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   "tiktok": [
    30.7,
    35.3,
    16.4,
    9.2,
    8.4
   ],
   "youtube": [
    15.8,
    21.7,
    18.5,
    14.0,
    19.4
   ]
  }
 },
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  {
   "stat": "84% of US adults use YouTube, 50% use Instagram and 37% use TikTok",
   "scope": "survey of 5,022 US adults, 5 Feb to 18 Jun 2025",
   "source": "Pew Research Center, Americans' Social Media Use 2025 (20 Nov 2025)",
   "url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/11/20/americans-social-media-use-2025/",
   "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
   "stat": "Roughly nine in ten US teens use YouTube; about six in ten or more use TikTok and Instagram; 61% use TikTok daily and 55% Instagram daily; 21% say they are on TikTok almost constantly",
   "scope": "survey of 1,458 US teens 13-17, 25 Sep to 9 Oct 2025",
   "source": "Pew Research Center, Teens, Social Media and AI Chatbots 2025 (9 Dec 2025)",
   "url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/12/09/teens-social-media-and-ai-chatbots-2025/",
   "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
   "stat": "Ad reach in January 2025: TikTok 1.59 billion, Instagram 1.74 billion, YouTube 2.53 billion",
   "scope": "platforms' own ad planning tools, compiled by Kepios; DataReportal pages last updated 12 March 2025",
   "source": "DataReportal",
   "url": "https://datareportal.com/essential-tiktok-stats",
   "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
   "stat": "EU monthly users, first half of 2026: TikTok 189 million, Instagram 297 million; YouTube about 520.3 million signed-in accounts",
   "scope": "Digital Services Act transparency reports",
   "source": "Music Ally summary of DSA reports, 1 Sep 2026",
   "url": "https://musically.com/2026/09/01/tiktok-instagram-and-youtube-reveal-latest-user-numbers-in-eu/",
   "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
   "stat": "Creator Rewards Program: 18+, at least 10,000 followers and 100,000 video views in the last 30 days, original videos over 1 minute",
   "scope": "TikTok Creator Academy and US program terms",
   "source": "TikTok",
   "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/creator-academy/en/article/creator-rewards-program",
   "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
   "stat": "YouTube Shorts average over 200 billion daily views",
   "scope": "announced 18 Jun 2025 at Cannes Lions; repeated 10 Aug 2026",
   "source": "YouTube Blog",
   "url": "https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/neal-mohan-cannes-2025/",
   "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
   "stat": "Monetizing creators keep 45% of their allocated Shorts revenue; from 1 Feb 2027 Shorts ads targeted to 5 or fewer channels earn direct revenue at 45% of net",
   "scope": "YouTube Shorts monetization policies",
   "source": "YouTube Help",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/12504220",
   "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
   "stat": "YPP entry today: 1,000 subscribers with 4,000 qualified watch hours in 12 months, or 1,000 subscribers with 10 million qualified Shorts views in 90 days",
   "scope": "YouTube Help",
   "source": "YouTube Partner Program overview and eligibility",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/72851",
   "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
   "stat": "From 1 Feb 2027: new YPP applicants need 8,000 qualified watch hours in 365 days or 20 million qualified Shorts views in 90 days for ads and Premium revenue sharing; Shorts revenue sharing requires 10 million qualified Shorts views over the last 90 days; creators receive 55% for long-form and 45% for Shorts of the Premium pool",
   "scope": "announced 10 Aug 2026",
   "source": "YouTube Blog",
   "url": "https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/youtube-partner-program-updates-2027-new-opportunities-earn/",
   "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
   "stat": "Partners with Watch Page ads get 55% of net revenues from ads on their public videos",
   "scope": "YouTube partner earnings overview",
   "source": "YouTube Help",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/72902",
   "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
   "stat": "Reused content is content repurposed from YouTube or another online source without significant original commentary, substantive modifications, or educational or entertainment value; the policy applies to the channel as a whole and monetization may be removed from the entire channel",
   "scope": "YouTube channel monetization policies",
   "source": "YouTube Help",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/1311392",
   "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
   "stat": "Roughly three quarters of US teens use YouTube every day",
   "scope": "survey of 1,458 US teens, 25 Sep to 9 Oct 2025",
   "source": "Pew Research Center, 9 Dec 2025",
   "url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/12/09/teens-social-media-and-ai-chatbots-2025/",
   "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
   "stat": "Shorts can carry a Related Video link to a long-form video, livestream or another Short on the same channel",
   "scope": "YouTube Blog, 14 Jul 2026",
   "source": "YouTube Blog",
   "url": "https://blog.youtube/creator-and-artist-stories/youtube-related-videos-traffic-guide/",
   "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
   "stat": "Third-party estimate: TikTok $0.40 to $2.00 per 1,000 qualified views; YouTube Shorts $0.01 to $0.33 per 1,000 views",
   "scope": "estimate, not published by either company",
   "source": "AIR Media-Tech, 24 Jul 2026",
   "url": "https://air.io/en/monetization/comparing-shorts-monetization-to-tiktok-creator-rewards",
   "checked": "2026-10-05"
  },
  {
   "stat": "Creator Rewards RPM considers video performance, search value, location, video engagement and advertising value; qualified views exclude views under 5 seconds",
   "scope": "TikTok Help Center",
   "source": "How rewards work",
   "url": "https://support.tiktok.com/en/business-and-creator/creator-rewards-program/how-rewards-work",
   "checked": "2026-10-05"
  }
 ]
}