Nicovideo

Japanese video site with on-screen viewer comments

www.nicovideo.jp2026/08/26

Large Japanese video service where comments scroll over the video, plus live streaming, illustration, manga, news and games. Reaches a young Japanese audience.

Niconico (nicovideo.jp) is a Japanese video and live-streaming platform where users comment on videos, and comment in real time on live programs through Niconico Live, alongside content including illustrations, manga, news and games, all available at no cost. The site also runs its own Nico Ad advertising system, channel subscriptions, and a premium membership offering extended access to reading content such as serialized novels.

Its ads.txt file lists 251 ad system lines, with 111 direct and 217 reseller entries. Sales houses named include ADPUSHUP INC., Geniee, Inc., NoBid Inc., Dormknight Inc and Kiosked Information Systems Ltd.