Approximate Videos Uploaded per Day:
2.6 million to 3.6 million videos are uploaded to YouTube every day in 2025. Estimates vary slightly, depending on the source, but this is the widely accepted range.Videos Uploaded per Hour:
That’s about 108,000 to 150,000 videos per hour.Videos Uploaded per Minute:
Over 1,800 to nearly 2,500 videos are uploaded every minute.Videos Uploaded per Second:
Every second, 30–40 new videos go live on YouTube.Hours of Content Uploaded (Not Videos, but Playtime):
Over 500 hours of video per minute,
30,000 hours per hour,
More than 720,000 hours each day.
YouTube’s Massive Video Library
As of mid-2025, YouTube hosts more than 5 billion videos in total.
Around 1 in 4 uploads are YouTube Shorts, with the rest being standard videos.
Yearly and Monthly Growth
Monthly:
About 77–90 million videos are uploaded each month in 2025.Yearly:
YouTube is on track to nearly hit 1 billion new uploads in a year. This growth is largely thanks to easier mobile uploading and the rise of Shorts-style quick videos.
Interactive Table: YouTube Uploads at a Glance (2025)
| Interval | Videos Uploaded | Hours Uploaded |
|---|---|---|
| Per second | 30-40 | 8.33+ |
| Per minute | 1,800–2,500 | 500+ |
| Per hour | 108,000–150,000 | 30,000+ |
| Per day | 2.6M–3.6M | 720,000+ |
| Per month | 77M–90M | ~22M+ (estimate) |
| Per year | 946M | ~263M+ (estimate) |
(Numbers rounded for readability)
Where Are the Most Videos Uploaded? 2025 Global Country Ranking
Country-specific uploads aren’t published directly, but it’s clear uploads track closely with the size of each country’s YouTube user base:
Top Countries by YouTube Users (2025)
| Rank | Country | YouTube Users (Millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 491 |
| 2 | USA | 253 |
| 3 | Brazil | 144 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 143 |
| 5 | Mexico | 83.6 |
| 6 | Japan | 78.7 |
| 7 | Germany | 65.5 |
| 8 | Vietnam | 62.3 |
| 9 | Philippines | 57.7 |
| 10 | Turkey | 57.5 |
The majority of uploads now come from mobile-first countries, with India leading globally, followed by the US and Brazil.
Emerging markets like Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines are contributing more uploads thanks to cheaper smartphones, data, and YouTube Shorts.
Trends & Human Insights
Short-form videos (YouTube Shorts) are fueling unprecedented growth; Shorts now make up 26% of all uploads.
Content diversity is massive: daily uploads cover everything from vlogs and music to breaking news, languages, and hobbies worldwide.
The average YouTube video length is around 12 minutes and 26 seconds.
More than 2.7 billion monthly users are active across 100+ countries.
India is both the world leader in user numbers and likely uploads, given the scale of its internet population.
Conclusion
In 2025, YouTube is a truly global stage, with millions of videos uploaded every day, tens of thousands every hour, and 30–40 new pieces of content joining the world’s biggest online video library every second. Driven by Shorts and mobile creators, especially in India, the platform just keeps growing—making it as vibrant, diverse, and dynamic as ever.
