Jukin Media Tops 18 Million Unique Views In August, According To comScore

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Jukin Media, the largest viral video entertainment network on YouTube and the worldwide leader in licensing viral video clips to clip shows, morning and news shows, and advertising agencies, has announced that it received more than 18 million unique YouTube views in the US, for the month of August.

Based on comScore's latest numbers, Jukin's 18+ million unique views makes Jukin Media the world's eighth most-viewed network for views in the US.

Remarkably, Jukin's views stem from its own channels such as FailArmy, with its 5.6 million subscribers, JukinVideo, and CutiesNFuzzies, as well as its library of owned content. This is a contrast to most other top networks, which rely on the strength of their ability to roll up other channels or represent world-famous music artists.

From the outside looking in, it's somewhat surprising that Jukin Media's owned channels and library would get enough views to place it alongside the world's largest venture-backed YouTube networks, internationally-renowned record labels, and massive entertainment conglomerates. After all, Jukin remains a bootstrapped, and largely financially independent company (it raised one small, strategic funding round earlier this year of $1 million).

Internally, however, nobody at the company was shocked by the news.  "We're proud and excited about our August numbers, but we're not surprised," said Jonathan Skogmo, Founder and CEO of Jukin Media. "It's a testament to the power of our library of user-generated content, and it speaks volumes about the popularity of UGC vs. so-called premium content on the web."

Besides operating one of the top-viewed YouTube networks with over 7 billion cumulative video views globally, Jukin Media is also the largest licensor of viral and trending videos to traditional media, with its vast array of video clips licensed and regularly featured on outlets such as CNN, MTV, NBC, Yahoo!, and countless others.

Jukin Media last made comScore's YouTube top 10 in April of 2014, with 13,052,000 unique views.

About Jukin Media

Jukin Media is a next generation, multi-platform media company that is the worldwide leader for the discovery, acquisition and distribution of today's hottest user-generated video content. The company's global distribution network includes premier media and entertainment outlets such as ABC, NBC, MTV, Yahoo!, AOL, and countless other broadcasters, publishers, and platforms to which it licenses its video content. Jukin Media also runs the largest viral video entertainment network on YouTube, with more than 700 million monthly views. For more information, visit http://jukinmedia.com.

SOURCE Jukin Media