Belgium: online video penetration, by gender 2021| ��ƽ��

Share of individuals who used video sharing services (such as YouTube) in Belgium from 2016 to 2021, by gender

Characteristic	Female	Male
2021	55%	62%
2020	54%	61%
2019	50%	56%
2018	48%	56%
2016	44%	52%

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Release date

November 2021

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Region

Belgium

Survey time period

2016 to 2021

Number of respondents

5,800 respondents

Age group

16-74 years

Special properties

Citizens from Belgium who used the Internet in the past 3 months

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "For which of the following activities did you use the Internet for private reasons in the last three months?" [To watch other online video material from video sharing services (e.g. YouTube)]. (In Belgian Dutch: "Voor welke van de volgende activiteiten gebruikte u tijdens de laatste drie maanden het internet om privéredenen?" [Kijken naar onlinevideomateriaal van diensten die videomateriaal delen (bv. YouTube)], in French: "Au cours de ces trois derniers mois, parmi les activités suivantes sur l’Internet, lesquelles avez-vous effectuées à des fins privées?" [Regarder d’autres vidéos en ligne de services de partage de vidéos (YouTube p.ex.)]

No data available for missing years.

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Online video sharing services such as YouTube were more popular among Belgian men than among women in 2021. Overall, more than 60 percent of the male respondents indicated that they used online video services like YouTube, while women reporting to do the same were 55 percent.