U.S. YouTube users viewing extremist or alternative channels 2020

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 24, 2022
According to a report conducted in the United States in 2020, 9.2 percent of YouTube users had viewed at least one video from an extremist YouTube channel. Additionally, over one in five YouTube users had viewed at least one video from an alternative channel.

Share of YouTube users in the United States who have viewed at least one video from extremist or alternative YouTube channels between July and October 2020

CharacteristicShare of respondents
Viewed at least one video from an extremist channel 9.2%
Viewed at least one video from an alternative channel 22.1%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents9.2%9.2%22.1%22.1%Viewed at least one video from an extremist channelViewed at least one video from an alternative channel
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March 2022

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July 21 to October 21, 2020

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