YouTube Captures More Than 65% of Japan’s Digital VOD Hours, With News and Baseball Leading Viewership

YouTube isn't just winning in Japan—it's dominating. According to streaming intelligence data from ampd Analytics, the platform captured more than sixty-five percent of all digital video-on-demand hours watched in the country last month. Seventy-two million viewers logged two point eight billion hours, with news and baseball rising to the top of the viewing list. That's the kind of market control that would make any competitor nervous.

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