# YouTube Shorts vs. Long-Form Watch-Time Share by Age Group in Germany — 2025–2026

> 55+ users show the highest Shorts dominance at 66% — while 25–34 year-olds are Germany's most long-form-loyal YouTube age group at 42% long-form share

**Period:** Jan 2025 – May 2026  
**Market:** DE  
**Data status:** final  
**Data as of:** 2026-06-29T13:32:36.475936+00:00  
**Sample size:** n = 28,882  
**Source:** [https://www.datapods.app/en/insights/media/video-streaming/youtube-shorts-long-form-share-by-age-group-germany-2025-2026](https://www.datapods.app/en/insights/media/video-streaming/youtube-shorts-long-form-share-by-age-group-germany-2025-2026)

## Segments

- **Years:** 2025–2026
- **Platform:** browsing

## Summary

Across all five age groups tracked in Germany

## Chart

Stacked or grouped bar chart showing the YouTube Shorts versus long-form watch-time share for five age groups (16–24, 25–34, 35–44, 45–54, 55+) among German users, aggregated over January 2025 to May 2026. Shorts share ranges from 57.6% for 25–34 year-olds to 66.2% for users aged 55 and older.

## Methodology

Watch-time shares are aggregated across all 17 months from January 2025 to May 2026 for five age groups: 16–24, 25–34, 35–44, 45–54, and 55 and older. Each group's share reflects the proportion of total YouTube watch time (among videos with known duration) going to Shorts versus long-form. Data covers German users with a known birth year.

## Citation

Datapods (2026-06-29). *YouTube Shorts vs. Long-Form Watch-Time Share by Age Group in Germany — 2025–2026*. Datapods Insights. https://www.datapods.app/en/insights/media/video-streaming/youtube-shorts-long-form-share-by-age-group-germany-2025-2026

## About Datapods

Datapods is a behavioral consumer-data platform. The Insights library publishes free, citable statistics derived from a panel of 25,000+ opted-in participants in Germany: observed real behavior (transactions, browsing, media), not surveys. All data is processed within the EU and is GDPR-compliant.

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