Ireland above average with daily YouTube hits

Over one million Irish YouTube hits generated daily

KERRY O’SHEA,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Friday, April 27, 2012, 8:15 AM

Updated Friday, April 27, 2012, 8:15 AM

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Over one million Irish YouTube hits generated daily

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John Herlihy, Google’s global head of advertising, recently revealed that Ireland is above the global average of daily YouTube views.

"YouTube.ie is currently running 1.1m hits a day,” said Herlihy about Ireland’s YouTube habits during roundtable with Vint Cerf.

“For a population of just 4.5m people,” added Herlihy, “that's an incredible impact from a science point of view.”

YouTube currently sees over 65 hours of video uploaded every minute and about three quarters of the material comes from outside the US, according to Silicon Republic.

Google purchased YouTube for a staggering $1.65 billion in late 2006, just a year after its conception. Google employs over 2000 people in Ireland and has announced plans for a $75 million data centre to be built in Dublin.

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LilPaddy | Apr 29, 2012, 02:55 PM EDT

Hi, I.C. reader; I'm an "older Dub" in N.Corona Ca, and I have a (business) need (so I'll pay) to have several short videos put on Youtube or???. If you have the ability and live within a reasonable driving distance, and/or you could accomplish this via ph. and/or email (or if you have another solution? I'm at 9512647103 or email OurHeartofIreland @sbcglobal.net (note: don't leave the space between d and @). Paddy.

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