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13.5 Billion online videos viewed in the US in October.

Comscore just released data from its October 2008 Video Metrix Report and the numbers are impressive.

  • US Internet users viewed 13.5 Billion online videos during October which represents a 45% increase over last year.
  • Google (through YouTube and Google Video) had a 40% market share serving 5.4 Billion videos.
  • The average time spend viewing a video is 3 minutes.
  • The average online viewer watched 274 minutes of video
  • Over 80% of 18-34 year olds watch online video.

We are in the rapidly rising section of this growth curve. These numbers – both for consumers and for business viewers will continue to grow quickly.