RESTON, VA, August 18, 2014 – Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the Comscore Video Metrix® service showing that 190.3 million Americans watched online content videos in July 2014. Google Sites ranked as the top video content property, BrightRoll Platform 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 July with 157.2 million unique viewers. Facebook ranked #2 with 103.1 million viewers, followed by AOL, Inc. with 58.6 million, Yahoo Sites with 48.8 million and VEVO with 43.5 million.
Top U.S. Online Video* Content Properties Ranked by Unique Video ViewersJuly 2014Total U.S. – Home and Work LocationsContent Videos Only (Ad Videos Not Included)Source: Comscore Video Metrix
Property
Total Unique Viewers (000)
Total Internet : Total Audience
190,273
Google Sites
157,204
Facebook
103,081
AOL, Inc.
58,621
Yahoo Sites
48,750
VEVO
43,523
NDN
39,421
Maker Studios Inc.
38,583
Microsoft Sites
37,367
Fullscreen
36,126
Vimeo
34,216
*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 ReachBrightRoll Platform ranked #1 in video ad reach, serving ads to 50.1 percent of the total U.S. population in July. LiveRail came in second with 37.8 percent reach, followed by Specific Media with 36.9 percent, AOL, Inc. with 36.5 percent and Google Sites with 35.4 percent.
Top U.S. Online Video Ad* Properties Ranked by Percent Reach of U.S. PopulationJuly 2014Total U.S. – Home and Work LocationsAd Videos Only (Content Videos Not Included)Source: Comscore Video Metrix
% Reach Total U.S. Population
BrightRoll Platform†
50.1
LiveRail†
37.8
Specific Media**
36.9
36.5
35.4
Q1Media - AdExcite Video Platform†
31.4
TubeMogul Video Ad Platform†
31.2
SpotXchange Video Advertising Platform†
30.0
Tremor Video**
27.1
YuMe**
22.0
*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 July 2014 YouTube partner data revealed that video music channel VEVO maintained the top position in the ranking with 42.6 million viewers. Fullscreen climbed into the #2 spot with 36.1 million unique viewers, followed by Maker Studios Inc. with 33.5 million, Warner Music with 24.2 million and ZEFR with 22.2 million.
Top YouTube Partner Channels Ranked by Unique Video ViewersJuly 2014Total U.S. – Home and Work LocationsContent Videos Only (Ad Videos Not Included)Source: Comscore Video Metrix
VEVO @ YouTube
42,600
Fullscreen @ YouTube
36,115
Maker Studios Inc. @ YouTube
33,488
Warner Music @ YouTube
24,208
ZEFR @ YouTube
22,217
BroadbandTV @ YouTube
19,354
The Orchard @ YouTube
18,115
warnerbros vfp @ YouTube
17,866
Machinima @ YouTube
17,363
Zoomin.TV @ YouTube
16,639
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