U.S. YouTube in-app messaging 2017

This statistic presents the share of internet users in the United States who are likely to use YouTube in-app messaging and video sharing as of August 2017. During the survey period, 14 percent of respondents stated that they were very likely to use YouTube's new feature in future.

Share of internet users in the United States who are likely to use YouTube in-app messaging and video sharing as of August 2017

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Very likely	14%
Somewhat likely	21%
Not too likely	21%
Not likely at all	28%
Don't know/no opinion	16%

0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%

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Release date

August 2017

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Region

United States

Survey time period

August 10 to 14, 2017

Number of respondents

2,201 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: As you may have heard, YouTube recently announced a new feature allowing for in-app direct messaging and video sharing. How likely are you to use this feature in the future?

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