Movies and TV was the fastest growing YouTube category worldwide in 2020, with a year-on-year subscriber growth of 279.5 percent. Entertainment followed with 180.6 percent, and pets rounded out the top three with 178 percent.
Fastest growing YouTube categories worldwide in 2020, by average subscriber growth
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Statistics on YouTube
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Media usage in an online minute 2022
- Premium Statistic Hours spent on video consumption weekly worldwide Q2 2021, by platform
- Basic Statistic Global social networks ranked by number of users 2022
- Premium Statistic Leading Android video and streaming apps worldwide 2021, by hours watched
- Basic Statistic Leading websites worldwide 2021, by monthly visits
- Basic Statistic U.S. adults who use selected social networks 2021
Usage and demographics
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- Premium Statistic Youtube users in the World 2019-2028
- Basic Statistic Countries with the most YouTube users 2022
- Basic Statistic YouTube penetration in selected countries and territories 2022
- Premium Statistic YouTube: distribution of global audiences 2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic YouTube: distribution of global audiences 2022, by age and gender
Traffic
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- Premium Statistic Monthly global visitor traffic to YouTube.com 2022, by device
- Premium Statistic Share of total global visitor traffic to YouTube 2022, by device
- Premium Statistic YouTube average visit length per user worldwide 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic YouTube average visit length worldwide 2021, by device
- Premium Statistic YouTube pages per visit worldwide 2021, by device
- Premium Statistic Monthly searches of leading keywords on YouTube worldwide 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Social media traffic referrers to YouTube 2021, by average monthly traffic
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YouTube on mobile
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- Basic Statistic Most downloaded entertainment and streaming apps worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic YouTube app monthly active users (MAU) worldwide 2018-2021
- Premium Statistic YouTube app daily active users (DAU) worldwide 2018-2021
- Premium Statistic YouTube app user engagement in selected markets 2021
- Premium Statistic YouTube IAP revenues 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Share of time spent on YouTube app by children worldwide 2021, by country
Competitors
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- Premium Statistic Concurrent viewers on Twitch Q3 2022
- Basic Statistic Global Vimeo quarterly subscribers 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Quarterly Netflix subscribers count worldwide 2013-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of Hulu's paying subscribers in the U.S. 2019-2022, by quarter
- Basic Statistic TikTok annual installs 2017-2021
Channels and content
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- Basic Statistic YouTube: most viewed channels 2022
- Basic Statistic All-time most viewed YouTube channel owners 2022
- Basic Statistic YouTube: most subscribed channels 2022
- Premium Statistic YouTube: most subscribed gaming channels 2022
- Basic Statistic YouTube: most subscribed beauty content creators 2022
- Premium Statistic Highest-earning YouTube stars 2021
- Basic Statistic Most viewed YouTube videos of all time 2022
- Basic Statistic Fastest viral videos based on number of views in 24 hours as of 2022
Community guidelines enforcement
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- Basic Statistic Number of videos removed from YouTube worldwide as of Q3 2022
- Basic Statistic Number of videos removed from YouTube worldwide Q3 2022, by source of first detection
- Basic Statistic Share of videos removed from YouTube worldwide Q3 2022, by views
- Basic Statistic Share of videos removed from YouTube worldwide Q3 2022, by reason
- Basic Statistic Number of videos removed from YouTube worldwide Q3 2022, by country
- Basic Statistic Number of video comments removed from YouTube worldwide as of Q3 2022
- Basic Statistic Distribution of video comments removed from YouTube worldwide Q3 2022, by reason
Marketing & advertising
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- Premium Statistic Global YouTube advertising revenues 2017-2021
- Basic Statistic YouTube: global advertising revenues as of Q3 2022
- Basic Statistic YouTube: share of Google revenues 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Social media platforms used by marketers worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Future use of social media among marketers worldwide 2022, by platform
- Premium Statistic Leading brands on YouTube worldwide 2021, by channels
Further related statistics
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- Lifestyle YouTube Channels with the largest number of subscribers in France 2017
- Beauty YouTube channels with the largest number of subscribers in France 2017
- Most Subscribed cooking YouTube Channels in France 2017
- YouTube: most subscribed soccer clubs 2018
- Leading YouTube channels in Denmark 2021, by number of subscribers
- Leading YouTube channels in Norway 2022, by number of subscribers
- Gen C: weekly and daily YouTube viewership 2013
- Italy: YouTube videos optimal length 2018
- Behaviour of Internet users aged 15-24 on YouTube in France 2015
- YouTube: beauty content share of views 2018
- Highest earning YouTube influencers in Finland 2017
- Global YouTube celebrity or vlogger viewership 2016, by age group
- YouTube: most popular makeup tutorials 2014
- YouTube channels with the most subscribers in France 2017
- Top ten coffee and tea brands on YouTube Thailand 2020, by total uploaded video views
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- Beauty YouTube channels with the largest number of subscribers in France 2017
- Most Subscribed cooking YouTube Channels in France 2017
- YouTube: most subscribed soccer clubs 2018
- Leading YouTube channels in Denmark 2021, by number of subscribers
- Leading YouTube channels in Norway 2022, by number of subscribers
- Gen C: weekly and daily YouTube viewership 2013
- Italy: YouTube videos optimal length 2018
- Behaviour of Internet users aged 15-24 on YouTube in France 2015
- YouTube: beauty content share of views 2018
- Highest earning YouTube influencers in Finland 2017
- Global YouTube celebrity or vlogger viewership 2016, by age group
- YouTube: most popular makeup tutorials 2014
- YouTube channels with the most subscribers in France 2017
- Top ten coffee and tea brands on YouTube Thailand 2020, by total uploaded video views
HypeAuditor. (June 15, 2021). Fastest growing YouTube categories worldwide in 2020, by average subscriber growth [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251513/fastest-growing-youtube-categories-subscriber-growth-worldwide/
HypeAuditor. "Fastest growing YouTube categories worldwide in 2020, by average subscriber growth." Chart. June 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251513/fastest-growing-youtube-categories-subscriber-growth-worldwide/
HypeAuditor. (2021). Fastest growing YouTube categories worldwide in 2020, by average subscriber growth. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251513/fastest-growing-youtube-categories-subscriber-growth-worldwide/
HypeAuditor. "Fastest Growing Youtube Categories Worldwide in 2020, by Average Subscriber Growth." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251513/fastest-growing-youtube-categories-subscriber-growth-worldwide/
HypeAuditor, Fastest growing YouTube categories worldwide in 2020, by average subscriber growth Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251513/fastest-growing-youtube-categories-subscriber-growth-worldwide/ (last visited January 31, 2023)
Fastest growing YouTube categories worldwide in 2020, by average subscriber growth [Graph], HypeAuditor, June 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251513/fastest-growing-youtube-categories-subscriber-growth-worldwide/