Data Points: Who, Watch, Where, Web

YouTube’s reported push last week toward deals with major movie studios—in the manner of Netflix and Hulu—is only the latest highlight of how competitive online video delivery has become.

YouTube still dominates measures like total visitors and number of video streams delivered, while Netflix naturally claims the hours-per-month title. But in a couple of other categories, it’s the upstarts who truly stand out. 

Facebook’s live service, for example, has risen with a bullet to number three in the uniques rank since its debut last August. Meanwhile China’s YouTube equivalent, Tudou, has already outpaced YouTube in the number of hours per month spent by visitors on the site.

For that they can thank the popularity of phone viewing among mainland office workers, who suffer through some of the longest commute times in the world.

Where do they watch: Video sites by visitors, streams and time spent