Online video sharing services such as YouTube were more popular among Belgian men than among women in 2021. Overall, more than 60 percent of the male respondents indicated that they used online video services like YouTube, while women reporting to do the same were 55 percent.
Share of individuals who used video sharing services (such as YouTube) in Belgium from 2016 to 2021, by gender
Characteristic
Female
Male
2021
55%
62%
2020
54%
61%
2019
50%
56%
2018
48%
56%
2016
44%
52%
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Citizens from Belgium who used the Internet in the past 3 months
Method of interview
Questionnaire
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "For which of the following activities did you use the Internet for private reasons in the last three months?" [To watch other online video material from video sharing services (e.g. YouTube)]. (In Belgian Dutch: "Voor welke van de volgende activiteiten gebruikte u tijdens de laatste drie maanden het internet om privéredenen?" [Kijken naar onlinevideomateriaal van diensten die videomateriaal delen (bv. YouTube)], in French: "Au cours de ces trois derniers mois, parmi les activités suivantes sur l’Internet, lesquelles avez-vous effectuées à des fins privées?" [Regarder d’autres vidéos en ligne de services de partage de vidéos (YouTube p.ex.)]
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Statbel. (November 24, 2021). Share of individuals who used video sharing services (such as YouTube) in Belgium from 2016 to 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121790/use-of-online-video-services-in-belgium-by-gender/
Statbel. "Share of individuals who used video sharing services (such as YouTube) in Belgium from 2016 to 2021, by gender." Chart. November 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121790/use-of-online-video-services-in-belgium-by-gender/
Statbel. (2021). Share of individuals who used video sharing services (such as YouTube) in Belgium from 2016 to 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121790/use-of-online-video-services-in-belgium-by-gender/
Statbel. "Share of Individuals Who Used Video Sharing Services (Such as Youtube) in Belgium from 2016 to 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121790/use-of-online-video-services-in-belgium-by-gender/
Statbel, Share of individuals who used video sharing services (such as YouTube) in Belgium from 2016 to 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121790/use-of-online-video-services-in-belgium-by-gender/ (last visited May 02, 2025)
Share of individuals who used video sharing services (such as YouTube) in Belgium from 2016 to 2021, by gender [Graph], Statbel, November 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121790/use-of-online-video-services-in-belgium-by-gender/
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