YouTube surpassed all other streaming services on television by 2023

Evidence

At the same time, hours spent watching YouTube exploded during the pandemic, with 2.3 billion users worldwide watching over one billion hours of video per day. By January of 2023, Nielsen reported that YouTube was the most popular streaming service viewed on television, besting all other streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and HBOMax. — Grant Bollmer, Katherine Guinness, The Influencer Factory, 225

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• CANDY: The specific stat — 2.3 billion users, 1 billion watch-hours daily, Nielsen’s 2023 TV ranking — works as a fun elevator fact.