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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.

  • 350k+

    videos

  • 55k+

    filmers

  • 7k+

    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

Extensive drone footage shows destructive Icelandic volcano eruption

Extensive drone footage shows destructive Icelandic volcano eruption

Thousands of Revellers paint the town Green White & Orange on the eve of St Patricks Day in Birmingham, England

Thousands of Revellers paint the town Green White & Orange on the eve of St Patricks Day in Birmingham, England

Man runs into a grizzly bear right outside his campsite

Man runs into a grizzly bear right outside his campsite

New artwork believed to be by Banksy appears in North London

New artwork believed to be by Banksy appears in North London

Free giveaway of spicy chicken sparks rush hour chaos in southern China

Free giveaway of spicy chicken sparks rush hour chaos in southern China

Alert Chinese dog notices fire to wake up owners in early morning

Alert Chinese dog notices fire to wake up owners in early morning

How to make popcorn using a 1,000-degree metal ball and coconut oil

How to make popcorn using a 1,000-degree metal ball and coconut oil

Filmer on rocks