Watching videos on YouTube seems to be everyone’s favorite way to cure boredom.
The platform is never running out of hilarious content from funny to dramatic–YouTube has all sorts of full-length and short videos catering to all types of individuals.
How many videos are uploaded to YouTube a day?
How much are YouTubers earning per 1,000 views?
Answers to these interesting questions are coming hot in this article.
How Many Videos are Uploaded to YouTube a Day in 2024?
While there is no exact answer to this question, data shows there is more than 700,000 hours worth of videos uploaded to YouTube every day.
How Many Videos are Uploaded to YouTube a Minute?
Meanwhile, here is a published data from Statista on the total number of hours uploaded to YouTube every minute from June 2007 to May 2012.
- June 2007 – the total number of hours on videos uploaded to YouTube every minute was at 6 hours during the period
- January 2009 – the total number of hours on videos uploaded to YouTube every minute was at 15 hours during the period
- May 2009 – the total number of hours on videos uploaded to YouTube every minute was at 20 hours during the period
- March 2010 – the total number of hours on videos uploaded to YouTube every minute was at 24 hours during the period
- November 2010 – the total number of hours on videos uploaded to YouTube every minute was at 35 hours during the period
- May 2011 – the total number of hours on videos uploaded to YouTube every minute was at 48 hours during the period
- January 2012 – the total number of hours on videos uploaded to YouTube every minute was at 60 hours during the period
- May 2012 – the total number of hours on videos uploaded to YouTube every minute was at 72 hours during the period
Hours of Video Uploaded to YouTube Every Minute from May 2013 to June 2022
The year 2014 was a defining time for the video platform after the total number of hours of videos uploaded per minute suddenly spiked to 300 hours from 100 hours just a year ago.
- May 2013 – the total number of hours on videos uploaded to YouTube every minute was at 100 hours during the period
- November 2014 – the total number of hours on videos uploaded to YouTube every minute was at 300 hours during the period
- July 2015 – the total number of hours on videos uploaded to YouTube every minute was at 400 hours during the period
- May 2019 – the total number of hours on videos uploaded to YouTube every minute was at 500 hours during the period
- February 2020 – the total number of hours on videos uploaded to YouTube every minute stayed at 500 hours during the period
- June 2022 – the total number of hours on videos uploaded to YouTube every minute stagnated at 500 hours during the period
Important YouTube Statistics You Should Never Miss
YouTube is one of the biggest networking sites globally.
YouTube statistics show it currently has 2.6 billion active users around the world, with its biggest markets being India, the United States, and Brazil.
The latest published data shows the platform generates an average quarterly revenue of $7 billion.
Creators make between $3 to $5 for every 1,000 views, and the number can go as high as $43 in countries with high CPM rates.
Countries with the Highest YouTube CPM Rates
Cost per mille or CPM is a measure of creator-user engagement for a particular video. In simple terms, it is the amount content creators get from advertisers for every 1,000 views.
Here are some of the countries with the highest CPM rates in 2023:
- Norway – advertisers pay an average of $43.15 per 1,000 views and/or clicks in this country
- Germany – advertisers pay an average of $38.85 per 1,000 views and/or clicks in this country
- Moldova – advertisers pay an average of $29.50 per 1,000 views and/or clicks in this country
- Algeria – advertisers pay an average of $24.50 per 1,000 views and/or clicks in this country
- South Korea – advertisers pay an average of $17.00 per 1,000 views and/or clicks in this country
- Sweden – advertisers pay an average of $18.18 per 1,000 views and/or clicks in this country
- Finland – advertisers pay an average of $14.90 per 1,000 views and/or clicks in this country
- United Kingdom – advertisers pay an average of $13.75 per 1,000 views and/or clicks in this country
- Canada – advertisers pay an average of $13.50 per 1,000 views and/or clicks in this country
- United States – advertisers pay an average of $13.00 per 1,000 views and/or clicks in this country
YouTube Views by Country
While India leads in terms of the number of YouTube users, a different country is in command when it comes to the total number of views generated in the entire geographic location.
- United States – the country generated a total of 916 billion views on YouTube in 2022
- India – the country generated a total of 503 billion views on YouTube in 2022
- United Kingdom – the country generated a total of 391 billion views on YouTube in 2022
- Brazil – the country generated a total of 274 billion views on YouTube in 2022
- Thailand – the country generated a total of 207 billion views on YouTube in 2022
- Russia – the country generated a total of 207 billion views on YouTube in 2022
- South Korea – the country generated a total of 204 billion views on YouTube in 2022
- Spain – the country generated a total of 169 billion views on YouTube in 2022
- Japan – the country generated a total of 159 billion views on YouTube in 2022
- Canada – the country generated a total of 158 billion views on YouTube in 2022
Conclusion
The latest update shows more than 700,000 hours worth of videos are uploaded to the YouTube platform every 24 hours.
According to Statista, 500 hours of new videos enter YouTube every minute.
YouTube is a good avenue to make money out of watch hours, with advertisers in a country like Norway paying at least $43 per 1,000 views.