183m US internet users watch online video in May
183 million US internet users watched online video during May, according to comScore’s Video Metrix service.
YouTube.com achieved recorded an all-time high of 14.6 billion videos viewed and surpassed the threshold of 100 videos per viewer for the first time.
US internet users watched nearly 34 billion videos during the month with Google Sites (including YouTube) ranking as the top video property with 14.6 billion videos, representing 43.1% of all videos viewed online.
Hulu ranked second with 1.2 billion videos, or 3.5% of all online videos viewed. Microsoft Sites ranked third with 642 million (1.9%), followed by Vevo with 430 million (1.3%) and Viacom Digital with 347 million (1%).
Figures from Nielsen published earlier this month said that the number of US unique viewers of online video increased 1.6% year on year in May, hitting 135.9 million.
Nielsen’s recent Three Screen Report, revealed that US viewers are spending 3 hours and 41 minutes using the internet while watching TV.