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RESTON, VA, August 21, 2015 – Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a global media measurement and analytics company, today released data from the Comscore Video Metrix® service showing that 192.1 million Americans watched online content videos via desktop computer in July 2015. Google Sites ranked as both the top video content property and the top video ad property, while VEVO topped the list of YouTube partner channels.
Top 10 Video Content Properties by Unique ViewersGoogle Sites, driven primarily by video viewing at YouTube.com, ranked as the top online video content property in July with 169.2 million unique viewers. Facebook ranked #2 with 89.4 million viewers, followed by Yahoo Sites with 47.2 million, VEVO with 39.2 million and Maker Studios Inc. with 39.2 million.
Top U.S. Online Video* Content Properties Ranked by Unique Video ViewersJuly 2015Total U.S. – Desktop Computer, Home and Work LocationsContent Videos Only (Ad Videos Not Included)Source: Comscore Video Metrix
Property
Total Unique Viewers (000)
Total Internet : Total Audience
192,112
Google Sites
169,219
Facebook
89,357
Yahoo Sites
47,165
VEVO
39,217
Maker Studios Inc.
39,174
AnyClip Media
38,463
Vimeo
38,150
Engage:BDR
37,016
Fullscreen
34,063
Comcast NBCUniversal
33,119
*A video is defined as any streamed segment of audiovisual content, including both progressive downloads and live streams. For long-form, segmented content, (e.g. television episodes with ad pods in the middle) each segment of the content is counted as a distinct video stream.Video views are inclusive of both user-initiated and auto-played videos that are viewed for longer than 3 seconds.
Top 10 Video Ad Properties by Unique Viewer Percent ReachGoogle Sites ranked #1 in video ad reach, serving ads to 31.7 percent of the total U.S. population in July. LiveRail came in second with 27.1 percent reach, followed by AOL, Inc. with 25.9 percent, BrightRoll Platform with 25 percent and Specific Media with 22.4 percent.
Top U.S. Online Video Ad* Properties Ranked by Percent Reach of U.S. PopulationJuly 2015Total U.S. – Desktop Computer, Home and Work LocationsAd Videos Only (Content Videos Not Included)Source: Comscore Video Metrix
% Reach Total U.S. Population
31.7
LiveRail†
27.1
AOL, Inc.
25.9
BrightRoll Platform†§
25.0
Specific Media**
22.4
SpotXchange Video Advertising Platform†
21.3
Tremor Video†
20.5
RockYou.com†‡
18.4
Videology†
16.9
YuMe**
15.3
*Video ads include streaming-video advertising only and do not include other types of video monetization, such as overlays, branded players, matching banner ads, etc.**Indicates video ad network†Indicates video ad exchange/DSP/SSP‡Entity has assigned some portion of traffic to other syndicated entities.§BrightRoll Platform was underreported in June and July 2015 due to a tagging issue. The issue has since been resolved and full reporting will be reflected with August 2015 data.
Top 10 YouTube Partner Channels by Unique ViewersThe July 2015 YouTube partner data revealed that video music channel VEVO maintained the top position in the ranking with 38.8 million viewers. Disney/Maker Studios occupied the #2 spot with 38.7 million unique viewers, followed by QuizGroup with 32.1 million, BroadbandTV with 26.5 million and Machinima with 25.9 million.
Top YouTube Partner Channels Ranked by Unique Video ViewersJuly 2015Total U.S. – Desktop Computer, Home and Work LocationsContent Videos Only (Ad Videos Not Included)Source: Comscore Video Metrix
VEVO @ YouTube
38,782
Disney/Maker Studios @ YouTube
38,719
QuizGroup @ YouTube
32,059
BroadbandTV @ YouTube
26,495
Machinima @ YouTube
25,876
Warner Music @ YouTube
25,747
ZEFR @ YouTube
19,187
Rightster @ YouTube
17,520
Zoomin.TV @ YouTube
17,415
Collective @ YouTube
16,909
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