What types of content are associated with entertainment? What are the preferred platforms in Latin America? Where do they come in on the rankings? The responses to these questions and more, according to comScore’s 2016 classifications.
87% of Latin American users visited entertainment platforms in April 2016.
| Source: comScore Media Metrix, Latin America, Total Audience, Home and Work, PC/Laptop only, Abril 2016 | Total Unique Visitors (000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Internet : Total Audience | 194.872 | |
| Entertainment | 170.368 | |
| 1 | YOUTUBE.COM | 132.670 |
| 2 | MSN Entertainment | 19.439 |
| 3 | Globo Entretenimento | 18.540 |
| 4 | UOL Entretenimento | 18.536 |
| 5 | R7 Entretenimento | 18.105 |
| 6 | Netflix Inc. | 17.605 |
| 7 | Webedia Sites | 17.250 |
| 8 | Spotify | 11.227 |
| 9 | Terra Entertainment | 11.004 |
| 10 | MUSICA.COM | 10.994 |
YouTube, the Google video platform, led the rankings, coming in far ahead of the others: during the informed month, 78% of the users in this category chose to consumer audiovisual content on this platform. This is no small detail, as online video is the principal activity that users engage in when looking for entertainment online.
The rest of the platforms that appear on the rankings come in far below YouTube (in terms of unique users per month).
The “entertainment” section for the MSN, Globo, UOL and R7 portals (together and individually) received 11% of users, while Terra attracted 6%.
Netflix, the paid movie and series platform, received 10% of users in the region in April 2016 that tend to seek entertainment online. This reveals a certain tendency for LatAm users to consume legal audiovisual content, which they are willing to pay for.
Webedia, (the global network of leisure services: movies, video games and e-sports, cooking, glamour and travel), received 10% of the users interested in entertainment topics.
13% of users chose musical consumer content as part of their online entertainment activities. This is observed through the presence of Spotify and Musica.com on the rankings, with 7% and 6% of the visitors, respectfully.
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