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YouTube, Dailymotion and Vimeo:Which are most popular?

In September 2026, YouTube drew 99% of estimated branded searches across these three brands within global English language branded search, ahead of Dailymotion at 0.98%. When we checked with ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews, YouTube and Vimeo showed up in every answer. Of all nine brands we track in video hosting platforms, Vimeo was the most recommended, YouTube was second and Dailymotion was sixth.

All three are video hosting platforms worldwide. See all video hosting platforms

Brands in this comparisonAny 10 or fewer published brands worldwide
  • YouTube
  • Dailymotion
  • Vimeo

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YouTube, Dailymotion and Vimeo in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, YouTube and Vimeo appeared every time. Of all nine brands we track in video hosting platforms, Vimeo was the most recommended, YouTube was second and Dailymotion was sixth.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Vimeo1st
  2. YouTube2nd
  3. Wistia3rd
  4. SproutVideo4th
  5. Streamable5th
  6. Dailymotion6th
  7. Vidyard6th
  8. Mux8th
  9. Brightcove9th

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • Vimeo5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Wistia5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • YouTube5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Mux2 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • SproutVideo2 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Streamable2 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Vidyard2 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Brightcove1 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Dailymotion1 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers

See every answer about video hosting platforms

5 answers

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in the United States on October 19, 2026.

How these brands compare month by month

Share of Search here is each brand's branded searches divided by the total for the brands in this comparison. Add or remove a brand and every share is worked out again.

  • YouTube
  • Dailymotion
  • Vimeo
YouTube, Dailymotion and Vimeo worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for YouTube, Dailymotion, Vimeo. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthYouTubeDailymotionVimeo
Oct 202598.9%0.98%0.07%
Nov 202598.9%0.98%0.09%
Dec 202599.1%0.8%0.07%
Jan 202698.7%1.2%0.09%
Feb 202698.9%0.98%0.09%
Mar 202699.1%0.8%0.09%
Apr 202699.1%0.8%0.09%
May 202698.9%0.98%0.09%
Jun 202698.7%1.2%0.07%
Jul 202699%0.98%0.07%
Aug 202699%0.98%0.07%
Sep 202699%0.98%0.07%

  1. 1.YouTube

    99%

    Held 1st. 1380M estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  2. 2.Dailymotion

    0.98%

    Held 2nd. 13.6M estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  3. 3.Vimeo

    0.07%

    Held 3rd. 1M estimated branded searches, -0.08% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

How the Brand Demand Index is measured