# Median Weekly YouTube Watch-Time by Age Group in Germany — 2025

> 16–24 year-olds watch 203 minutes of YouTube per active week—3.8× the watch-time of over-55s

**Period:** 2025  
**Market:** DE  
**Data status:** final  
**Data as of:** 2026-04-27T16:16:37.405483+00:00  
**Sample size:** n = 23,943  
**Effective sample size:** 14,998  
**Source:** [https://www.datapods.app/en/insights/media/video-streaming/youtube-watch-time-by-age-group-germany-2025](https://www.datapods.app/en/insights/media/video-streaming/youtube-watch-time-by-age-group-germany-2025)

## Segments

- **Years:** 2025
- **Platform:** youtube

## Summary

YouTube consumption in Germany exhibits a steep age gradient. Younger users dominate viewing intensity: 16–24 year-olds lead at 203 minutes per active week, followed by 25–34 year-olds at 187 minutes. Consumption drops sharply at midlife, halving from 141 minutes (35–44 group) to 83 minutes (45–54 group). Older viewers (55–64 and 65+) average just 53–59 minutes per week, creating a near-fourfold divide between the youngest and oldest segments.

## Chart

Median minutes watched per active week by age group in Germany 2025, showing 16–24 year-olds at 203 minutes, declining to 53 minutes for over-65s, with the sharpest drop between age 35–44 and 45–54.

## Methodology

Per-active-week minutes per user, median calculated across each age bucket. AGOF de_online_population weights applied. Cell sizes (n): 16–24=4,536; 25–34=7,562; 35–44=6,929; 45–54=3,269; 55–64=1,326; 65+=321. All cells n>>5.

## Citation

Datapods (2026-04-27). *Median Weekly YouTube Watch-Time by Age Group in Germany — 2025*. Datapods Insights. https://www.datapods.app/en/insights/media/video-streaming/youtube-watch-time-by-age-group-germany-2025

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