quietmoneyFileshot
A browser-side zero-knowledge encrypted file sharing drive: upload without signing up and get a link, plus 20+ online mini tools (video downloader, file converter, PDF editor, compressor, etc.) and a creator file marketplace.
A "zero-knowledOne-line growth story, compiled by us from public sources; speculation is marked separately below.
Checkout visits over time
Checkout: checkout.stripe.com
1. Productwhat it sells, to whom, and how it charges
- Product
- A browser-side zero-knowledge encrypted file sharing drive: upload without signing up and get a link, plus 20+ online mini tools (video downloader, file converter, PDF editor, compressor, etc.) and a creator file marketplace.
- Users
- Ordinary internet users who need to share large files temporarily or download videos online, mainly in the US, India, Indonesia, Brazil and the Philippines
- Positioning
- Free unlimited upload plus zero-knowledge encryption, while using tool pages such as the video downloader to draw search traffic
- Pricing
- Free $0; Pro $10/month; Creator $24/month; Professional $38/month; also weekly billing at $2.50–$9.50 Billing: subscription Free tier: yes Source: Existing
- Prices on site
- $0 Free / $10/mo Pro / $24/mo Creator / $38/mo Professional
- Team
- solo
- Acquisition entry points on site
- affiliate / referral program, creator program
- Sharing mechanics
- embed badge, open source, public profiles / leaderboards, referral rewards, shareable results "Share your FileShot link and earn 30% to 50% on every upgrade"; upload result "Share:" and "Copy embed"; "A public gallery at fileshot.io/u/yourname"; footer GitHub "FileShotZKE"
“"Share your FileShot link and earn 30% to 50% on every upgrade"; upload result "Share:" and "Copy embed"; "A public gallery at fileshot.io/u/yourname"; footer GitHub "FileShotZKE"”Quote from the site
2. Channelswhere new users come from and what the traffic looks like
New-user source: SEO (Non-brand search). Search 77.5%, non-brand search about 77%; the main terms are download video from link, video downloader and online video downloader, with SEO driven by tool pages. Other spread mechanisms include 30–50% referral commission, embed code and public profile pages, and there is an open-source repo, FileShotZKE. Returning users come back through drive file management and the inbox.
Last month's traffic sources
Top channel measured by Similarweb, others estimated by rank
Five-class attribution
| Attributable new users, last month | Share |
|---|---|
| SEO | 78% |
| 17% | |
| Other | 6% |
Direct + brand search 17%. Direct and brand search count as viral only when the site shows sharing mechanics; the largest share wins, under 5% means Other.
Countries
| Country | Share of visits |
|---|---|
| United States | 18.83% |
| India | 11.61% |
| Indonesia | 6.76% |
| Brazil | 3.93% |
| Philippines | 2.99% |
Language
English
Social sources
Facebook, YouTube, Reddit
Keywords
2.3K keywords · brand ~17% · organic 100% / paid <0.01%
| Similarweb top 5 keywords |
|---|
| download video from link |
| video downloader |
| link downloader |
| online video downloader |
| link to video |
Non-brand queries: download video from link, video downloader, link downloader, online video downloader, link to video
Referring sites
5 referring sites
| Site | Share of referrals |
|---|---|
| xensam.eu | 0.64% |
| shopee.tw | 0.12% |
Referrer categories
| Category | Share of referrals |
|---|---|
| Social Media Networks | 4.72% |
| Search Engines | 2.63% |
| File Sharing and Hosting | 1.68% |
| Marketplace | 0.12% |
Site metrics (Similarweb, last month)
- Visits, last 3 months
- 990.7K (3 months)
- Visits MoM
- -53.82%
- Country rank
- Indonesia #7480
- Category rank
- Computers Electronics and Technology > Programming and Developer Software #139
- Bounce rate
- 47.08%
- Pages / visit
- 3.00
- Visit duration
- 00:01:35
- Industry
- Programming and Developer Software
- Top 3 channels
- Organic Search › Direct › Referrals (top channel 77.47%)
3. Growth pathhow the first users arrived and what kept it growing
Classification
Basics
Timeline
Growth loop
Revenue and scale clues
Confidence and gaps
Other sites that started via “Long-tail search”
Similar sitessame category, also growing via SEO
FAQ
How many checkout visits does Fileshot get per month?
About 17,192 last month (Similarweb estimate), #168 of 606; the month before was 9,217. Opening checkout is not paying, so this is not revenue.
Where do Fileshot's new users come from?
New-user source: SEO (Non-brand search). New users mostly come from need-based searches Search 77.5%, non-brand search about 77%; the main terms are download video from link, video downloader and online video downloader, with SEO driven by tool pages. Other spread mechanisms include 30–50% referral commission, embed code and public profile pages, and there is an open-source repo, FileShotZKE. Returning users come back through drive file management and the inbox.
How much does Fileshot cost?
Free $0; Pro $10/month; Creator $24/month; Professional $38/month; also weekly billing at $2.50–$9.50
Dossier confidence: high. Parts 1 and 2 come from reading the site and Similarweb data; part 3 from public reporting, founder posts, Wayback snapshots, WHOIS and similar, with speculation marked.
The number: checkout visits is Similarweb's estimate of visits from the site to a checkout payment page; opening checkout is not paying, so this is not revenue. Small sites land on fixed buckets.
Data through last month. Page updated 2026-10-26.