YouTube viewers watched over 40 billion minutes of Olympic content

This is how much time was spent watching the Olympics on YouTube.

YouTube viewers watched over 40 billion minutes of Olympic content
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  • YouTube has revealed its view time numbers for the 2024 Olympics.
  • Users watched over 40 billion minutes.
  • Over 18 billion minutes were watched from the living room.

This year’s Olympic Games were a sight to behold if you’re a fan of sports. In fact, it drew in a big enough audience to become the most streamed Olympics in history. But you might be wondering how much time the world spent watching the event. It’s been almost two weeks since the games ended and now YouTube is sharing its viewing stats.

In a new blog, YouTube has revealed how long people were glued to their seats watching the Paris Olympics. The numbers are quite astronomical, to say the least.