- August 21, 2015

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

RESTON, VA, August 21, 2015  – Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a global media measurement and analytics company, today released data from the Comscore Video Metrix® service showing that 192.1 million Americans watched online content videos via desktop computer in July 2015. Google Sites ranked as both the top video content property and the top video ad property, while 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 July with 169.2 million unique viewers. Facebook ranked #2 with 89.4 million viewers, followed by Yahoo Sites with 47.2 million, VEVO with 39.2 million and Maker Studios Inc. with 39.2 million.

Top U.S. Online Video* Content Properties Ranked by Unique Video Viewers
July 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  192,112
Google Sites 169,219
Facebook 89,357
Yahoo Sites 47,165
VEVO 39,217
Maker Studios Inc. 39,174
AnyClip Media 38,463
Vimeo 38,150
Engage:BDR 37,016
Fullscreen 34,063
Comcast NBCUniversal 33,119

*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
Google Sites ranked #1 in video ad reach, serving ads to 31.7 percent of the total U.S. population in July. LiveRail came in second with 27.1 percent reach, followed by AOL, Inc. with 25.9 percent, BrightRoll Platform with 25 percent and Specific Media with 22.4 percent.

Top U.S. Online Video Ad* Properties Ranked by Percent Reach of U.S. Population
July 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
Google Sites 31.7
LiveRail† 27.1
AOL, Inc. 25.9
BrightRoll Platform†§ 25.0
Specific Media** 22.4
SpotXchange Video Advertising Platform† 21.3
Tremor Video† 20.5
RockYou.com†‡ 18.4
Videology† 16.9
YuMe** 15.3

*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
‡Entity has assigned some portion of traffic to other syndicated entities.
§BrightRoll Platform was underreported in June and July 2015 due to a tagging issue. The issue has since been resolved and full reporting will be reflected with August 2015 data.

Top 10 YouTube Partner Channels by Unique Viewers
The July 2015 YouTube partner data revealed that video music channel VEVO maintained the top position in the ranking with 38.8 million viewers. Disney/Maker Studios occupied the #2 spot with 38.7 million unique viewers, followed by QuizGroup with 32.1 million, BroadbandTV with 26.5 million and Machinima with 25.9 million.

Top YouTube Partner Channels Ranked by Unique Video Viewers
July 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 38,782
Disney/Maker Studios @ YouTube 38,719
QuizGroup @ YouTube 32,059
BroadbandTV @ YouTube 26,495
Machinima @ YouTube 25,876
Warner Music @ YouTube 25,747
ZEFR @ YouTube 19,187
Rightster @ YouTube 17,520
Zoomin.TV @ YouTube 17,415
Collective @ YouTube 16,909

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