Tubular Labs

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SPORTS

Women's Sports Content Keeps Winning

In advance of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, it's worth noting just how much women's sports content has grown over the past year. Tubular Labs recently published a blog post around women's sports social video increases, with some impressive findings: * In

MARKETING

Media Companies Grow Social Reach

The WGA went on strike on May 2, potentially putting major U.S. media companies in a bind for content. Despite a lack of new scripted content, though, these giants actually increased unique U.S. viewers across YouTube and Facebook in May. Tubular Labs’ Audience Ratings shows Comcast, Paramount, Disney

CREATOR ECONOMY

Spider-Man’s Popularity Is A Streaming Strength

Over the last three years, there have been 2.7 million YouTube video uploads related to Spider-Man, totaling over 189 billion views – according to Tubular Labs. And views for Spider-Man videos have topped 1.20 billion every week since Nov. 15-21, 2021 – peaking the first week of June 2023 at

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Cocomelon’s Steady Ascent

It’s tough to believe that kids content giant Cocomelon can still grow its pool of unique viewers on social video, yet that’s exactly what it’s been doing for the past year, according to data from Tubular Labs. The creator is No. 1 among all U.S. creators,

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Shorts Views Are Tall For TV

Even the country’s largest TV networks can’t avoid the larger cultural push toward short video content. Tubular Labs data reveals that nearly 35% of YouTube views for the top broadcast and cable properties (Sept. 2022-April 2023) came from videos less than a minute in length. As audiences watch

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Special Report: Social Video Funnel Optimization: Your Educational Guide to Success

Ever feel like social video investments win you a spike in viewership but tying results to conversions or brand preference is overwhelming? The vast, evolving universe of social can be difficult for marketers to harness and drive measurable results. Likewise, the end goal isn’t always surface-level success, such as

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Special Report: The Influencer Identification Guide

Best practices for influencer identification that go beyond subscriber & view counts. Some might say building out the perfect influencer portfolio is an art, but at Tubular— it’s a science. There are millions of influencers out there and Tubular has coverage of more than 25M of them. With Tubular’

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Which Head Of State Was Ahead In Q1?

Q1 U.S. YouTube data from Tubular Labs shows year-over-year momentum for video views about both our own presidency, and the U.K. Royal Family. Video views for domestic YouTube videos about the U.S. presidency grew by 102% YoY in Q1, while U.S. views about the Royal Family

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Super Mario's Staying Power

Data from Tubular Labs shows how a record-breaking opening weekend at the box office was no fluke for the Super Mario Bros. movie. Nintendo's Super Mario was one of the top gaming franchises by YouTube views per video in Q1, at 156K. Such continued success with gaming audiences

SPORTS

Timing Matters For U.S. Sports Creators

When should creators upload videos to social platforms? Well, it depends on where your audience is, and what type of content you’re uploading. Data from Tubular Labs showcases how U.S. sports creators can get the most out of video upload this year by targeting certain times of day.

TV

How NBCU Could Use Vanderpump Rules To Boost Peacock

The ongoing drama around Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules has created a boost for everyone involved (except Tom Sandoval, that is), but NBCU still has more room to capitalize one of TV’s biggest scandals of 2023. As the company continues looking for ways to differentiate Peacock in a crowded sea

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When Is 'Primetime' For Social Video Content?

New data from Tubular Labs reveals that beauty influencers received the most TikTok views (11.4 billion) at 1 p.m. ET over the last 90 days. It’s long been unclear if there’s really a “primetime” window for social video content, but data like this arms both creators

Social Video

Super Bowl Advertisers Get ‘Super’-Sized Video Views

Advertising during the Super Bowl is a major investment for brands, and some will opt to try and extend the reach of TV ad buys with social video content. Data from Tubular Labs shows which brands are getting the most YouTube views on Super Bowl videos in the last 30

Social Video

What Are Beyoncé Audiences Shopping For At Target?

Whether Beyoncé sets the Grammy award wins record or not this weekend, her audience is already winning with certain product categories at Target. Consumer Insights data from Tubular Labs below shows which product categories Beyoncé’s VEVO YouTube audience is most likely to shop for at Target, perhaps telegraphing future

MARKETING

How Best Picture Nominees Stacked Up On Social Video

How did Best Picture nominee trailers and promo videos fare on social video?

Social Video

The Eagles Are The Most Popular NFL Team On Social Video

Ahead of the NFL playoffs kicking off tomorrow, insights from Tubular Labs show us which teams dominated social video during the regular season, from September 8 to January 8. The Bills ranked first in total views across Twitter and Facebook, with 73.1 and 68.4 million views, respectively, while

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Special Report: Navigating Social Video in 2023 -- What You Need To Thrive

Tubular has identified five areas in social video where marketers need to focus to get ahead of the game, and why. 1. Social video solidifies its position in marketing channel planning strategy 2. Creators are the new economic drivers 3. Digital communities influence social change 4. Augmented reality fuels virtual

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Special Report: 2022 Social Video #Rewind

Tubular together this year’s most significant Social Video insights to serve you one fun filled #throwback into 2022. Sign in now or subscribe to get the FREE download link below.

Social Video

Shorts Ruled 2022 On YouTube (Plus More Social Video Takeaways From Last Year)

To wrap up 2022, Tubular Labs assembled a lengthy collection of insights from the year in social video trends, top videos, creators and more. It’s worth digging into the entire “rewind” piece on the company’s blog, but as social video continues to grow — and even rival TV in

Social Video

Sports Videos Still Have Bounce, Grow 33% Year-Over-Year On YouTube

You’d think there was a limit on how much sports content audiences could watch across all screens, but apparently we’ve yet to reach that point. Data from Tubular Labs’ Q4 category infographics revealed that YouTube views for sports-related videos grew 33% year-over-year as of October 2022. * Interestingly, lumberjack

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Tubular Labs

Special Report: Watching Is Better Than Listening -- How To Build Brand Preference Using Social Behaviors

Brand marketers have to work harder every day to earn brand preference and customer loyalty by cutting through media clutter and creating authentic engagement opportunities. While this can seem daunting, social video emerges as a channel where marketers can reach coveted audiences, and also learn about them. To create an

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Travel Audiences Love The Beach

A new Tubular Labs infographic on travel shares trends around viewership and consumer behaviors...

Social Video

Electronics Video Viewers Want To Go Fast

New infographics released by Tubular Labs include a deep-dive on electronics video viewers on YouTube.

Social Video

Leo Messi Fans Are 69.4x More Likely To Watch MLS Content Than The Norm

The 2022 World Cup is almost over, and Lionel Messi silenced the doubters. As the GOAT contends for his first World Cup trophy, insights from Tubular Labs show interesting social video viewing habits coming from fans of the Argentine superstar. Audiences searching for Messi also have a high propensity for

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Workwear Videos Win With Fashion Audiences

After nearly three years of working from home, no one knows what to wear anymore – and they’re watching YouTube to figure it out. A new Tubular Labs infographic on fashion shares trends around viewership and consumer behaviors, including the discovery that fashion audiences are watching a lot of videos