YouTube tops Disney and Netflix in TV viewing, Nielsen finds | TechCrunch
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Nielsen’s latest report serves as another wake-up call that YouTube is rapidly gaining ground in the TV landscape. On Tuesday, Nielsen released its April Nielsen's report shows that YouTube has maintained the largest share of TV viewing for three consecutive months.
  • Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    5·
    3 days ago

    Additionally, according to internal data from YouTube, TVs were the primary device for YouTube viewing in the U.S. during the first quarter of 2025.

    Folk like me, who are ripping/downloading thousands of hours of YouTube content using the TV API:

    • FurtiveFugitive@lemm.eeEnglish
      5·
      3 days ago

      Undoubtedly yes, but also I watch a lot of video essays, documentaries, and science channels on YouTube. It has basically replaced the discovery channel of the 90s and similar. I can also watch things like, the opening monologues of talk shows, attend up comedy, etc. There’s a lot of tv being displaced by YouTube even without treading into the influencer and ai slop-o-sphere.