Millennials watch more TV than YouTube and Facebook

An overview of millennial video penetration in the United States.

Nearly three times the number of American millennials watch ad-supported TV content than use YouTube, according to the latest data from the Global TV Group. TV brands, across both linear and catch-up, recorded 4.8 million viewers per average minute this year, while YouTube registered at 1.9 million. Facebook clocked in at fourth with 1.0 million views per average minute, one-fifth of the level seen for TV brands.

Snapchat, Google and Instagram reported similar levels of viewers per average minute, between 650 and 700 thousand. This was significantly higher than Amazon, which placed 12th at 81,000.

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