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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Guardian community team

UK viewers: are you watching YouTube on your TV more than other channels?

Multimedia video concept on TV set in dark room. Man watching TV with remote control in hand.

YouTube has become popular to watch on TV with children and older people choosing the video platform when they first switch on their televisions.

Viewers aged 55 and over watched almost twice as much YouTube than they did in 2023, with 42% of them watching on a TV. The platform is also the most popular first TV destination for generation Alpha viewers, aged four to 15.

We’d like to hear from people who watch YouTube on their TV more than other channels. When and why did your watching habits change and how does it differ to what you grew up with? What are your favourite YouTube shows and why?

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