7000 Hours Of News Video Uploaded To YouTube Daily [Infographic]

YouTube has become a go-to source for news hounds looking for footage of major events around the globe and as the year comes to a close YouTube has released an infographic about news on the online video site in 2012. The infographic reveals the top news moments on YouTube in 2012, as well as some surprising statistics.

YouTube has become a go-to source for news hounds looking for footage of major events around the globe and as the year comes to a close YouTube has released an infographic about news on the online video site in 2012.  The infographic reveals the top news moments on YouTube in 2012, as well as some surprising statistics.

Over 7,000 hours of news-related video is uploaded to YouTube each day and the infographic reveals some of the events that accounted for the most uploaded footage and the largest audiences:

  • Hurricane Sandy: 70+ hour continuous livestream from The Weather Channel drew 13 million views
  • U.S.
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