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January 14, 2026

While YouTube Is Catching TV for Total Viewers, It Still Trails Significantly for Time Spent

While YouTube Is Catching TV for Total Viewers, It Still Trails Significantly for Time Spent

Note

Time spent with each medium includes multitasking; for example, 1 hour of multitasking on a mobile phone while watching TV is counted as 1 hour for mobile phone and 1 hour for TV. Figures are rounded to the nearest minute. Estimates of average time spent with media are based on the number of users ... of each medium.

Methodology

Time spent estimates are based on the analysis of estimates from other research firms, consumer media consumption trends, device adoption trends, company reports, primary research, and interviews.