YouTube keeps track of the most popular videos that are being seen on the site. Several months' worth of daily trending YouTube video statistics are included in this data set. Data for France and the USA are included. The videos on this list are those that users have liked and have received the most views, comments, and likes from other users. These videos are then displayed on the trending page. The greatest videos are shown at the top of the page by ranking these videos according to a ratio of views, likes, comments, and shares.

This dataset is a daily record of the top trending YouTube videos.

content: Data about daily trending YouTube videos for several months, and counting, is included in this dataset. Up to 200 trending videos are published each day, with data for the US and FR regions (the USA and France, respectively) included.

As of June 2022, more than *** hours of video were uploaded to YouTube every minute. This equates to approximately ****** hours of newly uploaded content per hour. The amount of content on YouTube has increased dramatically as consumer’s appetites for online video has grown. In fact, the number of video content hours uploaded every 60 seconds grew by around ** percent between 2014 and 2020. YouTube global users Online video is one of the most popular digital activities worldwide, with ** percent of internet users worldwide watching more than ** hours of online videos on a weekly basis in 2023. It was estimated that in 2023 YouTube would reach approximately *** million users worldwide. In 2022, the video platform was one of the leading media and entertainment brands worldwide, with a value of more than ** billion U.S. dollars. YouTube video content consumption The most viewed YouTube channels of all time have racked up billions of viewers, millions of subscribers and cover a wide variety of topics ranging from music to cosmetics. The YouTube channel owner with the most video views is Indian music label T-Series, which counted ****** billion lifetime views. Other popular YouTubers are gaming personalities such as PewDiePie, DanTDM and Markiplier.

Key YouTube Statistics (Editor’s Choice) YouTube recorded 70 billion monthly active users in March 2023, which includes 55.10% of worldwide active social media users. There have been more than 14 million daily active users currently on YouTube, in the United States of America this platform is accessed by 62% of users. YouTube is touted as the second largest search engine and the second most visited website after Google. Revenue earned by YouTube in the first two quarters of 2023 is around $14.358 billion. In 2023, YouTube Premium and YouTube Music have recorded 80 million subscribers collectively worldwide. YouTube consumers view more than a billion hours of video per day. YouTube has more than 38 million active channels. In the fourth quarter of 2021, YouTube ad revenue has been $8.6 billion. Around 3 million paid subscribers to access YouTube TV. YouTube Premium has around 1 billion paid users. In 2023, YouTube was banned in countries such as China excluding Macau and Hong Kong, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Turkmenistan, and South Sudan. With 166 million downloads, the YouTube app has become the second most downloaded entertainment application across the world after Netflix. With 91 million downloads, YouTube Kids has become the sixth most downloaded entertainment app in the world. Nearly 90% of digital consumers access YouTube in the US, making it the most popular social network for watching video content. Over 70% of YouTube viewership takes place on its mobile application. More than 70% of YouTube video content watched by people is suggested by its algorithm. The average duration of a video on YouTube is 12 minutes. An average YouTube user spends 20 minutes and 23 seconds on the platform daily. Around 28% of YouTube videos that are published by popular channels are in the English language. 77% of YouTube users watch comedy content on the platform. With 247 million subscribers, T-Series has become the most subscribed channel on YouTube. Around 50 million users log on to YouTube every day. YouTube's biggest concurrent views record has been at 2.3 billion from when SpaceX has gone live on the platform to unveil Falcon Heavy Rocket. The majority of YouTube users are in the age group of 15 to 35 years in the US. The male-female ratio of YouTube users is 11:9. Apple INC. has been touted as the biggest advertiser on YouTube in 2020 spending $237.15 million. YouTube produced total revenue of $19.7 billion in 2020. As of 2021, the majority of YouTube users (467 million) are from India. It is the most popular platform in the United States with 74 percent of adult users. YouTube contributes to nearly 25% of mobile traffic worldwide. Daily live streaming on YouTube has increased by 45% in total in 2020. In India, around 225 million people are active on the platform each hour as per the 2021 statistics. YouTube Usage and Viewership Statistics #1. YouTube accounts for more than 2 billion monthly active users Around 2.7 billion users log on to YouTube each month. The number of monthly active users of YouTube is expected to grow even further. #2. Around 14.3 billion people visit the platform every month The number of YouTube visitors is far higher compared to Facebook, Amazon, and Instagram. #3. YouTube is accessible across 100 countries in 80 languages. The platform is widely available across different communities and nations. #4. 53.9% of YouTube users are men and 46.1% of women use the platform As of 2023 statistics, 53.9% of men use the platform and 46.1% of women over 18 years are on YouTube. The share in the number of males and females is 1.38 billion and 1.18 billion respectively. Age Group Male Female 18 to 24 8.5% 6% 25 to 34 11.6% 8.6% 35 to 44 9% 7.5% 45 to 54 6.2% 5.7% 55 to 64 4.4% 4.5% Above 65 4.3% 5.4% #5. 99% of YouTube users are active on other social media networks as well. Fewer than 1% of YouTube users are solely dependent on the platform. #6. Users spend around 20 minutes and 23 seconds per day on YouTube on average It is quite a generous amount of time spent on any social network platform. #7. YouTube is the second most visited site worldwide With more than 14 billion visits per month, YouTube has become the second most visited site in the world. However, its parent company Google is the most visited site across the globe. As per the statistics, YouTube is the third most popular searched word on Google. #8. 694000 hours of video content are streamed on YouTube per minute YouTube has outweighed Netflix as well in terms of streaming video content. #9. Over 81% of total internet users have accessed YouTube #10. Nearly 450 million hours of video content are uploaded on YouTube each hour More than 5 billion videos are watched on YouTube per day. #11. India has the maximum numb

