YouTube is now the second largest search engine in the world after Google, since its inception, any user can provide their own content, regardless of their level and capabilities, and view billions of other content. YouTube has gained a great reputation because the user can follow the channels and clips that interest him, at the time he wants, and from anywhere.
In fact, YouTube has become a part of the lives of its users, as it is a great source of profit, marketing, learning, following the news, communication, entertainment, and others.
In this article, we will present a lot of information about YouTube, we will present the most important statistics of this huge platform, including the most important demographic and financial facts, the most famous stars and the clips uploaded to it.
Information about YouTube in general
YouTube was created in February 2005.
The first video uploaded to YouTube was of the San Diego Zoo on April 23, 2005.
YouTube was created by Jawed Karim, Chad Hurley, Steve Chen.
The CEO of YouTube is Susan Wojcicki.
YouTube has more than 2,000 employees from all over the world.
Google bought YouTube in 2006 for $1.65 billion.
The number of monthly YouTube users is one billion and 900 million users.
YouTube attracts more than a third of Internet users around the world.
Every 60 seconds, more than 400 hours of high-quality videos are uploaded to YouTube.
Information about YouTube usage and size
The number of YouTube visitors around the world is 30 million visitors per day.
More than one billion hours of videos are watched on YouTube every day.
More than 50% of YouTube views are on mobile devices, with 500 million views.
There are 50 million content creators so far.
Average duration of one session for using YouTube: 40 minutes.
5 billion videos are watched on YouTube every day.
The largest YouTube channel is PewDiePie with 66.6 million subscribers.
PewDiePie is the most popular YouTube personality with 54 million subscribers.
The most watched YouTube video is Despacito, with 5.12 billion views.
YouTube's estimated profit for 2015 is $8 billion.
The estimated earnings of the highest-earning YouTube star of 2015: $12 million.
There are more than 1500 YouTube channels with more than 1 million subscribers.
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Youtube demographic information
62% of YouTube users are male, while females make up 32%.
80% of the views are from outside the USA.
9% of startups have YouTube channels.
The over-35 and under-55 age group is one of the fastest growing categories on YouTube.
75% of adults prefer old clips (nostalgia) over educational clips and current events.
Most millennials prefer using YouTube over watching traditional TV.
The age group between 18-34 years is watching YouTube avidly.
YouTube serves 88 countries in 76 languages.
Males mainly watch videos of football matches and strategy games.
Females mainly follow the beauty and personal care segments.
The Arab world and North Africa occupies the second place in the percentage of daily views, with an average of 310 million views.
Two hours of video clips are uploaded in the Arab world every minute.
YouTube Financial Statistics
The annual cost of running YouTube is $6.35 billion.
The annual profit that YouTube brings to Google is $13 billion.
YouTube earns 6% of Google's revenue from advertising.
The total earnings of the highest-earning YouTubers for 2017 is $127 million.
The highest-earning YouTubers of 2018
DanTDM channel owner Daniel Midelton
Earnings: $16.5 million.
Number of subscribers: 20 million subscribers.
Views: 13,895,048,995 views
Created Date: July 14, 2012.
VanossGaming channel by Evan Fong
Earnings: $15.5 million.
Number of subscribers: 23 million subscribers.
Views: 10,093,833,407 views.
Creation date: September 15, 2011.
Dude Perfect . channel
Earnings: $14 million.
Number of subscribers: 31 million subscribers.
Views: 6,531,844,044 views.
Creation Date: March 16, 2009.
Markiplier channel by Mark Edward
Earnings: $12.5 million.
Number of subscribers: 20 million subscribers.
Views: 10,276,348,335 views.
Created Date: May 26, 2012
Logan Paul . Channel
Earnings: $12.5 million.
Number of subscribers: 17 million subscribers.
Views: 4,094,089,749 Views.
Created: August 28, 2015
ChannelPewDiePie
Earnings: $12.5 million.
Number of subscribers: 66.6 million subscribers.
Views: 19,088,905,130 views.
Created Date: August 29, 2010
Jack Paul . Channel
Earnings: $11.5 million.
Number of subscribers: 15 million subscribers.
Views: 5,106,704,198 views.
Created Date: September 19, 2013
Ryan ToysReview Channel
Earnings: $11 million.
Number of subscribers: 14 million subscribers.
Views: 25,445,602,895 views.
Created Date: March 16, 2015
smosh . channel
Earnings: $11 million.
Number of subscribers: 23 million subscribers.
Views: 7,791,102,464 views.
Created Date: November 19, 2005
IISuperwomanII Channel by Lilly Singh
Earnings: $10.5 million.
Number of subscribers: 13 million subscribers.
Views: 2,860,983,733 views.
Creation Date: October 28, 2010
Most viewed YouTube videos of all time
Despacito . song
Upload date: January 12, 2017
Views: 5.68 billion views
Singer: Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, Justin Bieber
Shape of you song
Upload date: January 30, 2017
Views: 3.89 billion views
Singer: Ed Sheeran
Song See You Again
Upload date: April 6, 2015
Views: 3.85 billion views
Singer: Wiz Khalifa - Charlie Puth
Uptown Funk
Upload date: November 19, 2014
Views: 3.32 Billion Views
Singer: Mark Ronson - Bruno Mars
Children's movie clip Masha and the bear: Recipe For Disaster
Upload date: January 31, 2012
Views: 3.31 billion.
Gangnam Style
Upload date: July 15, 2012
Views: 3.23 billion views
Singer: Psy
Sorry . song
Upload date: October 22, 2015
Views: 3.03 Billion Views
Singer: Justin Bieber
Sugar . song
Upload date: January 14, 2015
Views: 2.8 billion views
Singer: Maroon 5
Shake it off
Upload date: August 18, 2014
Views: 2.67 billion views
Singer: Taylor Swift
Roar . song
Upload date: September 5, 2013
Views: 2.65 Billion Views
Singer: Katy Perry
