comScore sent a press release that details online video statistics. Here are a few highlights:
– 83.5 percent of the U.S. Internet audience viewed online video.
– The duration of the average online content video was 6.4 minutes, while the average online video ad was 0.4 minutes.
– Video ads accounted for 18.5 percent of all videos viewed and 1.5 percent of all minutes spent viewing video online.
– 181 million U.S. Internet users watched nearly 37 billion online content videos in March, while video ads topped 8 billion for the first time on record.
Here’s the entire press release: http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2012/4/comScore_Releases_March_2012_U.S._Online_Video_Rankings
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