By — Hari Sreenivasan Hari Sreenivasan Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/pew-study-more-americans-watching-sharing-online-video Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Pew Study: More Americans Watching, Sharing Online Video Nation Jun 3, 2010 12:11 PM EDT Much like you’re likely about to do, more Americans are watching online video, a new survey from the Pew Internet & American Life Project has found. Kristen Purcell, associate director for research, stopped by The Rundown to discuss the key findings, including that 69 percent of Internet users watch or download video online and 14 percent have posted videos. About 52 percent of all U.S. adults have used the Internet to watch or download video, while Internet users who are between 18 and 29 years old continue to be the heaviest consumers of online video. Comedy, educational and political videos have all seen rising viewership, according to the study. By — Hari Sreenivasan Hari Sreenivasan Hari Sreenivasan joined the PBS NewsHour in 2009. He is the Anchor of PBS NewsHour Weekend and a Senior Correspondent for the nightly program. @hari
Much like you’re likely about to do, more Americans are watching online video, a new survey from the Pew Internet & American Life Project has found. Kristen Purcell, associate director for research, stopped by The Rundown to discuss the key findings, including that 69 percent of Internet users watch or download video online and 14 percent have posted videos. About 52 percent of all U.S. adults have used the Internet to watch or download video, while Internet users who are between 18 and 29 years old continue to be the heaviest consumers of online video. Comedy, educational and political videos have all seen rising viewership, according to the study.