As of February 2025, ** percent of the YouTube global audience was composed of male users aged between 25 and 34 years, as well as around *** percent of female users of the same age. Male users aged between 35 and 44 years on the platform accounted for **** percent of the total, while women of the same age using YouTube had an audience share of *** percent in the examined period. YouTube’s global popularity The number of monthly active users on YouTube reached almost *** billion in April 2024, making it the second most popular social network on the internet. The platform's popularity spans all over the world, with India and the United States having the largest YouTube audiences. As of April 2024, the audience of YouTube in India was around *** million, while the United States recorded a YouTube audience of around *** million users.

YouTube’s digital revenues One of YouTube's leading monetization methods include advertising, with the company generating around **** billion U.S. dollars in the first quarter of 2024. Additionally, the platform generated over ** million dollars in the United States through in-app purchases, as well as over **** million U.S. dollars in revenues from mobile app users in Japan.

As of January 2025, the ranking of the most popular YouTube channels based on monthly views is dominated by music and children's content. Wiz Khalifa's Music channel was ranked first with a whopping six billion channel views, while Wow Kidz ranked second with over five billion video views in the last examined month. Indian music record channel T-Series -which ranked first continuously in 2021 and 2022, placed third with 2.72 billion video views. Most subscribed YouTube channels When looking at the most-subscribed YouTube channels: Indian music label T-Series was ranked first with 229 million channel subscribers. The video game commentator Felix Kjellberg, aka PewDiePie, ranked seventh, with roughly 111 million subscribers, after being surpassed by Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast in November 2022. As of June 2022, PewDiePie was still the most subscribed gaming-content channel on YouTube, followed by Salvadorian YouTuber Fernanfloo with 45 million global subscribers. Creators' earnings MrBeast was the highest-earning YouTuber in 2021, with 54 million U.S. dollars. Ryan Kaji from Ryan's World was among the youngest content creators making the rankings of the highest-earning YouTubers in 2021, with an estimated revenue of 27 million U.S. dollars. Ryan’s channel was set up by his parents in March 2015, when the young content creator was three years old. MrBeast was also the leading content creator on YouTube based on Influence Media Value, while PewDiePie ranked third with an evaluation of around 3.91 million U.S. dollars.

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A comprehensive dataset of over 157 up-to-date YouTube statistics for 2025, covering user behavior, demographics, creator earnings, ad performance, Shorts, and AI content trends. Compiled from credible sources such as Pew Research, Statista, eMarketer, Google, and YouTube.

