Number of Hulu Video Viewers Increases 42 percent in February, according to Comscore Video Metrix

Americans’ Consumption of Online Videos Declines 12 percent due to Abbreviated Month

RESTON, VA, March 24, 2009 – Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released February 2009 data from the Comscore Video Metrix service showing that U.S. Internet users viewed 13.1 billion online videos during the month of February, representing a decline of 12-percent versus January due mainly to the month of February having three fewer days. YouTube.com comprised the largest share within the U.S. market, accounting for 41 percent of online videos viewed and just under 100 million unique viewers.

Google Sites Holds onto Video Market Share Lead, Hulu Joins Top 5

In February, Google Sites continue to rank as the top U.S. video property with 5.3 billion videos viewed (41 percent online video market share), with YouTube.com accounting for more than 99 percent of all videos viewed at the property. Fox Interactive Media ranked second with 463 million videos (3.5 percent), followed by Yahoo! Sites with 353 million (2.7 percent), Hulu with 333 million (2.5 percent) and Microsoft Sites with 259 million (2.0 percent). Hulu climbed two positions in the ranking to #4, after experiencing a 33-percent jump in video views on the heels of its Super Bowl commercial at the outset of the month.

Top U.S. Online Video Properties* by Videos Viewed
February 2009
Total U.S. – Home/Work/University Locations
Source: Comscore Video Metrix

Property

Videos

(000)

Share (%) of

Videos

Total Internet

13,072,164

100.0

Google Sites

5,348,579

40.9

Fox Interactive Media

462,620

3.5

Yahoo! Sites

353,489

2.7

Hulu

332,504

2.5

Microsoft Sites

259,002

2.0

Viacom Digital

248,103

1.9

Turner Network

169,486

1.3

AOL LLC

117,119

0.9

Disney Online

116,104

0.9

CBS Interactive

111,762

0.9

*Rankings based on video content sites; excludes video server networks. Online video includes both streaming and progressive download video.

Hulu.com Reaches One-Quarter of Total Internet Video Viewer Population

More than 145 million U.S. Internet users watched an average of 90 videos per viewer in February. Google Sites maintained its lead with nearly 100 million viewers during the month, representing 69 percent of those who watched video. Fox Interactive ranked second with 53.8 million viewers, followed by Yahoo! Sites (41.8 million), and Hulu (34.7 million). Of the top ten video properties, Hulu experienced the largest increase in unique viewers compared to January, growing 42 percent to 34.7 million viewers.

Top U.S. Online Video Properties* by Unique Viewers
February 2009
Total U.S. – Home/Work/University Locations
Source: Comscore Video Metrix

Property

Unique Viewers (000)

Average Videos per Viewer

Total Internet

145,177

90.0

Google Sites

99,395

53.8

Fox Interactive Media

53,794

8.6

Yahoo! Sites

41,679

8.5

Hulu

34,731

9.6

Microsoft Sites

28,490

9.1

CBS Interactive

24,574

4.5

AOL LLC

22,778

5.1

Viacom Digital

22,051

11.3

Turner Network

20,119

8.4

Disney Online

12,699

9.1

*Rankings based on video content sites; excludes video server networks. Online video includes both streaming and progressive download video.

Other notable findings from February 2009 include:

  • 75.5 percent of the total U.S. Internet audience viewed online video.
  • The average online video viewer watched 312 minutes of video (more than 5 hours)
  • 98.8 million viewers watched 5.3 billion videos on YouTube.com (53.8 videos per viewer).
  • 41.2 million viewers watched 384 million videos on MySpace.com (8.5 videos per viewer).
  • The duration of the average online video was 3.5 minutes.

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