September 25, 2015

Comscore Releases August 2015 U.S. Desktop Online Video Rankings

RESTON, VA, September 25, 2015 – Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a global media measurement and analytics company, today released data from the Comscore Video Metrix® service showing that 191.5 million Americans watched online content videos via desktop computer in August 2015. Google Sites ranked as the top video content property, BrightRoll Platform was the top video ad property, and VEVO topped the list of YouTube partner channels.

Top 10 Video Content Properties by Unique Viewers
Google Sites, driven primarily by video viewing at YouTube.com, ranked as the top online video content property in August with 168.4 million unique viewers. Facebook ranked #2 with 88.9 million viewers, followed by Yahoo Sites with 48.3 million, Vimeo with 43.2 million and VEVO with 43 million.

Top U.S. Online Video* Content Properties Ranked by Unique Video Viewers
August 2015
Total U.S. – Desktop Computer, Home and Work Locations
Content Videos Only (Ad Videos Not Included)
Source: Comscore Video Metrix

Property

Total Unique Viewers (000)

Total Internet : Total Audience

191,482

Google Sites

168,355

Facebook

88,935

Yahoo Sites

48,303

Vimeo

43,220

VEVO

42,961

Maker Studios Inc.

37,859

Fullscreen

35,080

Microsoft Sites

33,247

Comcast NBCUniversal

32,445

Turner Digital

31,488

*A video is defined as any streamed segment of audiovisual content, including both progressive downloads and live streams. For long-form, segmented content, (e.g. television episodes with ad pods in the middle) each segment of the content is counted as a distinct video stream.Video views are inclusive of both user-initiated and auto-played videos that are viewed for longer than 3 seconds.

Top 10 Video Ad Properties by Unique Viewer Percent Reach
BrightRoll Platform ranked #1 in video ad reach, serving ads to 36.7 percent of the total U.S. population in August. Google Sites came in second with 30.6 percent reach, followed by AOL, Inc. with 27.3 percent, LiveRail with 25.6 percent and Altitude Digital with 23.5 percent.

Top U.S. Online Video Ad* Properties Ranked by Percent Reach of U.S. Population
August 2015
Total U.S. – Desktop Computer, Home and Work Locations
Ad Videos Only (Content Videos Not Included)
Source: Comscore Video Metrix

Property

% Reach Total U.S. Population

BrightRoll Platform†

36.7

Google Sites

30.6

AOL, Inc.

27.3

LiveRail†

25.6

Altitude Digital†

23.5

Specific Media**

23.0

SpotXchange Video Advertising Platform†

20.5

Tremor Video†

19.7

RockYou.com†

17.7

Videology†

17.2

*Video ads include streaming-video advertising only and do not include other types of video monetization, such as overlays, branded players, matching banner ads, etc.
**Indicates video ad network
†Indicates video ad exchange/DSP/SSP

Top 10 YouTube Partner Channels by Unique Viewers
The August 2015 YouTube partner data revealed that video music channel VEVO maintained the top position in the ranking with 42.2 million viewers. Disney/Maker Studios occupied the #2 spot with 37.7 million unique viewers, followed by QuizGroup with 31.5 million, BroadbandTV with 28.6 million and Machinima with 28.5 million.

Top YouTube Partner Channels Ranked by Unique Video Viewers
August 2015
Total U.S. – Desktop Computer, Home and Work Locations
Content Videos Only (Ad Videos Not Included)
Source: Comscore Video Metrix

Property

Total Unique Viewers (000)

VEVO @ YouTube

42,237

Disney/Maker Studios @ YouTube

37,679

QuizGroup @ YouTube

31,467

BroadbandTV @ YouTube

28,634

Machinima @ YouTube

28,470

Warner Music @ YouTube

24,127

UMG @ YouTube

20,845

ZEFR @ YouTube

18,076

SonyBMG @ YouTube

17,969

Zoomin.TV @ YouTube

17,228

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Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) is a global media measurement and analytics company that makes audiences and advertising more valuable. Comscore helps media buyers and sellers understand and make decisions based on how consumers use different media, such as TV, video, mobile, desktop and more. Through its products and partnerships, Comscore helps its more than 2,500 clients understand their audiences, know if their advertising is working, and access data where they want and need it. Please visit www.comscore.com to learn more.