Omegle, the popular online video chat platform that used to connect to strangers randomly, has shut down after 14 years amid child safety concerns and high operational expenses. Leaf K-Brooks, the website’s founder said, “Operating Omegle is no longer sustainable, financially nor psychologically.“
Founded in 2009, Omegle garnered substantial viewership within a few years of its launch and its user base spiked in popularity during the pandemic. At the same time, many video creators started to post Omegle chat conversations with strangers on YouTube and other social media apps, which also boosted the growth of anonymous chatting platforms like this.
Now, with the shutting down of Omegle, it seems to be a setback for those Omegle creators. But there are many more alternatives to Omegle that you can think of, and now they will see a surge in their user base because of the absence of the most popular platform in this domain.
OmeTV is one such video chat platform that works exactly like Omegle, and it is being used by a million of people even before the shutting down of Omegle. The best thing about OmeTV is its mobile app which has over 100 million downloads in the Google Play Store, also you can use it on a desktop through its website.
ChatHub, ChatRandom, Shagle, CamSurf, TinyChat, Chatroulette, EmeraldChat, Fruzo, Chatki and CamGo are some of the most popular Omegle alternatives that you can use to connect with strangers randomly and chat with them.
If you are also an Omegle video creator, then you can use these platforms and continue creating content without any problem. There are many other apps similar to Omegle which you can easily find with a simple Google search and chat with random strangers.
