'Creator' Content Now 26% Of Time Spent With TV/Video

Rising interest in all original “creator” content has now been estimated to have a 26% share -- or 1.7 hours a day -- of total daily viewing total TV/video time, according to estimates from Media Dynamics Inc.

The media consulting/publishing company estimates total daily time spent with -- from all platforms now 6.7 hours for persons two years and older.

MDI adds that 68% of premium traditional video content -- 4.6 hours per day -- still resides with linear TV and streaming platforms.

Linear TV is at 35% share of daily viewing time, with streaming platforms at 33% and “other” professional made video content at 6%.

The company also estimates the media age for “creator” content is 21. This compares to an overall daily video viewing median age of 48. Linear TV users are at a median age of 61, compared to the median age for streaming of 43.

President of Media Dynamics Ed Papazian adds in a press release: "It should be noted that the sources for this kind of information — mainly device usage — take no account of those times when the ‘viewer’ is absent or is present but paying no attention.”

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  1. Ed Papazian from Media Dynamics Inc, July 22, 2026 at 10:10 a.m.

    Wayne, I might add that as "creator videos" are invariably much shorter in duration than preofesionally made content that in terms of the number of times the content is accessed --not viewing time--- the creator share is considerably higher than our chart indicates. 

    Our subscribers also get a most interesting breakdown showing how the time spent factor varies by kids/teens, adults 18-34 and up to the 55+ age group.

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