Baltic internet market: small, but highly responsive to innovation
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Baltic internet market: small, but highly responsive to innovation

The Baltic region, with 3.5 million internet users aged 18-69, is one of the smallest markets in Central and Eastern Europe. Nevertheless, it takes the leading position when it comes to internet penetration – according to the report “Online Landscape

Lithuania, though, is the Baltic leader of mobile traffic: it rose from 1 per cent in 2012 to 12 per cent in 2013. Non-PC generated traffic in Estonia in 2013 amounted to 10 per cent, and in Latvia to 7 per cent of the total online traffic.

In the center of attention: video content adjusted to local needs

Another visible trend is the growing popularity of online video content. Internet users display big interest in this type content voiced in local languages.

"In the Baltic countries the number of users visiting Tv3play and Tvplay is increasing. In Estonia and Latvia, on the other hand, a Ukrainian online video website, megogo.net, is gaining popularity as well. An interesting insight is that online video content does not necessarily need to be associated with YouTube only" comments[nbsp]Gryta Balseryte, regional manager at Gemius.

The above mentioned video websites in each country are among the TOP10 websites by growth of real users: megogo.net is No. 1 in Latvia and No. 10 in Estonia, tv3play. lt is No. 6 in Lithuania and tvplay.lv is No. 10 in Latvia.