This statistic presents the most popular video content categories on YouTube worldwide, ranked by views. As of December 2018, entertainment was the most popular YouTube content category based on video views. The category accounted for 25 percent of public video views on the platform.
Distribution of total YouTube video views worldwide as of December 2018, by category
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Pex. (June 5, 2019). Distribution of total YouTube video views worldwide as of December 2018, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026885/global-distribution-youtube-video-views-by-category/
Pex. "Distribution of total YouTube video views worldwide as of December 2018, by category." Chart. June 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026885/global-distribution-youtube-video-views-by-category/
Pex. (2019). Distribution of total YouTube video views worldwide as of December 2018, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026885/global-distribution-youtube-video-views-by-category/
Pex. "Distribution of Total Youtube Video Views Worldwide as of December 2018, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026885/global-distribution-youtube-video-views-by-category/
Pex, Distribution of total YouTube video views worldwide as of December 2018, by category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026885/global-distribution-youtube-video-views-by-category/ (last visited March 31, 2020)
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