Nearly 2 in 5 U.S. Internet Users Watched a YouTube Video in September
RESTON, VA, November 30, 2007 – Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its Comscore Video Metrix report for September 2007, revealing that nearly 75 percent of U.S. Internet users watched a video online (including both streaming video and progressive downloads), averaging three hours of video per person during the month. Google Sites, which includes YouTube.com, topped the September rankings with both the most unique video viewers and most videos viewed.
Google Continues to Lead Online Video Market
September saw Americans view more than 9 billion videos online, with Google Sites once again ranking as the top U.S. video property with 2.6 billion videos viewed (28.3 percent share of videos), 2.5 billion of which occurred at YouTube.com (27.6 percent). Fox Interactive Media ranked second with 387 million (4.2 percent), followed by Yahoo! Sites with 381 million (4.1 percent) and Viacom Digital with 304 million (3.3 percent).
Top U.S. Online Video Properties* by Videos ViewedSeptember 2007Total U.S. – Home/Work/University LocationsSource: Comscore Video Metrix
Property
Videos
(MM)
Share (%) of
Total Internet
9,211
100.0
Google Sites
2,608
28.3
Fox Interactive Media
387
4.2
Yahoo! Sites
381
4.1
Viacom Digital
304
3.3
Time Warner Network
198
2.2
Microsoft Sites
194
2.1
Disney Online
92
1.0
ESPN
89
Comcast Corporation
52
0.6
CBS Corporation
48
0.5
*Rankings based on video content sites; excludes video server networks. Online video includes both streaming and progressive download video.
In total, nearly 136 million Americans, or approximately three in four U.S Internet users, viewed online video in September. Google Sites also captured the largest online video audience with 71.6 million unique viewers, followed by Fox Interactive Media with 41.2 million and Yahoo! Sites with 39.6 million.
Top U.S. Online Video Properties* by Unique Video ViewersSeptember 2007Total U.S. – Home/Work/University LocationsSource: Comscore Video Metrix
Unique Viewers (000)
Percent of all U.S. Internet Users
135,990
74.8
71,589
39.4
41,187
22.6
39,553
21.7
30,798
16.9
28,066
15.4
25,381
14.0
Bodog
16,914
9.3
10,746
5.9
10,541
5.8
8,212
4.5
Other notable findings from September 2007 include:
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PressBill DaddiDaddi Brand Communications646-370-1341press@comscore.com