Archive · 10 Dec 2025
YouTube Leads UK Online Viewing
In 2025, people in the UK spent a lot of time online, about 4.5 hours each day.
YouTube was the most popular service, with people watching it for 51 minutes daily.
Almost everyone who uses the internet in the UK, 94%, uses YouTube.
Facebook and Messenger are also very popular, used by 93% of adults.
WhatsApp is used by 90% of adults.
Google and Meta, the companies that own these services, get most of the money spent on ads in the UK.
This shows that more people are watching videos and using social media instead of traditional TV.
YouTube leads UK online viewing with 51 minutes daily on average in 2025.
Adults spend 4.5 hours online daily, up 10 minutes from the previous year.
YouTube is used by 94% of adult internet users, more than Google Search at 82%.
Facebook and Messenger are the most widely used Meta-owned services, used by 93% of online adults.
Meta and Google captured about 60% of UK ad spend in 2024.
- Who
- UK adults
- What
- YouTube leads online viewing
- When
- 2025
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Why
- Shift towards digital and social media platforms
- Average Daily YouTube Viewing
- 51 minutes
- Total Online Time per Day
- 4.5 hours
- YouTube's Popularity
- 94% of adult internet users
- Google Search Usage
- 82% of online adults
- Facebook and Messenger Usage
- 93% of online adults
- WhatsApp Usage
- 90% of online adults
- Meta and Google's Ad Spend
- 60% of UK ad spend in 2024
- YouTube's Ranking
- Second most watched service behind BBC