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13.4%

13.4% -- share of total tv watch time for YouTube (2026-04)

2026-04  · Nielsen

YouTube accounted for 13.4% of total television watch time in April 2026 according to Nielsen measurement.

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13.4%
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2026-04
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YouTube
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Confidence: 57/100 Vintage: 2026-04 Channel: Common Crawl
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YouTube: 13.4% share of total tv watch time. Source: Nielsen (2026-04). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/youtube-share-tv-viewing-april-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/youtube-share-tv-viewing-april-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>13.4%</strong> -- share of total tv watch time for YouTube<br><small>Source: Nielsen (2026-04) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/youtube-share-tv-viewing-april-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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