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  "id": "similarweb-youtube-session-14-minutes-tiktok-9-minutes",
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  "claim": "An average YouTube Android session lasted 14 min 29 s in August 2025, vs 9 min 42 s for TikTok (Similarweb)",
  "commonly_cited_as": "\"TikTok sessions are longest\"",
  "verdict": "verified",
  "verdict_definition": "Primary source found; it says the same thing, the scope matches, and it is reasonably current.",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "rating": {
    "value": 5,
    "best": 5,
    "worst": 1
  },
  "origin": {
    "publisher": "DataReportal (Kepios), citing Similarweb",
    "title": "Digital 2026 Global Overview Report (published Oct. 2025)",
    "year": "2025"
  },
  "quote": "Similarweb’s data indicates that each individual YouTube Android app session lasted an average of 14 minutes and 29 seconds in August 2025, which was roughly 50 percent longer than the duration of the typical TikTok session, which lasted 9 minutes and 42 seconds .",
  "method": "Similarweb App Intelligence data on Android app users, August 2025, as reported by Kepios/DataReportal.",
  "drift": [
    "Android app users only",
    "Per-session length; TikTok users still spend more total time per day"
  ],
  "interest": "DataReportal reports are produced with Meltwater and We Are Social, which sell marketing services.",
  "safe_rephrasing": "Similarweb's August 2025 Android data show YouTube sessions averaging 14 min 29 s versus 9 min 42 s on TikTok, though TikTok users spend more total time per day.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "DataReportal — Digital 2026 Global Overview Report",
      "url": "https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2026-global-overview-report",
      "primary": true
    }
  ],
  "kind": "reference_fact",
  "as_of": "August 2025",
  "last_checked": "2026-10-17",
  "stale": false,
  "date_reviewed": "2026-10-17",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
}