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• The very first YouTube video was uploaded on 23 April 2005.

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• The total number of people who use YouTube – 1,300,000,000.

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• 300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute!

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• Almost 5 billion videos are watched on Youtube every single day.

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• YouTube gets over 30 million visitors per day

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• In an average month, 8 out of 10 18-49 year-olds watch YouTube.

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• By 2025, half of the viewers under 32 will not subscribe to a pay-TV service.

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• 6 out of 10 people prefer online video platforms to live TV

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• The total number of hours of video watched on YouTube each month – 3.25 billion.

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• 10,113 Youtube videos generated over 1 billion views.

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• 80% of YouTube’s views are from outside of the U.S.

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• The average number of mobile YouTube video views per day is 1,000,000,000

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• The average mobile viewing session lasts more than 40 minutes. This is up with more than 50% year-over-year.

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• Female users are 38% and male users are 62%.

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• User Percentage by Age 18-24 – 11%, 25-34 – 23%, 35-44 – 26%, 45-54 – 16%, 50-64 – 8%, 65+ – 3%, unknown age – 14%.

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• More than half of YouTube views come from mobile devices.

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• YouTube’s mobile revenue is up to 2x y/y.

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• YouTube overall and even YouTube on mobile alone reaches more 18-34 and 18-49 year-olds than any cable network in the U.S.

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• The number of hours people spend watching videos (aka watch time) on YouTube is up 60% year-over-year, the fastest growth we’ve seen in 2 years.

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• You can navigate YouTube in a total of 76 different languages (covering 95% of the Internet population).

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• YouTube has launched local versions in more than 88 countries.

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• 9% of U.S small businesses use Youtube

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• Approximately 20% of the people who start your video will leave after the first 10 seconds. Create a damn good intro.