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RESTON, VA, December 23, 2015 – Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a global media measurement and analytics company, today released data from the Comscore Video Metrix® service showing that 197.5 million Americans watched online content videos via desktop computer in November 2015. Google Sites ranked as the top video content property, LiveRail was the top video ad property, and 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 November with 174.5 million unique viewers. Facebook ranked #2 with 90.5 million viewers, followed by Yahoo Sites with 61.2 million, Vimeo with 56.5 million and VEVO with 44.2 million.
Top U.S. Online Video* Content Properties Ranked by Unique Video ViewersNovember 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
197,464
Google Sites
174,548
Facebook
90,474
Yahoo Sites
61,214
Vimeo
56,455
VEVO
44,205
Warner Music
39,269
Mode Media
37,913
Comcast NBCUniversal
37,799
Maker Studios Inc.
37,546
AOL, Inc.
33,281
*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 ReachLiveRail ranked #1 in video ad reach, serving ads to 48.2 percent of the total U.S. population in November. AOL, Inc. came in second with 45 percent reach, followed by BrightRoll Platform with 43 percent, Google Sites with 33 percent and SpotX Video Advertising Platform with 30.5 percent.
Top U.S. Online Video Ad* Properties Ranked by Percent Reach of U.S. PopulationNovember 2015Total U.S. – Desktop Computer, Home and Work LocationsAd Videos Only (Content Videos Not Included)Source: Comscore Video Metrix
% Reach Total U.S. Population
LiveRail†
48.2
45.0
BrightRoll Platform†
43.0
33.0
SpotX Video Advertising Platform†
30.5
Specific Media**
27.8
Altitude Digital†
23.9
RockYou.com†
21.5
Teads Sites†
Videology†
20.6
*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
Top 10 YouTube Partner Channels by Unique ViewersThe November 2015 YouTube partner data revealed that video music channel VEVO climbed into the top position in the ranking with 43.4 million viewers. UMG occupied the #2 spot with 42.2 million unique viewers, followed by Warner Music with 39.3 million, SonyBMG with 37.7 million and BroadbandTV with 28.1 million.
Top YouTube Partner Channels Ranked by Unique Video Viewers*November 2015Total U.S. – Desktop Computer, Home and Work LocationsContent Videos Only (Ad Videos Not Included)Source: Comscore Video Metrix
VEVO @ YouTube
43,402
UMG @ YouTube
42,194
Warner Music @ YouTube
39,268
SonyBMG @ YouTube
37,688
BroadbandTV @ YouTube
28,105
QuizGroup @ YouTube
22,244
The Orchard @ YouTube
21,650
ZEFR @ YouTube
21,158
Machinima @ YouTube
20,254
Collective @ YouTube
18,702
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