Telegram surpassed the video hosting platform in monthly reach in Russia among the audience over 12 years old
YouTube's monthly reach, against the backdrop of a complete slowdown, decreased to 89.6 million people
In December 2024, WhatsApp increased its monthly reach to 96 million users
Industry source: Links to YouTube will no longer be displayed in Russian search engines
Blogger Vitaly Veselov: content from YouTube is massively transferred to the "VK Video" platform using bots
In December 2024, "VKontakte" surpassed YouTube in reach for the first time — 92 million users
Russian developers will not be able to receive income from applications in the store from December 26, 2024
Experts believe the market can adapt to Russian platforms
Since the service slowdown began, the volume of connections has decreased sevenfold
Video hosting traffic fell below 20% of average values
Experts attribute the record drop to increased platform blocking
Users of mobile operators began complaining about YouTube unavailability
Mobile operators have also begun to tighten measures
Difficulties appeared against the background of outdated equipment and non-compliance with the laws of the Russian Federation
The reason for the incorrect operation of the video hosting is outdated equipment