Dailymotion

Dailymotion
Logo used as of May 11, 2023
Type of businessSubsidiary
Type of site
Online video platform
Available in149 countries and 183 languages
FoundedMarch 15, 2005 (2005-03-15)
Headquarters
50 Rue Camille Desmoulins – 92130 Issy les Moulineaux
,
France
Country of originFrance
Area servedWorldwide
Founder(s)
  • Benjamin Bejbaum
  • Olivier Poitrey
ChairmanMaxime Saada
CEO
  • CEO of Dailymotion SA: Guillaume Clement
  • CEO of Dailymotion Advertising SAS: Bichoi Bastha
Key peopleBenjamin Bejbaum (co-founder)
Employees450
ParentCanal+
URLdailymotion.com
IPv6 supportNo
AdvertisingContextual and video ads
RegistrationOptional (required to upload)
Users300 million
LaunchedMarch 15, 2005; 20 years ago
Current statusActive

Dailymotion is a French online video sharing platform owned by Canal+. Prior to 2024, the company was owned by Vivendi. North American launch partners included Vice Media, Bloomberg, and Hearst Digital Media. It is among the earliest known platforms to support HD (720p) resolution video. 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.