Video is important. But just how important and influential? Take a look at the list of online video stats below to gauge the impact online video is having on our world and on the advertising industry.
When #consumers latch on to something #advertisers take notice. The power and persuasion of Online Videos are insurmountable and non-negotiable. There is no other medium out there that has as great of an impact on viewers. Therefore, DigiDay compiled this impressive list of the top 15 online video stats that #brands should know.
With global ad spending set to double in 2014 (ViralBlog), big business will continue to spend their money on the best methods to get their message out to the public. And although most companies use online video in some capacity, brands need to continue to find better and more efficient ways to harness this great tool. Check out these online video stats below to find out why.
15 Online Video Stats To Take Notice Of:
89 million people in the United States are going to watch 1.2 billion online videos today. (ComScore)
Online video users will double to 1.5 billion in 2016. (Cisco)
Only about 24 percent of national brands are using online video to market to consumers. (Kantar Media)
Online video now accounts for 50 percent of all mobile traffic and up to 69 percent of the traffic on certain networks. (Bytemobile Mobile Analytics Report)
Consumers give up on an online video if it doesn’t load in two seconds. (The University of Massachusetts Amherst and Akamai Technologies)
Users sharing video on retail and brand sites chose Facebook 46 percent of the time, with email accounting for 40 percent and Twitter capturing 14 percent of shares. (Invodo)
Globally, online video traffic will be 55 percent of all consumer Internet traffic in 2016. (Cisco)
52 percent of consumers say that watching product videos makes them more confident with online purchasing decisions. (Invodo)
Mobile and tablet shoppers are three times as likely to view a video as laptop or desktop users. (NPD)
Mobile video ads that include social media buttons drive 36 percent higher engagement. (Rhythm NewMedia).
Online video production will account for more than one-third of all online advertising spending within the next five years. (Borrell Associates)
76 percent of marketers plan to add videos to their sites, making it a higher priority than Facebook, Twitter and blog integration. (Social Media Examiner)
92 percent of mobile video viewers share videos with others. (Invodo)
More than 1 billion unique users visit YouTube each month, spending more than 4 billion hours watching videos (YouTube).
There are 2 billion video views on YouTube per week. Those videos are monetized. and every auto-shared tweet results in six new YouTube browsing sessions (ReelSEO).
These online video stats are quite impressive! What do you think?