Introduction

YouTube Creator Statistics: YouTube is the world's largest video-sharing platform. It was launched in Feb 2005. In 2006 it was purchased by Google in 2006. As of 2024, it is the world’s second most-viewed website after Google search. YouTube has managed to create an unprecedented social impact on the world. It has been instrumental in changing the overall dynamics of social media presence.

It has been a dominant force in shaping internet trends and creating millionaire celebrities. Likewise, it would be interesting to highlight YouTube creator statistics to gain valuable information on how this video-sharing platform has profoundly impacted the internet world.

Introduction

YouTube vs Vimeo Statistics: In the world of online video platforms, YouTube and Vimeo hold distinct yet influential roles. As a Google property, YouTube has grown to become the world's second-largest search engine, with billions of hours watched daily. Vimeo is oriented toward professionals and businesses seeking hosting services with supported high-quality video and no ads, with advanced collaboration and enterprise-level features.

This article will present some YouTube vs Vimeo statistics for 2025, in comparison with users, engagement, revenue, and market positioning.

As of February 2025, India was the country with the largest YouTube audience by far, with approximately 491 million users engaging with the popular social video platform. The United States followed, with around 253 million YouTube viewers. Brazil came in third, with 144 million users watching content on YouTube. The United Kingdom saw around 54.8 million internet users engaging with the platform in the examined period. What country has the highest percentage of YouTube users? In July 2024, the United Arab Emirates was the country with the highest YouTube penetration worldwide, as around 94 percent of the country's digital population engaged with the service. In 2024, YouTube counted around 100 million paid subscribers for its YouTube Music and YouTube Premium services. YouTube mobile markets In 2024, YouTube was among the most popular social media platforms worldwide. In terms of revenues, the YouTube app generated approximately 28 million U.S. dollars in revenues in the United States in January 2024, as well as 19 million U.S. dollars in Japan.

Introduction

YouTube Statistics: YouTube was founded on April 14th, 2005, by three PayPal employees, Jawed Karim, Steve Chen, and Chad Hurley. They started the company in an office above a small restaurant in San Mateo. The platform now has almost 2.49 billion active users monthly and has grown significantly over the years. 47% of internet users worldwide use YouTube each month.

YouTube serves as both a social media platform and a search engine, allowing direct interaction with the audience and the creation of content that can be easily found by users. Let's explore more YouTube statistics.

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YouTube gets an average of 14.3 billion total worldwide visits every month.

YouTube boasts an average of 23.7 hours per month spent by users.

During the fourth quarter of 2024, around 53.8 percent of videos removed from YouTube were deleted due to child safety reasons. This represents a decrease from the previous quarter, when the videos removed from the platform due to this reason made-up around 56.5 percent of the total removed videos. During the last measured quarter, another one percent of flagged videos were removed due to spam or misleading content.

As of February 2025, approximately ** percent of YouTube users were male. By comparison, female users on the popular social video platform were approximately ** percent of the total. In the last examined period, the ******************** and ****** were among the country with the highest YouTube penetration worldwide.

As of January 2025, the most viewed YouTube channel in Mexico was YOLO AVENTURAS, with more than 20.77 billion video views. It was followed by Masha y el Oso, with around 20.4 billion views. YOLO AVENTURAS was also the YouTube channel with the second most subscribers in Mexico.

In February 2024, YouTube counted approximately 100 million paid subscribers across its Music and Premium services. This represents an increase from the 50 million paying subscribers across the platform's services from September 2021. During the third quarter of 2023, YouTube generated almost eight billion U.S. dollars in advertising revenues.

In 2023, all the analyzed channels with an audience between ****** and ********** subscribers had over ******* disliked on YouTube, against the approximately ********** likes recorded in 2023. In comparison, all the tiny accounts analyzed - which had up to *** subscribers - managed to accumulate a total of *********** likes, as well as ****** dislikes and ****** comments.

According to a survey of Swedish internet users conducted between the end of January 2024, 55 percent of respondents who were born in the 2000s or in the 2010s used YouTube on a daily basis. Swedish online audiences born in the 1990s saw the second-highest daily usage rate of the online video platform with 45 percent of respondents claiming to do so.