How Long Would It Take to Watch Every YouTube Video?

Are you looking for ways to cook your favorite dish? Or do you want to know how to fix a Rubik’s cube?

Or maybe you are checking some reviews about the latest model of smartphone?

How about finding a travel guide and recommendation? YouTube got you covered.

It has millions of video tutorials, educational videos, product reviews, and entertaining videos from content creators,  influencers, and vloggers all over the world.

Since YouTube has a lot of videos to offer, users can watch them one by one.

How long would it take to watch every YouTube video? Let’s find out.

How Long Would It Take to Watch Every YouTube Video?

YouTube is one of the most popular video-sharing platforms worldwide. Users can watch and upload interesting videos anytime.

It can be accessed using devices like smartphones, tablets, desktops, laptops, and smart TVs.

A recent report shows that there are over 800 million YouTube videos uploaded on the platform.

Every minute, there are around 500 hours of video uploaded, equivalent to 30,000 hours of video per hour.

Approximately 1 billion to 5 billion hours of YouTube videos are watched daily by 122 million daily active users worldwide.

How long would it take to watch every YouTube video?

Many YouTube channels upload 5 to 15-minute videos because short videos acquire more watching time and engagement from their audience.

According to Statista’s report, the average YouTube video length is about 11.7 minutes.

YouTube users spend an average of 19 minutes daily watching videos on the platform, while some spend more than an hour per day.

If there are 800 million YouTube videos with 11.7 minutes in length, it will take around 9.36 billion minutes or 156 million hours to watch all YouTube videos. It is equivalent to 6.5 million days or 17,808 years of continuous watching.

In 2021, YouTube users use their mobile devices to watch YouTube videos instead of using personal computers or smart TVs since it is more accessible.

63% of the platform’s watch time was from mobile devices.

Did you know that the owner of the most-viewed YouTube videos was the YouTube channel of T-Series, the largest Indian music label and movie studio?

It has 207.22 billion lifetime views as of November 2022.

Average Length of YouTube Videos

In 2018, the average length of YouTube videos is about 11.7 minutes per video.

Gaming content had the longest average length among the categories on YouTube, accounting for an average length of 24.7 minutes per video, while music content had the shortest average length, with 6.8 minutes.

Here are the average length of YouTube videos as of December 2018:

• The average length of gaming content on YouTube is 24.7 minutes per video as of December 2018
• The average length of film and animation content on YouTube is 19.2 minutes per video as of December 2018
• The average length of entertainment content on YouTube is 12.9 minutes per video as of December 2018
• The average length of people and blog content on YouTube is 8.4 minutes per video as of December 2018
• The average length of music content on YouTube is 6.8 minutes per video as of December 2018
• The average length of other content on YouTube is 9.5 minutes per video as of December 2018

Time Spent Watching Videos Online Per Week

A survey shows that over a quarter of the respondents from selected countries are watching more than 10 hours of videos online per week in 2020, while almost 21% are watching at least one to two hours per week.

Below is a list of time spent watching videos online per week in 2020:

• 20.6% of online video viewers watched at least one to two hours of videos online per week in 2020
• 18.5% of online video viewers watched at least two to four hours of videos online per week in 2020
• 18.3% of online video viewers watched at least four to seven hours of videos online per week in 2020
• 15.4% of online video viewers watched at least seven to ten hours of videos online per week in 2020
• 27.2% of online video viewers watched more than ten hours of videos online per week in 2020

How Many Hours of YouTube Videos Uploaded Every Minute?

YouTube currently has 2.56 billion monthly active users, and over 500 hours of YouTube videos were uploaded every minute, which is up from 100 hours every minute in 2013.

Video content on the platform continuously increased as users’ appetites for entertaining and educational videos have grown.

How many hours of YouTube videos are uploaded per minute? Let’s see below:

• In June 2007, about 6 hours of YouTube videos were uploaded per minute
• In January 2009, about 15 hours of YouTube videos were uploaded per minute
• In March 2010, about 24 hours of YouTube videos were uploaded per minute
• In May 2011, about 48 hours of YouTube videos were uploaded per minute
• In January 2012, about 60 hours of YouTube videos were uploaded per minute
• In May 2013, about 100 hours of YouTube videos were uploaded per minute
• In November 2014, about 300 hours of YouTube videos were uploaded per minute
• In July 2015, about 400 hours of YouTube videos were uploaded per minute
• In May 2019, about 500 hours of YouTube videos were uploaded per minute
• In February 2020, about 500 hours of YouTube videos were uploaded per minute
• In June 2022, about 500 hours of YouTube videos were uploaded per minute

Types of Videos Watched on YouTube

YouTube offers videos of different genres and types. Gaming videos are one of the leading video types on YouTube.

One of the most popular YouTube channels with gaming content is Markiplier with 34.4 million subscribers and 19,598,319,159 total views since May 2012.

Here are the popular types of videos watched on YouTube:

• Gaming videos
• Unboxing and product reviews
• Video tutorials
• Beauty, makeup, and skin care videos
• Vlogs
• ASMR
• Prank and Challenge videos
• Health and Fitness
• Music videos
• Video commentaries
• Reaction videos
• Entertainment videos

Conclusion

Now you know some facts about YouTube and how long would it take to watch every YouTube video.

That is over 17,800 years or 9.36 billion minutes if there are 800 million YouTube videos with 11.7 minutes average length.

Social Media Examiner’s data reveals that YouTube videos lengths from 7 to 15 minutes can perform better than longer videos.

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