YouTube Still Rules Online Video World

[Smokey]

Google-owned YouTube continues to dominate online video traffic, generating the bulk of the search behemoth’s 243.6 million unique desktop/mobile visitors in February, according to new data from comScore.

Runner-ups included Facebook with 206.4 million unique visitors; Yahoo (204.4 million); Microsoft (201.3 million), which includes Xbox; and Amazon (171.8 million), which includes Prime Video.

Notably, Netflix, which dominates domestic over-the-top video and peak primetime streaming traffic, ranked just 39th with 66.3 million unique visitors.

The data underscores the fact Netflix generates most of its traffic via connected devices; not the desktop computer or mobile.

Comcast, which includes NBC Universal and comedy streaming service Seeso, generated 152.4 million visitors; and CBS Interactive, which includes CBS All Access and CBSN, generated 148.1 million.

Apple, which does not include Apple TV, had 141.5 million visitors; while Walmart, which does not include Vudu, had 87.8 million. ESPN had 75.6 million, while Fox News Digital Network had 58.6 million, just behind Viacom Digital, which includes streaming service Noggin, with 58.9 million.

comScore Ranks the Top 50 U.S. Digital Media Properties for February 2016 - comScore, Inc

[Mr Peabody]

I don't subscribe to streaming video at this point. I have noticed occasionally I'll search for an old show to show my kids and it will be on YouTube for free, I plan to explore that a bit more. I have been just using YouTube to check out songs or bands to see how they sound.

[Smokey]

I don't subscribe to streaming video at this point. I have noticed occasionally I'll search for an old show to show my kids and it will be on YouTube for free, I plan to explore that a bit more. I have been just using YouTube to check out songs or bands to see how they sound.

Me too. You can practically find everything on youtube as it has become video version of wikipedia.

I am guessing Youtube get alot of their traffic thru PC, Labtop and mobile devices. Not thru connected devices such as TV a or blurays as Netflix still rules in bandwidth department thru those HT devices.

[blackraven]

I have a smart tv but we just bought a Chromecast and it works better at streaming. It is fast and works great