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5 sourced facts about online and streaming video, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
The basics
Which platform has been No. 1 in U.S. streaming watch time for nearly three years (per Nielsen)?
AnswerYouTube
YouTube cites Nielsen data showing it has led U.S. streaming watch time for nearly three years as of January 2026.
Source: YouTube Official Blog, Press blog.youtube
Going deeper
What share of all U.S. TV viewing time went to streaming in July 2026?
Answer49.0%
Streaming dwarfed broadcast (19.5%) and cable (18.7%) as TV usage got a lift from the FIFA World Cup.
Source: Nielsen, The Gauge (July 2026) nielsen.com
About how many videos are uploaded to YouTube every day?
Answerover 20 million
The platform operates in more than 100 countries across 80 languages.
Source: YouTube Official Blog, Press blog.youtube
Expert level
What share of total U.S. TV viewing did YouTube alone account for in July 2026?
Answera record 14.2%
That extended YouTube's lead over the second-place media distributor to 5.0 share points.
Source: Nielsen, The Gauge (July 2026) nielsen.com
How many daily views do YouTube Shorts average?
Answerover 200 billion daily views
Shorts are YouTube's short-form vertical videos; the platform also sees over 20 million uploads a day.
Source: YouTube Official Blog, Press blog.youtube
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