GITNUXREPORT 2026

Tv Streaming Industry Statistics

Streaming TV revenue is exploding worldwide due to massive subscriber growth.

Alexander Schmidt

Alexander Schmidt

Research Analyst specializing in technology and digital transformation trends.

First published: Feb 13, 2026

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Key Statistics

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Netflix holds 7.6% global market share in streaming in 2024.

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Amazon Prime Video leads U.S. with 22% share of viewing time in 2024.

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YouTube tops U.S. TV viewing with 9.9% share in July 2024.

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Disney+ and Hulu bundle captures 15% U.S. SVOD market.

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Max gains 2% market share post-HBO Max rebrand in 2024.

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Peacock's NFL streaming boosts it to top 10 U.S. platforms.

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Global Netflix market share: 21% of SVOD revenue in 2023.

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Tubi leads U.S. FAST with 87 million MAUs in 2024.

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Paramount+ market share doubles to 4% in U.S. 2023-2024.

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Apple TV+ niche share: 2.5% in premium originals market.

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Regional players like iQIYI dominate China with 50% share.

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Pluto TV expands to 50 million MAUs globally in 2024.

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Bundle adoption: 40% of U.S. households use 3+ services.

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Ad-supported tiers now 30% of new SVOD subs in 2024.

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Live streaming platforms like Kick challenge Twitch's 70% share.

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Netflix password sharing crackdown adds 13 million subs.

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Sports streaming wars: ESPN/Disney 36% U.S. sports rights share.

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Global mergers: Warner-Discovery holds 10% SVOD share post-merger.

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India: JioCinema surges with IPL cricket to top charts.

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U.S. Black Friday 2023: Disney+ most signed up service.

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Americans watch 3.7 hours of streaming per day on average in 2024.

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Streaming accounted for 41.4% of total TV time in U.S. March 2024.

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YouTube daily watch time: over 1 billion hours globally in 2024.

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Netflix originals viewed 142 million hours on premiere day for top shows in 2023.

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U.S. viewers binge 82% of Netflix series episodes.

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TikTok average daily usage: 95 minutes per user in 2024.

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Live sports streaming views up 75% YoY on Peacock in 2024.

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Global hours of content watched on Twitch: 36.3 billion in 2023.

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U.S. FAST viewing time: 1.6 hours per week per viewer in 2023.

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Netflix's Wednesday series: 1.72 billion hours viewed in first 28 days.

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Average session length on Disney+: 58 minutes in 2023.

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YouTube Shorts daily views: 70 billion in 2024.

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U.K. iPlayer requests: 5.7 billion in 2023/24.

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Mobile streaming accounts for 40% of total video consumption globally.

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U.S. Gen Z streaming time: 2.5 hours/day on non-linear video.

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Anime streaming hours on Crunchyroll: 2.6 billion in 2023.

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Netflix global content hours: 142,000 hours viewed per day average.

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Prime Video U.S. viewing: 2.3 billion hours for top titles in 2023.

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Global OTT video market revenue reached $129.7 billion in 2023 and is projected to hit $811.4 billion by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 20.25%.

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U.S. SVOD revenue hit $41.8 billion in 2023, up 7.8% from 2022.

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Worldwide video streaming market expected to grow from $674.25 billion in 2024 to $1,250.87 billion by 2029 at CAGR 13.15%.

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Asia-Pacific video streaming market size was $50.2 billion in 2023, projected to reach $143.8 billion by 2030 at CAGR 16.3%.

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Global SVOD subscribers reached 1.35 billion in 2023.

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U.S. streaming market share of TV consumption rose to 38.7% in Q4 2023.

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European streaming market revenue forecasted at €45.5 billion by 2028.

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Latin America OTT market to grow from $7.5 billion in 2023 to $18.2 billion by 2028 at CAGR 19.4%.

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Global live streaming market valued at $70.32 billion in 2022, expected to reach $184.32 billion by 2027.

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India video streaming market size was INR 1,02,657.8 million in 2023, projected to reach INR 3,49,556.9 million by 2030 at CAGR 19.1%.

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U.S. pay TV households declined to 70.8 million in 2023 from 76.4 million in 2021.

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Global AVOD market revenue to reach $115 billion by 2027.

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China's online video market revenue hit RMB 460.4 billion in 2022.

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FAST channel market globally expected to grow to $16.5 billion by 2027.

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U.K. SVOD market revenue reached £3.2 billion in 2023.

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Global esports streaming market to grow from $1.38 billion in 2021 to $5.17 billion by 2029.

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Brazil OTT market valued at $2.9 billion in 2023, projected to $6.8 billion by 2028.

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Australia streaming market revenue at AUD 3.5 billion in 2023.

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Global IPTV subscribers to reach 209.5 million by 2027.

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South Korea video streaming market size $4.2 billion in 2023.

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Global SVOD revenue reached $50.7 billion in Q1 2024.

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Netflix Q3 2024 revenue: $9.83 billion, up 15% YoY.

