YouTube records more than 45M adult viewers in PH

YouTube shared its category growth highlights in the Philippines, revealing that overall watchtime in the country increased by 25% from April 2020 to April 2021.

Not only that, but it also reached over 45 million adult viewers aged 18 and above in the country. This just proves that the platform is home to a wide range of contents, including information, entertainment, and how-to videos among others.

YOUTUBE’S CATEGORY GROWTH HIGHLIGHTS (Q1 2021 VS THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR)

• Recipe videos recorded more than 50% increase in watchtime
• Skincare videos recorded more than 80% increase in watchtime
• Shampoo videos recorded 2X watchtime
• Role-playing game (RPG) videos recorded more than 80% increase in watchtime
• Drama television series recorded more than 70% in watchtime

Meanwhile, YouTube also announced that the local creator community reached new milestones, too!

As of June 2021:

• Over 3,000 channels have more than 100,000 subscribers
• Over 250 channels have more than 1M subscribers
• 12 channels have more than 10M subscribers

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