IP Democracy: Ranking of Video Sharing Sites -- Beyond YouTube


ipvideo.jpgI published a little analysis yesterday in IP Media Monitor that uses Alexa data to rank thirty-six video sharing/user-generated video sites. The question in my mind following the Google-YouTube deal is whether there are any other video sharing sites out there worthy scooping up.

The ranking (see table below) doesn’t really answer that question given the early-days of video sharing and the prospects for further — and differentiated — growth. But it is interesting to see who the top contenders are beyond YouTube, even if the Alexa data are flawed (I’ve ruled out the giants such as MySpace, AOL, Google Video and so forth because they dwarf any stand-alone web site or service).

YouTube obviously comes in first, with a ranking of 10. The second-ranked site is MetaCafe, which came in at 146. The third highest-ranked site was DailyMotion at 146, while the fourth was ebaumsworld at 598. Rounding out the top five was iFilm, now owned by Viacom, at 1,104.

Video Sharing Sites, Sorted by Alexa Rank
Site Alexa 3 Month Average Site Ranking as of 10/16/06
YouTube                    10
MetaCafe                  146
Daily Motion                  598
ebaumsworld                  749
iFilm               1,104
PutFile               1,289
Bolt               1,326
VidiLife               1,928
ZippyVideos               2,027
Revver               2,782
Grouper               2,824
vSocial               3,381
Veoh               3,667
Guba               4,145
Yikers               6,259
ManiaTV               8,410
Vimeo               9,048
AddictingClips.com               9,093
GoFish             10,130
Phanfare             10,633
Blip.tv             10,703
MediaMax             13,248
vMix             14,615
CastPost             15,815
ClipShack             20,423
VideoEgg             24,291
Sharkle             26,966
OurMedia             31,816
Eyespot             40,116
HomeMovie.com             50,132
Fliqz             58,488
MotionBox             62,721
Lulu TV             95,256
Filecow            208,928
Video Webtown            413,226
Openvlog            456,413
AOL na
Google Video na
Yahoo Video na
MySpace na
Source:  Emerging Media Dynamics, Inc. analysis of Alexa rankings.


Posted by Cynthia Brumfield on October 17, 2006 8:34 AM to IP Democracy