Netflix and YouTube together now account for more than half of all North American fixed network data traffic during peak hours, according to a Sandvine Internet traffic trends report published Monday. Netflix now accounts for 31.6 percent of downstream traffic in North America, while YouTube accounts for another 18.6 percent. Peer-to-peer file-sharing, meanwhile, now accounts for less than 10 percent of total daily traffic, down from 31 percent five years ago.
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Netflix, YouTube Hog Half the Internet
Posted by: Peter Suciu November 11, 2013 01:26 PMNetflix and YouTube together now account for more than half of all North American fixed network data traffic during peak hours, according to a Sandvine Internet traffic trends report published Monday. Netflix now accounts for 31.6 percent of downstream traffic in North America, while YouTube accounts for another 18.6 percent. Peer-to-peer file-sharing, meanwhile, now accounts for less than 10 percent of total daily traffic, down from 31 percent five years ago.