Quarterly Digital Content Trends: Q2 2018

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The 20,000 Foot View:  In this report, we present highlights of content trends from MIDiA’s Quarterly Brand Tracker, a survey fielded in the US, UK, Canada and Australia. This report explores how consumer behaviour evolved between        2017 and        2018 across music, video, games and social. 

Key Findings

• YouTube topped music streaming in        2018 with        weekly active user (WAU) penetration
• Spotify was second with        up two points on        2018 while Amazon was up one point across Prime Music and Music Unlimited to reach       
• Apple Music was fourth, flat at        for the fourth successive quarter
• Facebook halted its deadly decline in WAUs, up one point to        while its messenger apps collectively added two points penetration
• Snapchat remained flat at        though lost two points in the UK, down to       
• Pinterest was up one point to        but remains below its        2017 high of       
• YouTube is still the leading video app but Netflix is just three points behind. YouTube was up one point to        in        2018
• Netflix continued its inexorable rise, up one point for the third successive quarter to reach        and up six points from        in        2016
• Amazon Prime Video WAUs fell one point while the leading local Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) services gained three points
• After a strong        2018 radio listening was down one point to        while free streaming was up three points to       
• Music subscriptions continued a steady rise, up one point to        Penetration was highest in the US –        up two points – and Australia,        up four points 
• Facebook video was the big gainer in        2018, up three points to        with penetration peaking at        in Australia 
• Pay-TV penetration was up slightly to        in        2018 while cord cutting was flat at        and cord shaving at       

Companies and brands mentioned in this report: Amazon Prime Music, Amazon Prime Video, Apple Music, Crave TV, Deezer, Epic Games, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Fortnite, Google Play Music All Access, Hulu, Instagram, iPlayer, Music Messenger, Netflix, Now TV, Pinterest, Snapchat, Snap Inc, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stan, Tidal, Twitter, Twitch, WhatsApp, YouTube