According to Venturebeat's latest report: FB v GOOG: Who’s really winning in digital video? , Facebook is still nowhere near as big as YouTube. In terms of viewing hours, both in-app and on the Web, YouTube is currently more than 11 times bigger that Facebook. However, Facebook's push into digital video has been impressive, in half a year Facebook has gone from almost nothing to now having 4 billion daily views. The reason for this growth is simple: Facebook wants you to watch its videos so much it can afford it.
According to Venturebeat's latest report: FB v GOOG: Who’s really winning in digital video?, Facebook is still nowhere near as big as YouTube. In terms of viewing hours, both in-app and on the Web, YouTube is currently more than 11 times bigger that Facebook. However, Facebook's push into digital video has been impressive, in half a year Facebook has gone from almost nothing to now having 4 billion daily views. The report predicts that the battle for digital video will get interesting when Samsung releases its Gear VR early next year at $99.