During a March 2020 survey of social media users in the United States, 64 percent of respondents stated that if confined to their homes during the coronavirus, they would use YouTube more during that period. Many counties and cities in the United States have called upon residents to stay at home during the global coronavirus pandemic and subsequently, internet users turn to digital video and video-on-demand platforms to keep them entertained.
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Share of social media users in the United States who believe they will use YouTube more if confined at home due to the coronavirus as of March 2020
Original question: If confined to your home due to the Coronavirus, which social media platforms do you believe you will use more or less during that period?
YOUTUBE
70 percent of respondents were female, 30 percent were male
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Izea. (March 17, 2020). Share of social media users in the United States who believe they will use YouTube more if confined at home due to the coronavirus as of March 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106313/youtube-usage-increase-due-to-coronavirus-home-usa/
Izea. "Share of social media users in the United States who believe they will use YouTube more if confined at home due to the coronavirus as of March 2020." Chart. March 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106313/youtube-usage-increase-due-to-coronavirus-home-usa/
Izea. (2020). Share of social media users in the United States who believe they will use YouTube more if confined at home due to the coronavirus as of March 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106313/youtube-usage-increase-due-to-coronavirus-home-usa/
Izea. "Share of Social Media Users in The United States Who Believe They Will Use Youtube More If Confined at Home Due to The Coronavirus as of March 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106313/youtube-usage-increase-due-to-coronavirus-home-usa/
Izea, Share of social media users in the United States who believe they will use YouTube more if confined at home due to the coronavirus as of March 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106313/youtube-usage-increase-due-to-coronavirus-home-usa/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Share of social media users in the United States who believe they will use YouTube more if confined at home due to the coronavirus as of March 2020 [Graph], Izea, March 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106313/youtube-usage-increase-due-to-coronavirus-home-usa/
