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Nielsen’s “Media Distributor Gauge” confirms YouTube leads in TV streaming minutes, with 87% of viewers using the platform and half regularly watching on televisions, according to Hub’s “TV Advertising: Fact vs. Fiction.”

According to Nielsen’s “The Gauge,” streaming captured 47.3% of total TV watch-time in July 2025, with Netflix climbing to a platform record of 8.8%, YouTube reaching 13.4%, and The Roku Channel surging 7.5% month-over-month to 2.8%.

Total streaming usage in the U.S. rises to 38.3% of TV time, while broadcast falls to historic low of 19.2%, marking continued shift in viewing habits. Netflix viewing up 13.5% vs. May, represents 42% of monthly gain for streaming.

As investment in programmatic CTV climbs toward $46.9 billion by 2028, Gracenote reveals only 14.3% of sports ad inventory includes league data and just 17.9% includes team information, highlighting critical issues in content visibility and targeting accuracy.