Dailymotion

French streaming site

Dailymotion is a French video-sharing platform, similar to YouTube but smaller in scale.

Launched in 2005, it hosts user-uploaded videos across entertainment, news, music, and sports.

The site gained traction as an alternative to YouTube, particularly in Europe: I found the clip on Dailymotion after it got taken down elsewhere.

platform

video

Recorded moving imagery

player · embed · content · watch · share · views · creator · publisher · hosting · online

technical

API

Software communication standard

  • embedFix within surrounding material
  • playerGame participant
  • widgetUnspecified small device

integration · HTML5 · resolution · bandwidth · CDN · encoding · monetization · analytics · algorithm · recommendation

competition

YouTube

Video-sharing website

French · European · rival · market · platform · share · niche · independent · differentiation · positioning

content

sports

Competitive physical activities

gaming · documentary · short-form · professional · premium · licensed · original · viral · highlights · replays

Opposites
market dominance in video sharing

DailymotionYouTube

Video-sharing website

market leader · industry standard

content approach

DailymotionYouTube

Video-sharing website

Netflix · TikTok · Hulu · Amazon Prime Video · Twitch

Family

daily, emotion, motion, promote, daylight, commotion, promotion, daytime, motionless

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G