Hulu Surpasses 1 Billion Monthly Video Streams for First Time
RESTON, VA, February 5, 2010 – Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released December 2009 data from the Comscore Video Metrix service, showing that nearly 178 million U.S. Internet users watched online video during the month. Online video viewing continued to reach record levels in December, with 33.2 billion videos viewed during the month.
Top 10 Video Content Properties by Videos Viewed
Google Sites continued to rank as the top U.S. video property in December, delivering 13.2 billion videos, with YouTube.com accounting for nearly 99 percent of all videos viewed at the property. Hulu ranked second with more than 1 billion videos viewed, an all-time high for the property, and representing 3.0 percent market share. Microsoft Sites ranked third with 561 million (1.7 percent), followed by Fox Interactive Media with 551 million (1.7 percent) and Yahoo! Sites with 539 million (1.6 percent).
Top U.S. Online Video Content Properties* by Videos ViewedDecember 2009Total U.S. – Home/Work/University LocationsSource: Comscore Video Metrix
Property
Videos (000)
Share (%) of Videos
Total Internet : Total Audience
33,242,835
100.0
Google Sites
13,242,487
39.8
Hulu
1,013,494
3.0
Microsoft Sites
561,052
1.7
Fox Interactive Media
550,505
Yahoo! Sites
539,416
1.6
Viacom Digital
372,641
1.1
Turner Network
366,987
CBS Interactive
297,298
0.9
Megavideo.com
210,294
0.6
AOL LLC
209,957
*Rankings based on video content sites; excludes video server networks. Online video includes both streaming and progressive download video.
Top 10 Video Content Properties by Viewers
Nearly 178 million viewers watched an average of 187 videos per viewer during the month of December. Google Sites attracted 135.8 million unique viewers during the month (97.5 videos per viewer), followed by Yahoo! Sites with 59.8 million viewers (9.0 videos per viewer) and Fox Interactive Media with 56.8 million viewers (9.7 videos per viewer). The average Hulu viewer watched 22.9 videos during the month, representing another all-time high for the property.
Top U.S. Online Video Content Properties* by Unique ViewersDecember 2009Total U.S. – Home/Work/University LocationsSource: Comscore Video Metrix
Unique Viewers (000)
Average Videos per Viewer
177,851
186.9
135,830
97.5
59,842
9.0
56,781
9.7
47,918
6.2
44,579
12.6
44,189
22.9
39,592
9.4
Facebook.com
32,754
5.0
30,586
12.0
5min.com
30,530
2.5
Top Video Ad Networks by Potential Reach
In December, Tremor Media ranked as the top video ad network with a potential reach of 103.7 million viewers, or 58.3 percent of the total viewing audience. Advertising.com Video Network ranked second with 83.6 million viewers (47.0 percent), followed by SpotXchange Video Ad Network with 81.3 million viewers (45.7 percent)
Top U.S. Online Video Ad Networks by Potential Reach of Unique ViewersDecember 2009Total U.S. – Home/Work/University LocationsSource: Comscore Video Metrix
Viewer Penetration
Tremor Media - Potential Reach
103,672
58.3
Advertising.com Video Network - Potential Reach
83,619
47.0
SpotXchange Video Ad Network - Potential Reach
81,290
45.7
YuMe Video Network - Potential Reach
76,356
42.9
ScanScout Network - Potential Reach
70,976
39.9
BBE - Potential Reach
67,111
37.7
Break Media Video Ad Network - Potential Reach
61,269
34.4
BrightRoll Video Network - Potential Reach
55,227
31.1
Adconion Video Network - Potential Reach
55,027
30.9
TidalTV - Potential Reach
46,563
26.2
Other notable findings from December 2009 include:
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PressBill DaddiDaddi Brand Communications646-370-1341press@comscore.com