In 2021, it was estimated that YouTube facilitated or supported the creation of 425 thousand jobs in the United States and 122 thousand jobs in Brazil. The direct contributions of YouTube content creators to the two regions' gross domestic product were estimated to amount to 25 billion U.S. dollars and six billion Brazilian reals as of the end of 2021, respectively. Australia and the United Kingdom also saw consistent contributions from YouTube content creators in the examined year, with an estimate of 1.4 billion Australian dollars and 1,4 billion pounds towards the countries GDPs in the examined year.

This statistic gives information on the share of internet users who watch online videos as of January 2018, by country. During the survey, it was found that 85 percent of U.S. internet users watched online video content on any device. Saudi Arabia was ranked first with a 95 percent online video penetration among the online population. Saudi Arabia also ranks highest for daily online video access.

Engagement with online video content in the U.S.– additional information

In the United States, YouTube ranks first as market leader among video and entertainment websites, leaving VoD providers Netflix and Hulu staggering behind.

Online videos include a variety of types from a six second long Vine to a full length movie and can be accessed via any device with an internet connection. The weekly time spent by U.S. users watching video content on smartphones has grown steadily over time. The results reveal that smartphone users aged 18 to 24 years spent more time watching video content than any other age group as they spent on average 83 minutes consuming videos per week. In contrast, smartphone users aged between 50 and 64 years only spent an average of 36 minutes per week watching mobile video content.

Prevalence of elevated blood glucose among 25+ yr old females across Europe with mean adult intakes of MUFA and PUFA.

The value of the non-contact self-pleasure market in Japan was estimated to reach approximately 106 billion Japanese yen in fiscal year 2019, up from about 101 billion yen in the fiscal year 2015. The Japanese non-contact self-pleasure market refers to the consumption of erotic images and videos, such as print or video pornography.

 The Japanese porn industry: development and legalities

The number of Japanese adult video (JAV for short) related businesses has remained stable throughout recent years, including a variety of video chat platforms, pornographic websites, and television channels. Modern JAVs were preceded by soft-core pornographic productions dubbed pink films, which first gained popularity in 1960s-Japan. As movie theaters saw a decline in attendance amid the rising popularity of television, major production companies such as Nikkatsu began to enter the more lucrative pink film market, which had been mostly independent hitherto.

Since its implementation in 1907, Article 175 of the Japanese Penal Code has remained the main legal base regulating the Japanese pornographic industry. While the article deems the distribution, sale, or public display of obscenity punishable by short-term prison sentences or fines, the vagueness of the term obscenity has since led to inconsistencies in court decisions and numerous legal loopholes. Commonly, the act is interpreted in a way that genitals and sexual intercourse are being censored or blurred in Japanese print and digital pornography. Nonetheless, approximately two thousand people face arrests for public indecency and obscenity offenses per year.

 Current market situation Video-based services such as JAV are among the largest groups of sex-related businesses in Japan. In past years, their popularity has even yielded conventions such as the Japan Adult Expo, where adult video production companies promote their latest releases and generate additional revenue through VR experiences, merchandise, and paid-for interactions with AV performers. Consequently, the number of online shopping sites for adult videos has not been subject to major fluctuations in past years. Apart from JAV, the Japanese porn industry also boasts a variety of print media, including magazines, manga, anime, and erotic video games.