According to Venturebeat 's latest report : FB v GOOG : Who ’s really interested in digital video ? , Facebook is still nowhere near as big as YouTube . Every single day, Americans spend an aggregate of 8,061 years on YouTube, compared to 713 years watching video on Facebook. In terms of viewing figures , 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 suggests that the battle for digital video will get interesting when Samsung launches its smart TV early next year at $ 99 .
According to Venturebeat 's latest report : FB v GOOG : Who ’s really interested in digital video ? , Facebook is still nowhere near as big as YouTube . In terms of viewing figures , 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 suggests that the battle for digital video will get interesting when Samsung launches its smart TV early next year at $ 99 .