Facebook Says Video Is Big, With Views Topping 3 Billion a Day

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In the past few months, Facebook Inc. has prioritized showing videos in members’ News Feeds. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday that the effort is paying off in a big way.

The world’s biggest social-networking service said it now has 3 billion daily video views, triple the 1 billion figure disclosed in June.