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I wonder what the actual numbers are, especially considering PC viewers. My guess is that it's something like 15% on mobile, 16% on TV, and 69% on desktop/lapt

I wonder what the actual numbers are, especially considering PC viewers. My guess is that it's something like 15% on mobile, 16% on TV, and 69% on desktop/laptop etc. At least if you consider played minutes. I know many people watch short clips etc. on their phone, but the sheer amount of people watching let's plays while working, or streaming lo-fi music while coding is probably immense compared to that

diggan 2y ago
> people watching let's plays while working Is that something people who aren't streamers actually do? I don't think I've seen that in person, ever, but then maybe I'm not the most social creature out there so might just be my bubble. Personally, I only watch YouTube on the TV. When I'm on the computer I'm either working, gaming or reading, the phone only gets used for phone/texting and social media while in the bathroom, and the TV is basically for normal TV/YouTube/TV shows/movies.
- dark-star 2y ago
  yeah, don't know, it was just an example. People stream YouTube while doing other things (playing, working, coding) all the time. I didn't want to put too much focus on the "Let's Play" part, it was the first thing that came to my mind :) We have a handful of coders in our company and it's rare to enter their offices and not see something playing on the second screen.
  - diggan 2y ago
    > yeah, don't know, it was just an example. People stream YouTube while doing other things (playing, working, coding) all the time. I didn't want to put too much focus on the "Let's Play" part, it was the first thing that came to my mind :) That'd be very distracting to me, programming is (usually) a deep focus thing for me, having moving pictures right next to where I work would lead me to getting nothing done :P Interesting to hear though, probably should visit an office to see how it's changed since I last was in one.
    - dark-star 2y ago
      you might not be aware of things like LoFiGirl[1], which is especially designed for such a use-case and not distracting at all. In any case you could always just minimize the tab and listen, that wouldprobably also cound as "watching" in YouTube's statistics [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfKfPfyJRdk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfKfPfyJRdk
      - diggan 2y ago
        Yeah, I am, proud listener since 2018 or something (used to be called ChilledCow IIRC), but I never have that in the foreground. I'd still find that distracting as it has movements (even if they're tiny), which my eyes seems to be unnaturally attracted to.
hbn 2y ago
I think your stats are way off when you consider how many kids are being babysat all day by YouTube videos on an iPad or the TV.
- dark-star 2y ago
  yeah that's why I think the actual numbers would be interesting. Are there more kids being fed YouTube on a tablet, or developers/students listening to lo-fi while coding/learning/writing essays :) In any case, what numbers would you assume?

diggan 2y ago

> people watching let's plays while working Is that something people who aren't streamers actually do? I don't think I've seen that in person, ever, but then maybe I'm not the most social creature out there so might just be my bubble. Personally, I only watch YouTube on the TV. When I'm on the computer I'm either working, gaming or reading, the phone only gets used for phone/texting and social media while in the bathroom, and the TV is basically for normal TV/YouTube/TV shows/movies.

dark-star 2y ago
yeah, don't know, it was just an example. People stream YouTube while doing other things (playing, working, coding) all the time. I didn't want to put too much focus on the "Let's Play" part, it was the first thing that came to my mind :) We have a handful of coders in our company and it's rare to enter their offices and not see something playing on the second screen.
- diggan 2y ago
  > yeah, don't know, it was just an example. People stream YouTube while doing other things (playing, working, coding) all the time. I didn't want to put too much focus on the "Let's Play" part, it was the first thing that came to my mind :) That'd be very distracting to me, programming is (usually) a deep focus thing for me, having moving pictures right next to where I work would lead me to getting nothing done :P Interesting to hear though, probably should visit an office to see how it's changed since I last was in one.
  - dark-star 2y ago
    you might not be aware of things like LoFiGirl[1], which is especially designed for such a use-case and not distracting at all. In any case you could always just minimize the tab and listen, that wouldprobably also cound as "watching" in YouTube's statistics [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfKfPfyJRdk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfKfPfyJRdk
    - diggan 2y ago
      Yeah, I am, proud listener since 2018 or something (used to be called ChilledCow IIRC), but I never have that in the foreground. I'd still find that distracting as it has movements (even if they're tiny), which my eyes seems to be unnaturally attracted to.

hbn 2y ago

I think your stats are way off when you consider how many kids are being babysat all day by YouTube videos on an iPad or the TV.

dark-star 2y ago
yeah that's why I think the actual numbers would be interesting. Are there more kids being fed YouTube on a tablet, or developers/students listening to lo-fi while coding/learning/writing essays :) In any case, what numbers would you assume?