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 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.

80% of parents say that their children under the age of 11 watch YouTube regularly.

As of March 2020, women aged 25 to 34 years accounted for ** percent of the audience of YouTube in Ukraine. The second largest group of users of the platform was represented by men from 35 to 44 years old, as reported by newage.

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

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.

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

YouTube is the world's largest video-sharing platform, launched in 2005. It allows users to upload, view, and share videos, and has grown to be a central hub for content creators across various fields, including entertainment, education, music, and more. With over 2 billion logged-in users monthly, YouTube has become an essential platform for digital content and marketing.

The Top 1000 YouTube Channels Dataset captures detailed information about the top-performing YouTube channels globally. This dataset includes the following columns:

• Rank : The ranking of the YouTube channel based on its overall popularity and performance.
• Youtuber : The name of the YouTuber or the title of the YouTube channel.
• Subscribers : The total number of subscribers to the channel, indicating its reach and popularity.
• Video Views : The total number of video views the channel has accumulated, reflecting its engagement and audience interaction.
• Video Count : The total number of videos uploaded by the channel, showing the content volume produced.
• Category : The genre or category the channel belongs to, such as music, education, entertainment, etc.
• Started : The year the channel was created, providing insight into its longevity and growth over time.

This dataset is invaluable for analyzing trends, understanding content strategies, and benchmarking channel performances within the YouTube ecosystem.

YouTube was launched in 2005. It was founded by three PayPal employees: Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim, who ran the company from an office above a small restaurant in San Mateo. The first...

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

In 2023, men aged between 25 and 34 years represented the largest demographic on YouTube, with over ** percent of the platform's user base being viewers in this age group. Women in the same age group accounted for approximately ** percent of the platform's audience in France, while approximately ** percent of YouTube viewers were women aged between 18 and 24 years. Overall, the platform's audience was composed by more **** than ****** viewers, as ** percent of men were reported using YouTube in France in 2023.

YouTube's market share in Poland's social media landscape has fluctuated throughout the observed period, reaching a low of **** percent in August 2024. This figure reflects a dynamic digital environment where various platforms compete for user attention. Despite this relatively small market share, YouTube remains a significant player in Poland's online ecosystem, with its influence extending beyond mere percentages. User demographics and engagement YouTube's popularity in Poland was particularly strong among certain demographics. Women and individuals aged 30 to 49 made up the largest portion of the platform's user base in the country. Interestingly, younger audiences also showed high engagement, with boys aged 7 to 14 spending nearly two hours daily on YouTube in 2023. This diverse user profile underscores YouTube's broad appeal across age groups and genders. Content trends and channel growth The platform's content landscape in Poland was dynamic and evolving. "Piosenki" (songs) topped the list of YouTube search queries in 2023, indicating a strong interest in music-related content. As of September 2024, the children's channel "Bazylland" led Polish YouTube channels with **** million subscribers, followed by gamer and vlogger "Blowek" with **** million. These figures highlight the diverse content ecosystem on YouTube in Poland, ranging from entertainment for young audiences to gaming and vlogging content for older viewers.

In 2024, YouTube advertising was estimated to reach around **** million people in Hong Kong, representing about ** percent of the city's total population. Among YouTube ad viewers aged 18 and above, females accounted for around **** percent. The platform reached about ** percent of the city's adult female population.

Snapchat has a reach into 75% of the millenial and Gen Z audience.

There are more male LinkedIn users than females – although it is pretty balanced.

36.6% of Twitter users are aged 25-34 and make up the biggest age group on the platform. Only 2.4% of Twitter users are aged 13-17.

56.5% of Facebook users worldwide are male. This is in direct contrast to only 43.5% of Facebook being female.

Addressing global sustainability challenges such as climate change in democratic societies requires thorough political and societal debates. Science and environmental communication is needed to inform these debates. However, not all parts of society are equally reached by traditional science communication. In particular young people, especially without academic background, are often left out. The cooperation of science communicators with influencers on the video platform YouTube can be a way to convey scientific information and raise awareness for environmental issues with new young audiences. This case study looks at three videos from the campaign #EarthOvershootDay on YouTube by the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) Germany and the educational initiative MESH Collective. The focus of the analysis lies on the established success factors of communication through influencers—specifically authenticity, comprehensibility and storytelling—and how they play out in detail in the three exemplary videos. Besides the analysis of the videos, the study is corroborated by interviews with the producers and a comment analysis in order to include the perspective of the viewers. Our analysis confirms previous findings on science communication with influencers and illustrates the practical implementation of these findings. It shows that authenticity is a central aspect which is not disturbed through the presentation of scientific content. The storytelling approaches are tailored to the respective influencer and their style. The language and structure of the videos are simple and comprehensible, scientific arguments focus on selected aspects and are tied to examples from everyday life. The comments by the users support these findings with the majority of comments addressing the three aspects of our analysis being positive. However, evidence for an in-depth engagement with the scientific contents could not be found in the comments. The stated goal of the campaign to reach educationally disadvantaged young people was only reached to a limited degree according to the assessment of the producers. Additionally, the views of two of the three videos remained below the average for the respective channel. Taken together this indicates that cooperation with influencers might not be an “all-purpose tool” guaranteeing success for science communication.

Multiple regression results for audience retention.

The most significant cohorts of users on Instagram are aged 18 – 24.