Video Viewing Exceeds Webmail Use, Nielsen Reports

Visitors to video sites now exceeds users of Web-based e-mail, according to a report released today by The Nielsen Company.  The study reports on monthly unique visits to various Web sites and online applications.

Nielsen released a report which tracks Web use in the U.S. since 2003.  The numbers combine home and work use.   Search sites remain the most visited with social networks rising fast.

Video passed e-mail monthly unique visits in 2007.  This number is not the total number of e-mails sent or received or videos watch, just monthly visits to the e-mail or video sites.  More on the Nielsen blog.

Not surprisingly, video views have shown dramatic increased since 2003.  More details below:

-- Andy Plesser, Executive Producer

More analysis fo the study at Contentinople and at GigaOM.