This statistic shows the most popular video streaming services in the United States as of July 2018, ranked by average session duration. Consumers spent an average of 3 minutes and 20 seconds using Vimeo, whereas the average session duration for Hulu's service amounted to 8 minutes and 48 seconds.
Most popular video streaming services in the United States as of July 2018, by average session duration
(in seconds)
Characteristic
Average session duration in seconds
Amazon Prime Video*
914
YouTube
792
Netflix
787
Hulu
488
Twitch
438
dailymotion
355
Spectrum TV
319
Redbox
287
Ora.TV
220
Vimeo
200
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Average session duration in seconds914914792792787787488488438438355355319319287287220220200200Amazon Prime Video*YouTubeNetflixHuluTwitchdailymotionSpectrum TVRedboxOra.TVVimeo
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Verto Analytics, Most popular video streaming services in the United States as of July 2018, by average session duration (in seconds) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/910910/us-most-popular-us-video-streaming-services-session-duration/ (last visited April 26, 2025)
Most popular video streaming services in the United States as of July 2018, by average session duration (in seconds) [Graph], Verto Analytics, August 30, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/910910/us-most-popular-us-video-streaming-services-session-duration/
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