The statistic shows the number of YouTube viewers worldwide from 2016 to 2021. According to the forecast, the number of online video platform viewers will amount to 1.86 billion in 2021, up from 1.47 billion in 2017.
Number of YouTube users worldwide from 2016 to 2021 (in billions)
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eMarketer, & ExchangeWire. (February 9, 2018). Number of YouTube users worldwide from 2016 to 2021 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/805656/number-youtube-viewers-worldwide/
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eMarketer, ExchangeWire. (2018). Number of YouTube users worldwide from 2016 to 2021 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805656/number-youtube-viewers-worldwide/
eMarketer, and ExchangeWire. "Number of Youtube Users Worldwide from 2016 to 2021 (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805656/number-youtube-viewers-worldwide/
eMarketer & ExchangeWire, Number of YouTube users worldwide from 2016 to 2021 (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805656/number-youtube-viewers-worldwide/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Number of YouTube users worldwide from 2016 to 2021 (in billions) [Graph], eMarketer, & ExchangeWire, February 9, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/805656/number-youtube-viewers-worldwide/