As of May 2020, 88 percent of Generation Z and Millennials respondents in the United States voted entertainment and distraction as that the main reason to watch mobile videos during the COVID-19 pandemic. For 55 percent of the respondent, the leading reason for watching mobile videos was to stay informed about news and pop culture.
Leading reasons to watch mobile videos among Generation Z and Millennials during COVID-19 in the United States in 2020
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National Research Group, & Snap Inc.. (July 1, 2020). Leading reasons to watch mobile videos among Generation Z and Millennials during COVID-19 in the United States in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1215245/main-reasons-to-watch-mobile-videos-during-covid19-in-the-us/
National Research Group, und Snap Inc.. "Leading reasons to watch mobile videos among Generation Z and Millennials during COVID-19 in the United States in 2020." Chart. July 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1215245/main-reasons-to-watch-mobile-videos-during-covid19-in-the-us/
National Research Group, Snap Inc.. (2020). Leading reasons to watch mobile videos among Generation Z and Millennials during COVID-19 in the United States in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1215245/main-reasons-to-watch-mobile-videos-during-covid19-in-the-us/
National Research Group, and Snap Inc.. "Leading Reasons to Watch Mobile Videos among Generation Z and Millennials during Covid-19 in The United States in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1215245/main-reasons-to-watch-mobile-videos-during-covid19-in-the-us/
National Research Group & Snap Inc., Leading reasons to watch mobile videos among Generation Z and Millennials during COVID-19 in the United States in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1215245/main-reasons-to-watch-mobile-videos-during-covid19-in-the-us/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Leading reasons to watch mobile videos among Generation Z and Millennials during COVID-19 in the United States in 2020 [Graph], National Research Group, & Snap Inc., July 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1215245/main-reasons-to-watch-mobile-videos-during-covid19-in-the-us/