YouTube has now become the second-largest search engine in the world after Google. Since its inception, any user can submit their own content, regardless of their level and capabilities, and view billions of other content. YouTube has gained a great reputation because it provides the ability for the user to 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 more.

In this article, we will present a lot of information about YouTube, and 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 clips are uploaded to YouTube.

Information about YouTube usage and volume

  • YouTube has 30 million visitors around the world every day.

  • More than a billion hours of clips are watched on YouTube every day.

  • More than 50% of YouTube views are on mobile devices, with 500 million views.

  • The number of content makers to date is 50 million content makers.

  • Average duration of one YouTube session: 40 minutes.

  • There are 5 billion videos watched daily on YouTube.

  • The biggest YouTube channel is PewDiePie with 66.6 million subscribers.

  • The most popular YouTuber, PewDiePie, has 54 million subscribers.

  • The most viewed YouTube clip is Despacito, with 5.12 billion views.

  • Estimated YouTube earnings for 2015 is $8 billion.

  • The estimated earnings of the most profitable YouTube stars for 2015 were $ 12 million.

  • There are more than 1,500 YouTube channels with over a million subscribers.

Information about YouTube Demographically,

  • 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 segments on YouTube.

  • 75% of adults prefer old clips (nostalgia) more than educational clips and current events.

  • Most millennials would rather use YouTube than watch traditional TV.

  • The age group between 18-34 years watches YouTube avidly.

  • YouTube serves 88 countries in 76 languages.

  • Males mainly watch videos of football matches and strategy games.

  • Females mainly follow beauty and personal care clips.

  • The Arab world and North Africa occupy second place in terms of daily viewership, with an average of 310 million views.

  • Two hours of video clips are uploaded every minute in the Arab world.

YouTube Financial Stats

  • The annual cost of running YouTube is $6.35 billion.

  • The annual profit that YouTube brings to Google is $13 billion.

  • YouTube generates 6% of Google's revenue from ads.

  • The total combined earnings of the highest-earning YouTubers of 2017 is $127 million.

Highest-earning is 

Earnings: $16.5 million.

Number of subscribers: 20 million subscribers.

Views: 13,895,048,995 Views

Created on July 14, 2012.

Profits: $15.5 million.

Number of subscribers: 23 million subscribers.

Views: 10,093,833,407 views.

Creation date: September 15, 2011.

Earnings: $14 million.

Number of subscribers: 31 million subscribers.

Views: 6,531,844,044 views.

Creation date: March 16, 2009.

Earnings: $12.5 million.

Number of subscribers: 20 million subscribers.

Views: 10,276,348,335 views.

Created: May 26, 2012

Earnings: $12.5 million.

Number of subscribers: 17 million subscribers.

Views: 4,094,089,749 views.

Created: August 28, 2015

Earnings: $12.5 million.

Number of subscribers: 66.6 million subscribers.

Views: 19,088,905,130 views.

Creation date: August 29, 2010

Earnings: $11.5 million.

Number of subscribers: 15 million subscribers.

Views: 5,106,704,198 views.

Created Date: September 19, 2013

Earnings: $11 Million.

Number of subscribers: 14 million subscribers.

Views: 25,445,602,895 views.

Creation date: March 16, 2015

Earnings: $11 million.

Number of subscribers: 23 million subscribers.

Views: 7,791,102,464 views.

Creation Date: November 19, 2005

Earnings: $10.5 million.

Number of subscribers: 13 million subscribers.

Views: 2,860,983,733 views.

Creation date: October 28, 2010

most watched YouTube clip ever,

 Uploaddate: January 12, 2017.

Number of views: 5.68 billion views

. Singer: Luiz Fonsi – Daddy Yankee – Justin Bieber.

. Upload date: January 30, 2017.

Number of views: 3.89billion views

. Singer: Ed Sheeran,

.” Upload date: April 6, 2015.

Views: 3.85 billion views

. Singer: Wiz Khalifa – Charlie Puth,

. Upload date: November 19, 2014.

Views: 3.32 billion views

. Singer: Mark Ronson – Bruno. March

. Upload date: January 31, 2012.

Views: 3.31 billion.

Upload date: July 15, 2012

Views: 3.23 billion views

Singer: Psy

Upload date: October 22, 2015

Views: 3.03 billion views

Singer: Justin Bieber

upload date: January 14, 2015

Views: 2.8 billion

Singer: Maroon 5

Upload date: August 18, 2014

Views: 2.67 billion views

Singer: Taylor Swift

Upload date: September 5, 2013

Views: 2.65 billion views

Singer: Katy Perry



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