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A world of video

What is Newsflare?

Home to the largest collection of rights-cleared and fully licensable user-generated video in the world, Newsflare connects the filmers capturing the moments with the publishers looking to buy them.

  • 462k+

    videos

  • 46k+

    filmers

  • 2k+

    buyers

  • £11m+

    paid out

  • 154

    countries

Our Story

  • April 2011

    Newsflare begins. We launch with a two-person team and a handful of local buyers in London, UK.

  • May 2012

    The team grows, and so does the need for space. We settle into our first official headquarters in Hackney, London.

  • June 2013

    The newsroom’s phones ring off the hook. Publishers everywhere try to get their hands on our breaking video of Rihanna, a fan and an unfortunate microphone incident.

  • October 2013

    We jump into the world of commercial brands with Specsavers, and a parachutist who finds himself in the middle of a football pitch.

  • March 2014

    Our filmers grow to 10,000.

  • March 2014

    A construction workers’ dramatic rescue from a burning building makes waves around the world. Shot by a Newsflare filmer.

  • May 2016

    We payout £1 million to our filmers.

  • March 2018

    We officially take the Newsflare team global, opening our US headquarters in L.A., California.

  • September 2018

    We hit 100,000 videos, and continue to grow into the largest collection of rights cleared UGV in the world.

  • June 2019

    We develop the
    Trust Algorithm™: a rights clearance solution that authenticates IP ownership and allows our buyers to discover and licence UGV content quickly and safely.
    The only one in the market.

  • September 2019

    We launch Newsflare Studios and scale to over 3.5 million followers and growing.

  • April 2020

    Brands around the world embrace user-generated video during lockdown. Google uses Newsflare videos in their "Where There's Help, There's Hope" campaign.

  • November 2021

    Another milestone for the creator economy as we payout
    $10 million to our filmers.

  • January 2022

    We secure £5 million investment, grow the team and the future of video.

Look Familiar?

Rediscover some of the most viral videos from Newsflare

Killer whales invite humans for lunch, study suggests

Killer whales invite humans for lunch, study suggests

Catch of the day: Seagull snags catfish mid-air in Aussie fishing stunt

Catch of the day: Seagull snags catfish mid-air in Aussie fishing stunt

Thai man arrested for 'riding naked with extra-large sex toys strapped to bike'

Thai man arrested for 'riding naked with extra-large sex toys strapped to bike'

One in a million! Exploding firework perfectly aligns with man's basketball shot

One in a million! Exploding firework perfectly aligns with man's basketball shot

Bungling passengers walk the wrong way on airport travelator

Bungling passengers walk the wrong way on airport travelator

Spicy Little Warriors

Spicy Little Warriors

Earthquake shakes home but food-loving boy refuses to leave his noodles

Earthquake shakes home but food-loving boy refuses to leave his noodles

Filmer on rocks