The State of Online Streaming Today

Qwilt has just released a very interesting report.

Ignore the headline touting Amazon Instant Video.

The real takeaways are here:

  • Online Streaming grew by 54.9% last year.
  • Netflix grew their share by 5%, rising from 52.5% to 57.5%.
  • Youtube dropped 11.3% while Xbox remained flat.

From Qwilt:

“The source of data for this report is total volume of online video traffic from US cable operators where Qwilt video delivery systems are deployed. Our video delivery systems are inserted in operator network where we can see all online video traffic, both On Demand and Live, from any content provider. We measure traffic based on the source content provider such as Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, Twitch, Apple or Amazon. Our reporting of content provider volumes is independent of the device consuming the video. So, if a consumer is watching Netflix on their Xbox, we record the event as Netflix traffic not Xbox. The same is true across Roku, Chromecast, SmartTVs, Desktops and mobile devices.”

My take: Netflix is pulling away and winning this race!