( Mashable ) -- Despite recent troubles , Netflix is a major force on the Internet , accounting for 32.7 % of peak U.S. downstream traffic , according to a new report . Sandvine Intelligent Broadband Networks ' report analyzed 200 Internet service providers in 80 countries and found that real-time entertainment apps take up 60 % of peak downstream traffic , up from 50 % last year . Netflix has more than half of that share . Sandvine considers the hours between 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. to be peak times . Like others , Sandvine has also noticed a shift away from PCs to access such content . The company found 55 % of traffic volume in North America is consumed on game consoles , set-top boxes , smart TVs and mobile devices . Only 45 % is being accessed by laptops or PCs . Video makes up 32.6 % of peak downstream mobile traffic , of which YouTube is the largest contributor . The report comes as Netflix recently lost 800,000 paid subscribers in its most-recent quarter . The company 's stock is now trading at less than a third of the amount it was in July . See the original article on Mashable.com . © 2013 MASHABLE.com . All rights reserved .
Netflix accounts for 60 % of peak U.S. downstream traffic . Sandvine has seen a shift away from online to mobile phone content . 55 % of traffic is focused on game consoles , set - top boxes , etc .