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YouTube CEO:TV surpassed Mobile as primary device for YouTube viewing in the US

by smgit on 2/12/25, 1:23 PM with 11 comments

  • by dbl000 on 2/12/25, 3:02 PM

    I wonder what the breakdown of this is with active watchers vs restaurants/businesses that just have like a youtube playlist or live stream on constantly as a source for audio or background entertainment. I know personally that my dentist, barber and a few different takeout places around me do that.

    Also curious that shorts are popular on TV? Maybe it's kids or people without a dedicated device using smart TV features or a console to watch?

  • by thatguy0900 on 2/12/25, 4:08 PM

    From my personal experience native YouTube app on my TV is awful and laggy, I assume because my TV is underpowered. I would assume most are though. If it's that big a part of their revenue I would expect it to be a little more optimized though.

  • by ChrisArchitect on 2/12/25, 8:41 PM

    Related:

    More users are watching YouTube on TV than mobile

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43012880

  • by olyjohn on 2/12/25, 10:43 PM

    Maybe we can get rid of terrible vertical videos then.

  • by cdaringe on 2/12/25, 4:05 PM

    What user agents are commonly used from TVs?