We’ve now heard from Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump — both of whom delivered fiery speeches at their respective conventions.
But here’s a question: Which presidential candidate delivered more audience on the livestream?
YouTube, which was the official livestream partner for both the Republican National Convention and Democratic National Convention, released numbers today, showing that the RNC livestream in Cleveland was viewed 4.5 million times, compared to the DNC livestream in Philadelphia, which was viewed 4.6 million times, reports VentureBeat and Cnet.
And, potentially signaling that a close race is coming this November, both conventions saw YouTube viewers watch an average of about 25 minutes.
The peak moments at both conventions occurred during the speeches of the nominees, with Hillary Clinton’s talk drawing a peak audience of 250,000 viewers at one moment on YouTube. Donald Trump, meanwhile, peaked at 217,000 viewers.
In terms of my own convention viewing habits, I watched both the RNC and DNC livestreams, more so than the live TV broadcast. But I also listened to the speeches through an old-fashioned medium, too: radio. (However, it was through my Sonos app).
Even so, Trump pulled ahead in the TV ratings, with his acceptance speech drawing 32.2 million viewers. That compared to 29.8 million viewers for Clinton’s speech on Thursday night, according to Nielsen. “We beat her by millions,” Trump said at a Friday rally, according to CNNMoney.
How did you tune into the convention this year?
Editor’s note: A YouTube spokesperson tells us the numbers do not represent viewership on all clips across YouTube — just the official livestream.
