YouTube makes http biger then p2p again

The "YouTube-effect" has given back the lead in datatrafic to http again instead of p2p. YouTube is accountable for one fifth of all the http traffic. These are the results of a study conducted by Ellacoya Networks that analyzed the data of approximately one million broadband subscribers in North America.

HTTP is approximately 46% of all traffic on the network. P2P continues as a strong second place at 37% of total traffic. Newsgroups (9%), non-HTTP video streaming (3%), gaming (2%) and VoIP (1%) are the next widely used applications.

Breaking down application types within HTTP, the data reveals that traditional Web page downloads (i.e. text and images) represent 45% of all Web traffic. Streaming video represents 36% and streaming audio 5% of all HTTP traffic. YouTube alone comprises approximately 20% of all HTTP traffic, or nearly 10% of all traffic on the Internet.