--- title: 10 Facts You Need to Know About YouTube description: Did you know that YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world? Find out more about the video sharing platform with our blog. image: https://www.thriveability.co.uk/hubfs/Blog_Featured-Images/YOUTUBE-LAPTOP-MAN.jpg --- [![Thrive Logo](https://www.thriveability.co.uk/hubfs/thrive-logo-pink-1.svg)](https://www.thriveability.co.uk/) - [What We Do](https://www.thriveability.co.uk/what-we-do) - [About](https://www.thriveability.co.uk/about-us) - [Approach](https://www.thriveability.co.uk/approach) - [Work](https://www.thriveability.co.uk/work) - [Blog](https://www.thriveability.co.uk/blog) - [Contact](https://www.thriveability.co.uk/contact) Blog # 10 Facts You Need to Know About YouTube October 16, 2017 3 Minute Read By Rachael Farley ## Isn’t it time that you hit the 'record' button? Everyone knows that video consumption is growing in the world of social media.  A forecast by Cisco predicts that global internet traffic from videos will make up 80% of all internet traffic by 2019. With this information, it would be crazy not to consider using video within your social media strategy.  > “The ‘play’ button is becoming the most compelling call-to-action on the web.” - Andrew Angus You probably already know that YouTube is the most popular video hosting service on the Internet. It is a fantastic channel to post content to educate and attract your customers. But how much do you actually know about this social media giant? Here are 10 facts you may not have known...  1. YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world, while Google is first 2. It is available in 88 countries and 76 languages 3. Over 1.5 billion monthly active users (equivalent to approximately ⅓ of the internet), slightly behind Facebook at 2 billion users 4. 25 - 44 year olds watch the most YouTube videos 5. Male users are 62% while females users are 38% 6. Over 500 hours of video are uploaded every minute 7. 41% of video uploads are within the People and Blogs category 8. 1 billion hours of YouTube are watched per day 9. 40% of YouTube views come from mobile devices 10. People typically spend 40 minutes on YouTube per sitting - the highest amount of time compared to other social media platforms Interesting, right? Let us know how many facts you actually knew via [@ThriveHQ](https://twitter.com/ThriveHQ)! All facts are compiled from [Filmora’s 2017 YouTube infographic](https://filmora.wondershare.com/youtube-video-editing/mind-blowing-youtube-stats-facts-2017.html), below. ![](https://filmora.wondershare.com/youtube-video-editing/mind-blowing-youtube-stats-facts-2017.jpg) **Find more posts like this via [Video](https://www.thriveability.co.uk/blog/topic/video).** #### Share this post... [mailto:?Subject=Check%20out%20this%20post&Body=https://www.thriveability.co.uk//blog/10-facts-you-need-to-know-about-youtube](mailto:?Subject=Check%20out%20this%20post&Body=https://www.thriveability.co.uk//blog/10-facts-you-need-to-know-about-youtube) Ready to talk? ## Whether you need a new website, a branding refresh, or a marketing strategy, the first step is a conversation. We'll give you an honest view of where you are and what's worth doing next. ## You may also like to read... November 14, 2016 #### [8 Do's and Don'ts for Creating Interesting Blog Posts](https://www.thriveability.co.uk/blog/the-dos-and-donts-for-creating-the-perfect-blog-post) Blog posts don't have to be literary masterpieces, but in order to attract readers, it is necessary to create engaging content. August 24, 2020 #### [8 Ways To Boost Your Search Ranking in 2020](https://www.thriveability.co.uk/blog/8-ways-to-boost-your-search-ranking-in-2020) Dreaming of that coveted top spot on the first page of Google’s search results? You’re not alone! February 19, 2018 #### [Understanding the Importance of DNS to Your Business](https://www.thriveability.co.uk/blog/understand-dns-for-your-business) Helping you to understand what a DNS is and why it's important for you to know your DNS details. ![hubspot-logo-white](https://www.thriveability.co.uk/hubfs/2021%20Assets/Partner%20Logos/hubspot-logo-white.svg "hubspot-logo-white") ![google-partner-logo-white](https://www.thriveability.co.uk/hubfs/2021%20Assets/Partner%20Logos/google-partner-logo-white.svg "google-partner-logo-white") Copyright © Thrive Marketing Limited 2026 [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/company/thrivehq?trk=top_nav_home/) [hello@thriveability.co.uk](mailto:hello@thriveability.co.uk) [01325 778 786](tel:01325%20778%20786)