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Disney streaming revenue: $6.3 billion in fiscal Q3 2024.

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Warner Bros. Discovery streaming revenue up 8% to $2.7 billion in Q3 2024.

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Paramount Global streaming revenue: $1.6 billion in Q3 2024.

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Comcast Peacock revenue: $1.3 billion in 2023 full year.

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Global AVOD revenue forecasted at $37 billion in 2024.

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U.S. SVOD ARPU average: $8.45 in 2023.

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Ads on streaming platforms generated $18 billion in U.S. 2023.

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Netflix ad revenue expected to hit $1 billion in 2024.

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Disney bundle subs contribute 20% to streaming revenue growth.

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Global FAST revenue: $5.9 billion in 2023.

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YouTube ad revenue: $31.5 billion in 2023.

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Prime Video ad revenue launch projected $1.5-3 billion annually.

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U.S. CTV ad spend: $30 billion in 2024 forecast.

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Hulu ad revenue: $4.2 billion in 2023.

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Global pay-per-view revenue from streaming events: $2.1 billion in 2023.

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Netflix merchandise revenue: $500 million in 2023.

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U.S. streaming transactions (TVOD) revenue: $5.4 billion in 2023.

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Roku platform revenue: $3.6 billion in 2023.

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Netflix global paid subscribers reached 260.28 million as of Q3 2024.

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Disney+ had 153.8 million core subscribers worldwide in Q3 2024.

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Amazon Prime Video boasts 200 million Prime members globally, many using streaming.

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Hulu reached 53.1 million paid subscribers in Q3 2024.

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Max (Warner Bros. Discovery) had 110.5 million global subscribers in Q3 2024.

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Paramount+ grew to 71 million subscribers worldwide in Q3 2024.

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Peacock hit 36 million paid subscribers in Q3 2024.

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Apple TV+ has approximately 25 million subscribers as of 2023 estimates.

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YouTube Premium and Music had 100 million subscribers in 2024.

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Spotify video podcast listeners reached 250 million monthly in 2023.

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U.S. Netflix households: 84.6 million in 2023.

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Global SVOD penetration rate hit 34% of households in 2023.

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India Netflix subscribers: 15 million in 2024.

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Disney+ India subscribers: 10.3 million in 2023.

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Prime Video India: 20 million paid users in 2023.

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U.K. Netflix subs: 17.2 million in 2023.

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Brazil Netflix: 20.1 million subs in 2023.

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Average U.S. streaming subs per household: 5.1 in Q1 2024.

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Churn rate for U.S. SVOD services averaged 7.5% in 2023.

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Global ad-supported SVOD subs reached 340 million in 2023.

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U.S. average streaming services per user: 4.6 in 2023.

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Netflix ad-tier subs: 70 million globally by mid-2024.

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Disney+ ad-tier launch added 2 million U.S. subs in first year.

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U.S. Netflix ARPU: $11.59 in Q3 2024.

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Global average SVOD subs per paying household: 2.1 in 2023.

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Key Takeaways

  • Global OTT video market revenue reached $129.7 billion in 2023 and is projected to hit $811.4 billion by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 20.25%.
  • U.S. SVOD revenue hit $41.8 billion in 2023, up 7.8% from 2022.
  • Worldwide video streaming market expected to grow from $674.25 billion in 2024 to $1,250.87 billion by 2029 at CAGR 13.15%.
  • Netflix global paid subscribers reached 260.28 million as of Q3 2024.
  • Disney+ had 153.8 million core subscribers worldwide in Q3 2024.
  • Amazon Prime Video boasts 200 million Prime members globally, many using streaming.
  • Americans watch 3.7 hours of streaming per day on average in 2024.
  • Streaming accounted for 41.4% of total TV time in U.S. March 2024.
  • YouTube daily watch time: over 1 billion hours globally in 2024.
  • Global SVOD revenue reached $50.7 billion in Q1 2024.
  • Netflix Q3 2024 revenue: $9.83 billion, up 15% YoY.
  • Disney streaming revenue: $6.3 billion in fiscal Q3 2024.
  • Netflix holds 7.6% global market share in streaming in 2024.
  • Amazon Prime Video leads U.S. with 22% share of viewing time in 2024.
  • YouTube tops U.S. TV viewing with 9.9% share in July 2024.

Streaming TV revenue is exploding worldwide due to massive subscriber growth.

