Most popular YouTube content categories 2018, by views

Published by Laura Ceci, Aug 25, 2023
This statistic presents the most popular video content categories on YouTube worldwide, ranked by views. As of December 2018, entertainment was the most popular YouTube content category based on video views. The category accounted for 25 percent of public video views on the platform.

Distribution of total YouTube video views worldwide as of December 2018, by category

CharacteristicPercent of total views
Entertainment 25%
Music 20%
People and blogs 19%
Film and animation 7%
Gaming 7%
Other 22%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percent of total views25%25%20%20%19%19%7%7%7%7%22%22%EntertainmentMusicPeople and blogsFilm and animationGamingOther
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June 2019

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December 31, 2018

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