According to a 2020 survey of viewers in selected European countries and the United States, between five and six people of ten were watching online streaming videos on their TVs, with respondents in the United Kingdom (UK) reaching 64 percent. Computers ranked second in the United States, Germany, and Finland, while mobile device usage remained between 33 and 45 percent in the examined period. More respondents in Sweden than in the other surveyed country reported streaming content on their connected TV boxes, with roughly 43 percent declaring they used these devices to watch online videos.
Devices used to watch online streaming videos in selected countries as of the 4th quarter of 2020
Characteristic
United States
UK
Germany
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Finland
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Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
Survey time period
Q4 2020
Number of respondents
7,000 respondents
Age group
18 years and older
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
* Total number of respondents in the surveyed regions in the Nordics, UK, Germany and US. The source does not specify the number of respondents in each region.
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AudienceProject. (December 15, 2020). Devices used to watch online streaming videos in selected countries as of the 4th quarter of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251719/online-video-device-selected-countries/
AudienceProject. "Devices used to watch online streaming videos in selected countries as of the 4th quarter of 2020." Chart. December 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251719/online-video-device-selected-countries/
AudienceProject. (2020). Devices used to watch online streaming videos in selected countries as of the 4th quarter of 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251719/online-video-device-selected-countries/
AudienceProject. "Devices Used to Watch Online Streaming Videos in Selected Countries as of The 4th Quarter of 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251719/online-video-device-selected-countries/
AudienceProject, Devices used to watch online streaming videos in selected countries as of the 4th quarter of 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251719/online-video-device-selected-countries/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Devices used to watch online streaming videos in selected countries as of the 4th quarter of 2020 [Graph], AudienceProject, December 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251719/online-video-device-selected-countries/