The Philippines is becoming a hub of global communication and technology, including increased use of YouTube Philippines

The Philippines is becoming a hub of global communication and technology, including increased use of YouTube Philippines

Countless numbers of people all over the world use the internet on a daily basis. The numbers are especially impressive in the Philippines, with up to 30 million Filipinos accessing the web regularly, to shop, study, search for opportunities and ideas or even to create new businesses and connect with each other. Interestingly, the online population here is growing more rapidly than it is in the rest of Southeast Asia, and even the West. The statistics show that North America is growing at three percent and Europe is growing at eight percent, while the Philippines is growing at a massive 16 percent.

A prime example of the how the Philippines is growing on the internet is through the use of YouTube. In many countries, it is common for people to surf this site to watch funny, interesting or informative videos, before playing Partypoker or checking their e-mails. YouTube is growing regularly, with over three billion video views every day, up from two billion last year. Especially in Asia, there is a real feeling of growth and YouTube is becoming the ultimate democratic form of media. Anyone can record a video and put it up on YouTube, and with increasing numbers of people owning video cameras or mobile phones, capturing videos is becoming easier all the time.

YouTube officially launched in the Philippines last October 13th, with a localised version of the website called YouTube Philippines. These localised forms of the site mean that local content can be viewed and added to, so that it is always relevant to a specific place and the people of that area will be interested in it. Providing geographically relevant content lures in users who live in one place and connects them to an online community.