Top 10 Countries of live video chat hosts accounts for August 2023

Have you ever found yourself curious as to where most webcam chat hosts reside?

As of August 2023, data uncovered an extremely concentrated landscape within the online webcam chat industry. Over this period, 10 countries held 640,093 registered webcam chat accounts out of 714,009 total accounts worldwide; that represents a staggering 90%! Just five nations alone contributed an incredible 80% share!

Given these facts, one is left asking which countries stand as global front runners when it comes to online chat?

Colombia, Russian Federation, Romania, the Philippines, United States of America, Ukraine, Belarus, Venezuela, Hungary, and Vietnam make the Top 10

89.65% of registered webcam chat hosts accounts are from those ten countries

The Top 10 countries currently account for 640,093 out of 714,009 registered chat host accounts worldwide - accounting for an impressive 89.65% share. Colombia, Russian Federation, Romania, the Philippines, and United States of America rank highest as leading webcam chat hosting countries and account for an impressive 80.37% of registered accounts globally.

By far, Colombia stands as a primary source for webcam chat hosts with over 218,047 registered host accounts; Colombia is followed by Russian Federation and Romania, who have 151,912 and 140,365 registered webcam accounts respectively.

The top 10 countries featured on the webcam chat hosts list include Ukraine, Belarus, Venezuela, Hungary, and Vietnam. Among these countries, Vietnam, located in central Asia, stands out due to its comparatively lower internet penetration rate, which was around 38% in 2021 and currently is over 60%.

The online video chat industry presents an intriguing landscape, highlighted by its significant female dominance - an observation particularly noted in Colombia. Female chat hosts dominate online webcam chat rooms; however, when considering LGBTQI+ hosts as compared with women hosts. Colombia stands out with an astounding ratio of nearly 1:2 as there are 61,846 LGBTQI+ hosts against 138,152 women hosts in total.

At present, two other countries which rank highly in this industry are Russian Federation and Romania - both have significant female chat host presence, further cementing their hold over global webcam chat scenes.

1: Colombia

218,047 webcam chat hosts
Gender

Women

LGBTQI+

Men

Hosts

138,152

61,846

18,049

Share

2: Russian Federation

151,912 webcam chat hosts
Gender

Women

LGBTQI+

Men

Hosts

118,782

24,660

8,470

Share

3: Romania

140,365 webcam chat hosts
Gender

Women

LGBTQI+

Men

Hosts

98,936

24,207

17,222

Share

4: Philippines

31,842 webcam chat hosts
Gender

LGBTQI+

Women

Men

Hosts

22,644

7,956

1,242

Share

5: United States of America

31,678 webcam chat hosts
Gender

Women

Men

LGBTQI+

Hosts

18,569

8,257

4,852

Share

6: Ukraine

19,613 webcam chat hosts
Gender

Women

LGBTQI+

Men

Hosts

15,968

2,195

1,450

Share

7: Belarus

16,232 webcam chat hosts
Gender

Women

LGBTQI+

Men

Hosts

11,729

3,057

1,446

Share

8: Venezuela

11,885 webcam chat hosts
Gender

Women

LGBTQI+

Men

Hosts

7,153

3,216

1,516

Share

9: Hungary

9,828 webcam chat hosts
Gender

Women

LGBTQI+

Men

Hosts

4,839

3,603

1,386

Share

10: Vietnam

8,691 webcam chat hosts
Gender

Women

LGBTQI+

Men

Hosts

8,551

102

38

Share

One country that stands in stark contrast to this trend in live video chat is the United States of America, where LGBTQI+ outnumber women by more than three to one. Furthermore, men make up only 8,257 accounts compared to 4,852 LGBTQI+ webcam chat host accounts; thus making a ratio of 1:1 highly evident here. This country also boasts four times as many LGBTQI+ chat hosts compared to the United States even though they have almost equal population of registered chat hosts.

Growth and Emerging Leaders from Colombia to Vietnam

Colombia had half as many registered accounts than Romania, yet within eight years Colombia experienced remarkable growth and transformation. Colombia's chat hosting community growth was exponential with an astounding sevenfold surge, closing not only the gap but surpassing Romania by 65 to 75%! Colombia has made waves internationally for their chat hosting expertise and is becoming a leader in live video chat hosting. Their dominance have solidified Colombia as the go to provider in this space.

Russian Federation also experienced remarkable change within their webcam chat industry since 2015. Since 2015, registered webcam chat host accounts increased twelvefold, which underscores its increased significance within Russian Federation. As of February 2023, Russian Federation had made significant advancements in live video chat, overthrowing Romania to take second position worldwide in live video chat rankings.

Colombia, Russian Federation and Romania stand out as being amongst only three nations that have seen remarkable increases in account numbers exceeding 100,000 accounts, all within less than six months! These three countries not only experienced remarkable account expansion, they have also managed to build impressive user bases.

Comparatively, other contenders within the Top 10 roster have not experienced such rapid expansion of absolute numbers. Yet Belarus and Venezuela both demonstrated notable expansion, particularly after summer 2018 where both experienced notable spikes in account numbers as evidence of their rapidly increasing presence within this sector.

Vietnam has made incredible gains since October 2021. Within only two years, registered chat host accounts in Vietnam increased 13 times, reflecting an amazing rate of expansion that shows its growing participation in this arena.

Taken altogether, this landscape of live video chat host registration growth reveals an intricate mosaic. Different countries display distinct momentum and growth dynamics. While Colombia, Russian Federation and Romania stand out with significant expansion, Belarus, Venezuela and Vietnam have each taken their own paths towards expanding engagement and participation.

Growth of registered live video chat hosts of the Top 10 Countries from 2015 until today

camCensus data offers essential insight into the state of live online chat in several nations worldwide. At present, only certain nations dominate this sector but this could change over time as more nations join and realize all that live chat can provide them.

Women have traditionally dominated webcam chat, yet LGBTQI+ hosts have seen rapid gains recently - accounting for almost one quarter of registered chat host accounts!

camCensus not only collects gender-related data on chat hosts; we also gather age data. According to this analysis, those between 18-25 are most prevalent online chatting hosts - comprising approximately three quarters of our total webcam chat host population.

camCensus data clearly demonstrate one trend: webcam chat continues to gain global momentum and remains an easily accessible form of entertainment and communication for millions worldwide. This growth shows no signs of abating; webcam chat will remain popular both now and into the future as people use it as both entertainment and communication tool.