This statistic presents the reasons for being on YouTube according to users in the United States as of the third quarter of 2019. According to the findings, 82 percent of respondents stated that they used YouTube for entertainment purposes. Another 23 percent of respondents stated that they accessed YouTube to get news.
Leading YouTube usage reasons according to users in the United States as of 3rd quarter 2019
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AudienceProject. (October 3, 2019). Leading YouTube usage reasons according to users in the United States as of 3rd quarter 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/187007/youtube-usage-reasons-usa/
AudienceProject. "Leading YouTube usage reasons according to users in the United States as of 3rd quarter 2019." Chart. October 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187007/youtube-usage-reasons-usa/
AudienceProject. (2019). Leading YouTube usage reasons according to users in the United States as of 3rd quarter 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187007/youtube-usage-reasons-usa/
AudienceProject. "Leading Youtube Usage Reasons According to Users in The United States as of 3rd Quarter 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187007/youtube-usage-reasons-usa/
AudienceProject, Leading YouTube usage reasons according to users in the United States as of 3rd quarter 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187007/youtube-usage-reasons-usa/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Leading YouTube usage reasons according to users in the United States as of 3rd quarter 2019 [Graph], AudienceProject, October 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/187007/youtube-usage-reasons-usa/