Since the beginning of August, the daily number of installations of the "VK Video" application has increased by 4.5 times compared to the average data for July, which is associated with problems on the YouTube platform. According to VK, in the first days of August, the application is installed more than 250,000 times daily.
In the first week of August, the number of "VK Video" installations increased by 4.5 times compared to the average figures for July, reaching more than 250,000 installations per day. The daily video viewing time by users during this period increased by 25%, exceeding 10.5 million hours.
The number of search queries in "VK Video" increased by 86%. The company noted that users most often search for popular entertainment shows, blogger channels, popular science and educational content, as well as materials for children. Among the most popular queries were also news about the 2024 Olympics.
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