YouTube has always been everyone’s favorite whether it is to watch old movies, listen to songs, subscribing entertainment and prank channels, finding skincare videos, etc. The recent data released by AppAnnie shows how far YouTube has come in terms of grabbing more people’s attention each day. Internet users, especially teenagers and youngsters spend most of their time on YouTube.
In 2019, YouTube dominated mobile video engagement among the world’s leading streaming apps on Android devices. Data covering the top five video streaming apps by time spent worldwide shows that YouTube accounted for around 70% of total time spent within this group.
The remaining share was divided among major competitors, led by Tencent News at approximately 10%, followed by Tencent Video and iQIYI at about 7% each, while Xigua Video captured roughly 6% of total time spent. These figures reflect user engagement measured specifically on Android smartphones and do not include iOS usage or television viewing.
Apps ranked outside the top five — including Netflix, MX Player, Youku, and Hotstar — were excluded from the time-share calculation, even though some have significant global audiences. The data highlights YouTube’s strong mobile engagement advantage, driven by its free access model and broad mix of short- and long-form video content.
Importantly, the figures represent time spent within the top five apps only, not total mobile video consumption overall.
Post updated with AI to improve accuracy.
In 2019, YouTube dominated mobile video engagement among the world’s leading streaming apps on Android devices. Data covering the top five video streaming apps by time spent worldwide shows that YouTube accounted for around 70% of total time spent within this group.
The remaining share was divided among major competitors, led by Tencent News at approximately 10%, followed by Tencent Video and iQIYI at about 7% each, while Xigua Video captured roughly 6% of total time spent. These figures reflect user engagement measured specifically on Android smartphones and do not include iOS usage or television viewing.
Apps ranked outside the top five — including Netflix, MX Player, Youku, and Hotstar — were excluded from the time-share calculation, even though some have significant global audiences. The data highlights YouTube’s strong mobile engagement advantage, driven by its free access model and broad mix of short- and long-form video content.
Importantly, the figures represent time spent within the top five apps only, not total mobile video consumption overall.
Post updated with AI to improve accuracy.
