According to a February to March 2020 survey of parents in the United States, 53 percent of online videos watched by their children were learning videos. The second most popular video content category was nursery rhymes or songs, with 45 percent of the videos watched by children aged up to eight years during the examined period belonging to this category. Influencer videos made up 18 percent of the total number of videos watched.
Online videos watched by young children in the United States in 2020, by content category
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Common Sense Media. (March 9, 2022). Online videos watched by young children in the United States in 2020, by content category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268664/online-videos-watched-by-children-us/
Common Sense Media. "Online videos watched by young children in the United States in 2020, by content category." Chart. March 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268664/online-videos-watched-by-children-us/
Common Sense Media. (2022). Online videos watched by young children in the United States in 2020, by content category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268664/online-videos-watched-by-children-us/
Common Sense Media. "Online Videos Watched by Young Children in The United States in 2020, by Content Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268664/online-videos-watched-by-children-us/
Common Sense Media, Online videos watched by young children in the United States in 2020, by content category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268664/online-videos-watched-by-children-us/ (last visited December 01, 2023)
Online videos watched by young children in the United States in 2020, by content category [Graph], Common Sense Media, March 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268664/online-videos-watched-by-children-us/