloads across all platforms according to VideoLAN president Jean-Baptiste Kempf.[TechCrunch]
- The app previously reached 6 billion downloads in January 2025.[TechCrunch]
- VideoLAN recently ported VLC to Amazon's Vega OS for televisions and continues work on the VLC 4 release.[TechCrunch]
What remains uncertain
- It remains unconfirmed whether previously teased AI-powered translation and local subtitle features were publicly released.[TechCrunch]
Sources
- VLC crosses 7 billion downloadsTechCrunch