Top 15 Most Popular File Sharing Websites - April 2016

Top 15 Most Popular File Sharing Websites
Updated : 04/07/2016

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1. Dropbox (alexa rank : 89, us rank : 74)

Dropbox is a file hosting service operated by Dropbox, Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, California, that offers cloud storage, file synchronization, personal cloud, and client software.

Dropbox allows users to create a special folder on their computers, which Dropbox then synchronizes so that it appears to be the same folder (with the same contents) regardless of which device is used to view it. Files placed in this folder are also accessible via the Dropbox website and mobile apps. Dropbox uses a freemium business model, wherein users are offered a free account with a set storage size and paid subscriptions for accounts with more capacity.

Dropbox was founded in 2007 by MIT students Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi, as a startup company from the American seed accelerator Y Combinator. Dropbox provides client software for the OS systems Linux, OS X, and Windows NT; for the mobile systems Android, BlackBerry OS, iOS, and Windows Phone; and for web browsers; as well as unofficial ports to MeeGo and Symbian.

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2. Mediafire (alexa rank : 224, idia rank : 204)

MediaFire is a file hosting, file synchronization, and cloud storage service based in Shenandoah, Texas, United States. Founded in June 2006 by Derek Labian and Tom Langridge, the company provides client software for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android, iOS, BlackBerry 10, and web browsers. MediaFire has 37 million registered users and attracted 1.3 billion unique visitors to its domain in 2012

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3. 4Shared (alexa rank : 439, brazil rank : 72)

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4. GoogleDrive ( Service from Google)

Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service created by Google. It allows users to store files in the cloud, share files, and edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations with collaborators. Google Drive encompasses Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, an office suite that permits collaborative editing of documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, forms, and more.

Google Drive was launched on April 24, 2012 and had 240 million monthly active users as of October 2014.

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5. OneDrive ( Service from Microsoft)

OneDrive (previously SkyDrive, Windows Live SkyDrive and Windows Live Folders) is a file hosting service that allows users to sync files and later access them from a web browser or mobile device. Users can share files publicly or with their contacts; publicly shared files do not require a Microsoft account to access. It is part of the suite of online services formerly known as Windows Live.

The current storage limit for OneDrive users is 1 TB for Office 365 paid subscribers or 5 GB of free storage

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6. Icloud (alexa rank : 377, us rank : 229)

iCloud is a cloud storage and cloud computing service from Apple Inc. launched on October 12, 2011. As of July 2013, the service had 320 million users

The service provides its users with means to store data such as documents, photos, and music on remote servers for download to iOS, Macintosh or Windows devices, to share and send data to other users, and to manage their Apple devices if lost or stolen

The service also provides the means to wirelessly back up iOS devices directly to iCloud, instead of being reliant on manual backups to a host Mac or Windows computer using iTunes. Service users are also able to share photos, music, and games instantly by linking accounts via AirDrop wireless

It replaced Apple's MobileMe service, acting as a data syncing center for email, contacts, calendars, bookmarks, notes, reminders (to-do lists), iWork documents, photos and other data

One of Apple's iCloud data centers is located in Maiden, North Carolina, US

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7. Box  (alexa rank : 569, us rank : 326)

Box (formerly Box.net) is an online file sharing and content management service for businesses. The company adopted a freemium business model, and provides up to 10 GB of free storage for personal accounts. There are official clients offered for Windows and OS X, however Linux is not supported. A mobile version of the service is available for Android, BlackBerry 10, iOS, WebOS, and Windows Phone devices.


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8. Mega.co.nz (alexa rank : 943, brazil rank : 320)

Mega (stylized in uppercase as MEGA) is a cloud storage and file hosting service produced by Mega Limited. The New Zealand-based website was launched on 19 January 2013 by Kim Dotcom. Mega mobile apps are available for Windows Phone, Android, BlackBerry OS and iOS

Mega most notably advertises its feature that all files are encrypted locally before they are uploaded[3] and 50 GB of storage space are available for free and up to 4 TB for paid accounts. As of November 2014, according to Dotcom, Mega has 15 million registered users, and utilizes 350 gigabits of bandwidth per second on average

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9. ZippyShare (Alexa rank : 509, India rank : 248 )

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10. Uploaded.net (Aleaxa Rank : 468, Japan rank : 204)

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11. DepositFiles (Alexa rank : 4434, Japan rank : 3078)

A file hosting service, cloud storage service, online file storage provider, or cyberlocker is an Internet hosting service specifically designed to host user files. It allows users to upload files that could then be accessed over the internet from a different computer, tablet, smart phone or other networked device, by the same user or possibly by other users, after a password or other authentication is provided. Typically, the services allow HTTP access, and sometimes FTP access. Related services are content-displaying hosting services (i.e. video and image), virtual storage, and remote backup

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12. HighTail (Alexa rank : 7308, US rank : 2951)

Hightail – formerly YouSendIt – is a cloud service that lets users send, receive, digitally sign and synchronize files. YouSendIt.com and YouSendIt Inc. were founded in 2004; the company renamed itself Hightail in 2013.

The company's early focus was on helping users send files that were too large for email; it started adding features and plug-ins for businesses in 2007. The service grew quickly, and the firm raised $49 million in funding between 2005 and 2010. The service can now be used via the web, a desktop client, mobile devices, or from within business applications with a Hightail plugin.

In May 2015, the company launched Hightail Spaces, designed to encourage creative professionals from conception of an idea to delivery.

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13. SendSpace (Alexa rank : 2647, India rank : 997)

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14. RapidShare (Alexa rank : 45468, India rank : 36009)

RapidShare was an online file hosting service that operated from 2002 to 2015. In 2009, it was amongst the Internet's 20 most visited websites and claimed to have 10 petabytes of files uploaded by users with the ability to handle up to three million users simultaneously. Following the takedown of similar service Megaupload in 2012, RapidShare changed its business model to deter the use of its services for distribution of files to large numbers of anonymous users and to focus on personal subscription-only cloud-based file storage. Its popularity fell sharply and at the end of March 2015 RapidShare ceased to operate.

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15. FileCrop