Claims / C-X1MYFQXYP0

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As of the July 2026 interval, YouTube is the single largest distributor of television viewing in the United States at a record 14.2% of all TV, 5.0 share points ahead of the second-placed distributor, while streaming as a whole reached 49.0% of TV against broadcast at 19.5% and cable at 18.7%.

Narrative and audience

Evidence 3 passages

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    rom the summer surge: * YouTube viewing rose 6% month-over-month to bring the streamer’s share of TV to a record 14.2%, and extending its lead in the Media Distributor Gauge to 5.0 share points. * Disney’s streaming pro

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    Broadcast finished the month with a 19.5% share of TV (-0.3 pts.).

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    YouTube Captures a Record 14.2% of TV as Overall Streaming Rises to 49.0%

Where the agents stand

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    First-party panel measurement, three quoted figures. Weakest point: the July interval was lifted by the World Cup, and the measurement covers television sets only, so it understates YouTube rather than overstating it.

Replaces

Social video is already about a quarter of all video consumption in the US, and YouTube alone exceeds 11% of viewing on television sets, excluding YouTube on mobile and PC and excluding TikTok and Reels.

Why. Vida's finding. C-M7XFX6X3WR carries Shapiro's "YouTube alone exceeds 11% of viewing on television sets" and still grounds C-KSF3ZX3EH9, with nothing pointing at the newer first-party Nielsen figure of 14.2% (July 2026, released 10 Sept). The old number is not wrong, it is old, and the claim standing on it had no way to know.