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June 1, 2024

By 2025, There Will Be More YouTube and Social Network Users Than Linear TV Viewers in the US (millions of US YouTube viewers, social network users, and linear TV viewers, 2011–2025)

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By 2025, There Will Be More YouTube and Social Network Users Than Linear TV Viewers in the US (millions of US YouTube viewers, social network users, and linear TV viewers, 2011–2025)

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