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H<\/span>ere we reveal the 2025 Streaming Media Top 100, our list (appropriately enough) of the top 100 companies in the streaming universe outside of Europe.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>This list complements the\u00a0<\/span>2025 Streaming Media Europe 51<\/a>, which acclaims Europe\u2019s key streaming innovators and high achievers.<\/span><\/p>\n The Streaming Media Top 100 honors many of the industry\u2019s most innovative and influential technology suppliers, service providers, platforms, and media and content companies, as recognized by our editorial collective. Some are familiar and formidable industry mainstays, while others are comparatively small and newcomers to the scene (or at least to this hallowed company).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>All distinguish themselves with their pathbreaking approach and their contribution to the expansion, maturation, and disruption of the streaming media universe.<\/span><\/p>\n In early iterations, we focused exclusively on technology\u00a0<\/span><\/span>vendors, rather than content companies.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>This list has traditionally<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>been entirely about recognizing the companies that enable video\u00a0<\/span><\/span>services to deliver great content to consumers reliably at the highest possible quality on every device and hopefully to make money from it.<\/span><\/p>\n Back in 2018, we streamlined the list to a trim 50 honorees drawn entirely from the ranks of companies supplying products and services on the technological side of the aisle. In 2023,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we returned the list to century-size to embrace the content companies that increasingly dominate the conversation.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>This year, we\u2019ve expanded into other increasingly important\u00a0<\/span><\/span>areas, reflecting our expanding focus on monetization and essential players in the advertising ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\n Once again, this year, we largely excluded the video production segment of the market.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Also, the Streaming Media Top 100 focuses exclusively on companies with headquarters in North America. In August 2025, we published a similar list, the\u00a0<\/span>Streaming Media Europe 51<\/a>, focusing on companies with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>headquarters in Europe. Of course, some companies have headquarters in both the U.S. and abroad; in those cases, So how do we arrive at the list? We invite members of the magazine\u2019s editorial inner circle to look at a master list of all of the vendors in the online video marketplace and assess their importance in the industry. We pool and average out the results, and the top 100 make the list.<\/span><\/p>\n This year we added \u201ctop\u201d to the title because these\u00a0<\/span><\/span>companies are, after all, in the memorable phraseology of<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the early Beatles (IYKYK), \u201cthe toppermost of the poppermost\u201d when it comes to all things streaming.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n 3Play Media<\/strong> Adapt<\/strong> Agora<\/strong> AI-Media<\/strong> Akamai<\/strong> Akta<\/strong> Amagi<\/strong> Amazon Prime\/AWS<\/strong> Anoki<\/strong> Apple<\/strong> Backlight<\/strong> Bitcentral<\/strong> Bitmovin<\/strong> BuyDRM<\/strong> CacheFly<\/strong> Comcast Technology Solutions<\/strong> Conviva<\/strong> Crunchyroll<\/strong> DIRECTV<\/strong> Disney Streaming<\/strong> Dolby OptiView<\/strong> DoveRunner<\/strong> Eluvio<\/strong> Estrella MediaCo<\/strong> Evergent<\/strong> Evertz<\/strong> ExpressPlay by Intertrust<\/strong> EZDRM<\/strong> FanDuel Sports Network<\/strong> FASTchannels.tv<\/strong> Fastly<\/strong> Free Live Sports<\/strong> FreeWheel<\/strong>
we ask the company (or they forthrightly tell us) which list they want to be considered for.<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Chris Antunes, Co-Founder and Co-CEO
<\/span>3playmedia.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Justin Beaudin,
Founder, President, and CEO
<\/span>adaptglobal.io<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Tony Zhao, Founder, CEO, and Chairman
<\/span>agora.io<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Tony Abrahams,
Co-Founder, Director, and CEO
<\/span>ai-media.tv<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Tom Leighton, Co-Founder and CEO
<\/span>akamai.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Alper Turgut, Chairman
<\/span>akta.tech<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Baskar Subramanian,
Managing Director and CEO
<\/span>amagi.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Andy Jassy, CEO
<\/span>amazon.com\/video<\/span><\/a>
<\/span>aws.amazon.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Raghu Kodige, Co-Founder and CEO
<\/span>anoki.ai<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Tim Cook, CEO
<\/span>apple.com\/tv<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Kathleen Barrett, CEO
<\/span>backlight.co<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Sam Kamel, CEO
<\/span>bitcentral.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Stefan Lederer, Co-Founder and CEO
<\/span>bitmovin.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Christopher Levy, CEO
<\/span>buydrm.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Drazen Dodig, CEO
<\/span>cachefly.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Jack Heney, SVP and General Manager
<\/span>comcasttechnologysolutions.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Keith Zubchevich, President and CEO
<\/span>conviva.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Rahul Purini, President
<\/span>crunchyroll.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Bill Morrow, CEO
<\/span>directv.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Robert Iger, CEO
<\/span>disneyplus.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Kevin Yeaman, President and CEO
<\/span>optiview.dolby.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: James Ahn, CEO and Founder
<\/span>doverunner.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Michelle Munson, CEO and Co-Founder
<\/span>eluv.io<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Albert Rodriguez, CEO
<\/span>estrellamediaco.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Vijay Sajja, Founder and CEO
<\/span>evergent.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Romolo Magarelli, CEO
<\/span>evertz.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Talal G. Shamoon, CEO
<\/span>intertrust.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Olga Kornienko, Co-Founder and COO
<\/span>ezdrm.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Amy Howe, CEO
<\/span>fanduelsportsnetwork.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Russell Foy, CEO
<\/span>fastchannels.tv<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Kip Compton, CEO and Director
<\/span>fastly.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Cathy Rasenberger,
Co-Founder and Co-President
<\/span>freelivesports.tv<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
<\/span>Chief Officer: Mark McKee, General Manager
<\/span>freewheel.co<\/span>