Belgium: online video penetration, by age 2021

In recent years, the use of online video-sharing services such as YouTube increased among Generation Z and Millennials in Belgium. In the last examined year, usage among respondents aged between 16 and 24 years old increased to 82 percent, and to 77 percent among users aged between 25 and 34 years old.

Share of individuals who used video sharing services (such as YouTube) in Belgium from 2016 to 2021, by age

Characteristic	16-24 years	25-34 years	35-44 years	45-54 years	55-64 years	65-74 years
2016	69%	62%	52%	40%	30%	20%
2018	79%	67%	55%	41%	35%	22%
2019	76%	66%	60%	47%	35%	26%
2020	84%	77%	68%	55%	39%	23%
2021	82%	77%	64%	54%	40%	28%

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Release date

November 2021

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Region

Belgium

Survey time period

2016 to 2021

Number of respondents

5,800 respondents

Age group

16-74 years

Special properties

Citizens from Belgium who used the Internet in the past 3 months

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "For which of the following activities did you use the Internet for private reasons in the last three months?" [To watch other online video material from video sharing services (e.g. YouTube)]. (In Belgian Dutch: "Voor welke van de volgende activiteiten gebruikte u tijdens de laatste drie maanden het internet om privéredenen?" [Kijken naar onlinevideomateriaal van diensten die videomateriaal delen (bv. YouTube)], in French: "Au cours de ces trois derniers mois, parmi les activités suivantes sur l’Internet, lesquelles avez-vous effectuées à des fins privées?" [Regarder d’autres vidéos en ligne de services de partage de vidéos (YouTube p.ex.)]

No data available for missing years.

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