VLC Crosses 7 Billion Downloads

VLC , the free and open-source media player developed by the non-profit VideoLAN, has crossed 7 billion downloads , marking another major milestone for one of the internet’s most enduring pieces of software. The milestone was confirmed by Jean-Baptiste Kempf, president and lead developer of VLC, in an email. It comes about 18 months after VLC crossed the 6 billion download mark in January 2025 .