Between January 2020 and March 2021, users visiting YouTube's website from their desktop devices have spent considerably more time on the platform than users visiting from mobile. In March 2021, each user spent an average of 1361 seconds per visit on the website via mobile devices, while users visiting from desktop spent on average 1888 seconds per visits on YouTube.com.
Average time spent per user worldwide per visit on YouTube from January 2020 to March 2021, by device (in seconds)
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Semrush. (August 2, 2021). Average time spent per user worldwide per visit on YouTube from January 2020 to March 2021, by device (in seconds) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257242/youtubecom-time-spent-per-visit-by-device/
Semrush. "Average time spent per user worldwide per visit on YouTube from January 2020 to March 2021, by device (in seconds)." Chart. August 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257242/youtubecom-time-spent-per-visit-by-device/
Semrush. (2021). Average time spent per user worldwide per visit on YouTube from January 2020 to March 2021, by device (in seconds). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257242/youtubecom-time-spent-per-visit-by-device/
Semrush. "Average Time Spent per User Worldwide per Visit on Youtube from January 2020 to March 2021, by Device (in Seconds)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257242/youtubecom-time-spent-per-visit-by-device/
Semrush, Average time spent per user worldwide per visit on YouTube from January 2020 to March 2021, by device (in seconds) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257242/youtubecom-time-spent-per-visit-by-device/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Average time spent per user worldwide per visit on YouTube from January 2020 to March 2021, by device (in seconds) [Graph], Semrush, August 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257242/youtubecom-time-spent-per-visit-by-device/