YouTube users had viewed at least one video from an extremist YouTube channel. Additionally, over one in five YouTube users had viewed at least one video from an alternative channel.
According to a report conducted in the United States in 2020, 9.2 percent of Share of YouTube users in the United States who have viewed at least one video from extremist or alternative YouTube channels between July and October 2020
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ADL. (March 5, 2022). Share of YouTube users in the United States who have viewed at least one video from extremist or alternative YouTube channels between July and October 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1346693/us-youtube-users-viewing-extremist-or-alternative-channels/
ADL. "Share of YouTube users in the United States who have viewed at least one video from extremist or alternative YouTube channels between July and October 2020." Chart. March 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1346693/us-youtube-users-viewing-extremist-or-alternative-channels/
ADL. (2022). Share of YouTube users in the United States who have viewed at least one video from extremist or alternative YouTube channels between July and October 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1346693/us-youtube-users-viewing-extremist-or-alternative-channels/
ADL. "Share of Youtube Users in The United States Who Have Viewed at Least One Video from Extremist or Alternative Youtube Channels between July and October 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Mar 2022, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1346693/us-youtube-users-viewing-extremist-or-alternative-channels/
ADL, Share of YouTube users in the United States who have viewed at least one video from extremist or alternative YouTube channels between July and October 2020 Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1346693/us-youtube-users-viewing-extremist-or-alternative-channels/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Share of YouTube users in the United States who have viewed at least one video from extremist or alternative YouTube channels between July and October 2020 [Graph], ADL, March 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1346693/us-youtube-users-viewing-extremist-or-alternative-channels/