Survey: 62% of Americans Viewing Videos Online

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 29, 2009 - 11:41am.

Washington - The number of Americans watching online video has nearly doubled since 2006, from 33% then to 62% today, with 19% reporting they watch online video every day, up from 8% in 2006, according to a report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

The report credits broadband penetration as the key factor pushing online video viewing higher.

Among those ages 18-29, 89% say they watch online video, with 36% reporting they watch Web video every day.

Pew found that 35% of respondents watch TV shows online, up from 16% in 2007, and that 8% have connected their computers to a television to view Web videos.

Mobile video viewing is also on the rise, with 14% reporting they have watched a video on their phone, up from 10% in 2007.

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