Youtube is everywhere on mobile now, with a link or widget often pre-loaded on the home screen of newer devices.

This probably explains the rise. Google also said that, that since the iPhone 3G S came out, YouTube uploads have risen 400 per cent.

The company attributes the overall growth to new video-enabled phones on the market, as well as improvements it made to make it easier to post a video to YouTube from a phone, plus a recently added feature that lets users connect their YouTube account to their social networks.

We’d also add the increase in cheaper flat rate data plans to the list.