U.S. YouTube usage increase due to coronavirus 2020

During a March 2020 survey of social media users in the United States, 64 percent of respondents stated that if confined to their homes during the coronavirus, they would use YouTube more during that period. Many counties and cities in the United States have called upon residents to stay at home during the global coronavirus pandemic and subsequently, internet users turn to digital video and video-on-demand platforms to keep them entertained.

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Share of social media users in the United States who believe they will use YouTube more if confined at home due to the coronavirus as of March 2020

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Significantly more	39.4%
Slightly more	24.3%
Stay the same	22.6%
Slightly less	1.2%
Significantly less	0.7%
I don't use	11.8%

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Release date

March 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

March 12, 2020

Number of respondents

425 respondents

Special properties

regular social media users

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: If confined to your home due to the Coronavirus, which social media platforms do you believe you will use more or less during that period? YOUTUBE

70 percent of respondents were female, 30 percent were male