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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

YouTube will soon overtake the BBC in the UK, says Hitwise

"YouTube looks set to overtake BBC.co.uk in share of UK visits within a matter of weeks," says Hitwise.

Last week, BBC.co.uk ranked #14 among All Categories of websites with 0.82% of all UK Internet visits compared to YouTube's #25 ranking with 0.81% of UK Internet visits. The gap between the two websites is closing rapidly. Last week, BBC had a 1.6% lead on YouTube in share of UK visits, down from 37% three months ago and 131% six months ago.

YouTube was only founded in February 2005

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