6.5B VLC downloads
VLC has been downloaded at least 6.5 billion times, with the real number likely even higher due to counting difficulties.
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#496 – FFmpeg: The Incredible Technology Behind Video on the Internet
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May 6, 2026
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Weirdest things VLC opens
At 15:05 · chapter starts 10:48
VLC's legendary resilience: VHS capture cards, DVD Audio, Star Wars game codecs, competition files with per-frame resolution changes, and the infamous cone logo origin. [1] — Jean-Baptiste Kempf "25% of the website traffic that comes to our main website is 'Kun Player,' right? So many people don't know VLC, they know the Kun Player." 13:12
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