Dailymotion

Dailymotion
	Logo used as of May 11, 2023
Type of business	Subsidiary
Type of site	Online video platform
Available in	149 countries and 183 languages
Founded	March 15, 2005
Headquarters	50 Rue Camille Desmoulins – 92130 Issy les Moulineaux, France
Country of origin	France
Area served	Worldwide
Founder(s)	Benjamin Bejbaum; Olivier Poitrey;
Chairman	Maxime Saada
CEO	CEO of Dailymotion SA: Guillaume Clement; CEO of Dailymotion Advertising SAS: Bichoi Bastha;
Key people	Benjamin Bejbaum (co-founder)
Employees	450
Parent	Canal+
URL	dailymotion.com
IPv6 support	No
Advertising	Contextual and video ads
Registration	Optional (required to upload)
Users	300 million
Launched	March 15, 2005; 19 years ago
Current status	Active

Dailymotion is a French online video sharing platform owned by Canal+. Prior to 2024, the company was owned by Vivendi.^[3] North American launch partners included Vice Media, Bloomberg, and Hearst Digital Media.^[4] It is among the earliest known platforms to support HD (720p) resolution video.^[5]^[6] Dailymotion is available worldwide in 183 languages and 43 localised versions featuring local home pages and local content. It has more than 300 million monthly users.^[7]

^ Smith, Craig (8 March 2018). "Dailymotion Statistics and User Count (2023)". DMR. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
^ Spangler, Todd (10 April 2017). "Dailymotion Plans Major Relaunch, Focused on Premium Content and Sidelining User Videos". Variety. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
^ Lunden, Ingrid (2015). "Vivendi Buys 80% Of France's Dailymotion, Valuing The YouTube Rival At $295M". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
^ Edelsburg, Natan (14 November 2017). "Dailymotion launches new platform with BBC News, Vice, Cheddar as partners – Found Remote". foundremote.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
^ "DailyMotion Goes High-Def, Unveils New Player". Podcasting News. 18 February 2008. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
^ "Dailymotion adds HD content, but is the world ready for it?". VentureBeat. 18 February 2008. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
^ Spangler, Todd (10 April 2017). "Dailymotion Plans Major Relaunch, Focused on Premium Content and Sidelining User Videos". Variety. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

[1] Smith, Craig (8 March 2018). "Dailymotion Statistics and User Count (2023)". DMR. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

[2] Spangler, Todd (10 April 2017). "Dailymotion Plans Major Relaunch, Focused on Premium Content and Sidelining User Videos". Variety. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

[295M-3] Lunden, Ingrid (2015). "Vivendi Buys 80% Of France's Dailymotion, Valuing The YouTube Rival At $295M". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

[4] Edelsburg, Natan (14 November 2017). "Dailymotion launches new platform with BBC News, Vice, Cheddar as partners – Found Remote". foundremote.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

[HD720-1-5] "DailyMotion Goes High-Def, Unveils New Player". Podcasting News. 18 February 2008. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.

[HD720-2-6] "Dailymotion adds HD content, but is the world ready for it?". VentureBeat. 18 February 2008. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.

[7] Spangler, Todd (10 April 2017). "Dailymotion Plans Major Relaunch, Focused on Premium Content and Sidelining User Videos". Variety. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

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