YouTube, the indie poster child for the
Web video craze, announced yesterday that it's now serving over 100 million videos per day. Of course, the site has been reporting astounding growth numbers since it hit critical mass last fall, but let's put this in perspective: According to
yesterday's Reuters report, the typical YouTube video lasts about two minutes. The site has 20 million users, which means that the average YouTube viewer is spending five hours a month watching videos on the site. How does that translate into market share? HitWise estimates that YouTube serves roughly 60% of all videos watched online.
CNN Money Com reports.