In 2025, the Rutube video hosting service recorded a traffic peak exceeding 12 Tbps. From December 31, 2025, to January 11, 2026, its maximum level was more than 11 Tbps. This was reported by the press service of digital assets of Gazprom-Media Holding.
Platform users download an average of about 4 GB of video per day, which is about 1.4 TB per year. Moscow turned out to be the leader in terms of traffic consumed, accounting for 24.2%, followed by St. Petersburg with 5.8% and the Novosibirsk region with 3%. The top 5 also includes the Sverdlovsk region and the Krasnodar Territory, each of which accounted for 2.7%.
The highest service load is observed from 20:00 to 22:00, while the minimum traffic is recorded from 03:00 to 06:00. During the year, Rutube successfully expanded its CDN network, covering 36 cities.
Over the year, 1,500 new servers were launched to ensure high download speeds and stable operation. The platform's monthly audience reached 85 million people, and the total amount of content posted exceeded 430 million videos.
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