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YouTube Stats: Everything You Need to Know In 2024!

Written by: Adam Hayes
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– YouTube user stats –

How many YouTube channels are there?

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There are more than 114 million active YouTube channels – which includes broadcasters, movie studios, record labels and more.
Source: Tim Queen

How many users does YouTube have?

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YouTube has around 2.7 billion monthly active users, in over 100 countries.

How many people use YouTube?

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YouTube has approximately 122 million daily active users, based all over the world.

How many YouTube channels can I have?

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You can create up to 100 channels with one single YouTube account.
Source: YouTube Help

How many YouTube channels have 100k subscribers?

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Around 321,000 channels have 100,000 subscribers or more.
Source: Medium

In which countries is YouTube used?

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YouTube is used all over the world, with content in over 80 languages. However, the site is currently banned in ten countries.
Source: Geeks for Geeks

How long do people spend on YouTube?

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Visitors spend an average of 19 minutes per day on YouTube.

Is YouTube the world’s most visited website?

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YouTube is the world’s second most visited website, right behind Google.
Source: SemRush

How much video is consumed on YouTube per day?

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One billion hours of content is watched on YouTube across the world every day.

How many YouTube users access the site on mobile?

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Mobile users make up 87.35% of worldwide visits to YouTube, compared to just 12.65% on desktop. 
Source: Statista

What is the most popular type of video on YouTube?

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Music videos are the most popular type of video on YouTube.
Source: Backlinko

How many people watch YouTube Shorts?

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YouTube Shorts attract more than 70 billion daily views.
Source: Statista

– YouTube upload stats –

How much is uploaded to YouTube every day?

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More than 500 hours of new videos are uploaded to YouTube every minute. That equates to 30,000 hours every hour, and 720,000 hours every single day!
Source: TubeFilter

How many YouTube videos are there?

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There are approximately 3.9 billion videos on YouTube, of which 826 million are YouTube Shorts. Although, this number is difficult to pinpoint with hours of new content being uploaded every minute.
Source: Photutorial

How long is the average YouTube video?

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Videos on YouTube have an average length of 11.7 minutes.
Source: Statista

– Miscellaneous YouTube stats –

How many YouTube videos have I watched? 

You can find out exactly how much time you’ve spent watching YouTube videos. To do this:

  1. Sign in to YouTube.
  2. Tap your profile picture in the top right.
  3. Tap ‘Time watched.’

Which YouTube video has the most views?

The most viewed video on YouTube is ‘Baby Shark Dance’ with over 14.5 billion views. Since it was uploaded in June 2016, it’s clocked up an average of just a shade under 5 million views per DAY.

How do people use YouTube?

According to SEMRush…

– 82% of people use YouTube as a source of entertainment
– 18% use it to specifically to follow brands and companies
– 7% use YouTube as a way to strengthen their professional work. 
– 37% of viewers ages 30 to 49 use YouTube as a news source.

Which YouTube channel has most subscribers?

1. MrBeast (314m)
2. T-Series (273m)
3. YouTube Movies (183m)
4. Cocomelon – Nursery Rhymes (182m)
5. SET India (177m)

– YouTube monetisation stats –

How many YouTube views do you need to make money?

Based on industry averages, you probably need about 500,000 views to earn $1,000 from ads. The cost per thousand (CPM) works out to be $2 per 1,000 impressions.

How many YouTube subscribers do you need to start monetising?

You need to have at least 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours over the past year before you can monetise your YouTube content. Once you reach those thresholds, you can apply for YouTube Partner Program which allows you to start monetising your channels through ads.

How much does YouTube pay?

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A good average amount to expect is around $0.18 a view. That would mean, on average, you could expect to receive $18 per 1,000 ad views.

How much does YouTube pay for 1 million views?

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You can expect to be paid between $2,000 and $3,000 in ad revenue for 1 million YouTube views.
Source: Review42

Do YouTube pay monthly?

Yes, YouTube pays monthly. Your earnings for the previous month get added to your YouTube payment account balance in AdSense any time between the 7th and 12th of the following month. 

How many YouTube views do I need to make $5,000 per month?

You’d need to gather around 2 million views each month, in order to earn $5,000 per month in YouTube ad revenue, based on widely reported averages,

– YouTuber stats –

How much do YouTubers earn?

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A study of six YouTubers revealed income of between $2 and $12 per 1,000 views.

Who is the richest YouTuber?

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Mr Beast is the highest paid YouTuber with a $54m payout last year. He beat out Jake Paul ($45m), Markiplier ($38m) Rhett and Link ($30m) and Unspeakable ($28.5m).
Source: Forbes

Who was the first YouTuber?

The first YouTuber was Jawed Karim who was also a founder of YouTube. He uploaded the first ever video on April 23rd, 2005 – it was titled Me at the Zoo and has attracted 333m views.

How many YouTubers are there in the world?

It depends what you mean by ‘YouTuber!’ If monetisation is part of your definition, then around 2 million creators are signed up to YouTube’s Partner Program through which videos collect ad revenue.

Written by <a href="https://www.wyzowl.com/author/adamhayes/" target="_self">Adam Hayes</a>

Written by Adam Hayes

Adam is Head of Content at Wyzowl. Leading a talented, fearless team of writers, Adam's passions include video, growth marketing, brand storytelling and referring to himself in the third person.

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