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I just tried to figure out what people actually watch on YouTube a couple of days ago without much luck. I came across some numbers but they only divided the vi

I just tried to figure out what people actually watch on YouTube a couple of days ago without much luck. I came across some numbers but they only divided the videos into very broad categories like music, entertainment, education, and others or something like that. Is anybody aware of a more detailed look at this?

FlyMoreRockets 5y ago
Yeah, you're right. Wikipedia lists the most popular channels, and they're pretty much just entertainment and music. Then again, as near as I can tell, that's exactly what they are. Even the one listed as education is just music/entertainment for children. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-subscribed_YouTube_channels https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-subscribed_YouTub...
exporectomy 5y ago
I suspect it's divided into such fine-grained niches that most of what people watch isn't popular. Almost anything popular labelled "education" is likely TV-level education, and really mostly just entertainment with the pleasant feeling of getting a bit of shallow learning on the way.
- BugWatch 5y ago
  Sounds like every Discovery and National Geographic "documentary" ever.