Competitive Landscape & Trends

  • Netflix holds 7.6% global market share in streaming in 2024.
  • Amazon Prime Video leads U.S. with 22% share of viewing time in 2024.
  • YouTube tops U.S. TV viewing with 9.9% share in July 2024.
  • Disney+ and Hulu bundle captures 15% U.S. SVOD market.
  • Max gains 2% market share post-HBO Max rebrand in 2024.
  • Peacock's NFL streaming boosts it to top 10 U.S. platforms.
  • Global Netflix market share: 21% of SVOD revenue in 2023.
  • Tubi leads U.S. FAST with 87 million MAUs in 2024.
  • Paramount+ market share doubles to 4% in U.S. 2023-2024.
  • Apple TV+ niche share: 2.5% in premium originals market.
  • Regional players like iQIYI dominate China with 50% share.
  • Pluto TV expands to 50 million MAUs globally in 2024.
  • Bundle adoption: 40% of U.S. households use 3+ services.
  • Ad-supported tiers now 30% of new SVOD subs in 2024.
  • Live streaming platforms like Kick challenge Twitch's 70% share.
  • Netflix password sharing crackdown adds 13 million subs.
  • Sports streaming wars: ESPN/Disney 36% U.S. sports rights share.
  • Global mergers: Warner-Discovery holds 10% SVOD share post-merger.
  • India: JioCinema surges with IPL cricket to top charts.
  • U.S. Black Friday 2023: Disney+ most signed up service.

Competitive Landscape & Trends Interpretation

Netflix's global empire is quietly dominant, but in the living room scrum, a fragmented, bundling, ad-supported, and sports-obsessed battlefield proves that no one service gets to hold the remote for long.

Content Consumption

  • Americans watch 3.7 hours of streaming per day on average in 2024.
  • Streaming accounted for 41.4% of total TV time in U.S. March 2024.
  • YouTube daily watch time: over 1 billion hours globally in 2024.
  • Netflix originals viewed 142 million hours on premiere day for top shows in 2023.
  • U.S. viewers binge 82% of Netflix series episodes.
  • TikTok average daily usage: 95 minutes per user in 2024.
  • Live sports streaming views up 75% YoY on Peacock in 2024.
  • Global hours of content watched on Twitch: 36.3 billion in 2023.
  • U.S. FAST viewing time: 1.6 hours per week per viewer in 2023.
  • Netflix's Wednesday series: 1.72 billion hours viewed in first 28 days.
  • Average session length on Disney+: 58 minutes in 2023.
  • YouTube Shorts daily views: 70 billion in 2024.
  • U.K. iPlayer requests: 5.7 billion in 2023/24.
  • Mobile streaming accounts for 40% of total video consumption globally.
  • U.S. Gen Z streaming time: 2.5 hours/day on non-linear video.
  • Anime streaming hours on Crunchyroll: 2.6 billion in 2023.
  • Netflix global content hours: 142,000 hours viewed per day average.
  • Prime Video U.S. viewing: 2.3 billion hours for top titles in 2023.

Content Consumption Interpretation

We have collectively mortgaged our attention to a buffet of screens, where the average American now spends nearly four hours a day mainlining a blend of prestige series, endless scrolls, and live sports, proving our capacity for parallel devotion to both cinematic masterpieces and 70 billion daily YouTube shorts.

Market Size & Growth

  • Global OTT video market revenue reached $129.7 billion in 2023 and is projected to hit $811.4 billion by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 20.25%.
  • U.S. SVOD revenue hit $41.8 billion in 2023, up 7.8% from 2022.
  • Worldwide video streaming market expected to grow from $674.25 billion in 2024 to $1,250.87 billion by 2029 at CAGR 13.15%.
  • Asia-Pacific video streaming market size was $50.2 billion in 2023, projected to reach $143.8 billion by 2030 at CAGR 16.3%.
  • Global SVOD subscribers reached 1.35 billion in 2023.
  • U.S. streaming market share of TV consumption rose to 38.7% in Q4 2023.
  • European streaming market revenue forecasted at €45.5 billion by 2028.
  • Latin America OTT market to grow from $7.5 billion in 2023 to $18.2 billion by 2028 at CAGR 19.4%.
  • Global live streaming market valued at $70.32 billion in 2022, expected to reach $184.32 billion by 2027.
  • India video streaming market size was INR 1,02,657.8 million in 2023, projected to reach INR 3,49,556.9 million by 2030 at CAGR 19.1%.
  • U.S. pay TV households declined to 70.8 million in 2023 from 76.4 million in 2021.
  • Global AVOD market revenue to reach $115 billion by 2027.
  • China's online video market revenue hit RMB 460.4 billion in 2022.
  • FAST channel market globally expected to grow to $16.5 billion by 2027.
  • U.K. SVOD market revenue reached £3.2 billion in 2023.
  • Global esports streaming market to grow from $1.38 billion in 2021 to $5.17 billion by 2029.
  • Brazil OTT market valued at $2.9 billion in 2023, projected to $6.8 billion by 2028.
  • Australia streaming market revenue at AUD 3.5 billion in 2023.
  • Global IPTV subscribers to reach 209.5 million by 2027.
  • South Korea video streaming market size $4.2 billion in 2023.

Market Size & Growth Interpretation

The cord-cutters have officially won the remote, and as the traditional pay-TV model quietly packs its bags, a voracious, multi-hundred-billion-dollar streaming ecosystem is exploding in every corner of the globe, proving we'll apparently pay any price to never watch commercials—except for all the new ones we're suddenly choosing to watch.

Revenue Streams

  • Global SVOD revenue reached $50.7 billion in Q1 2024.
  • Netflix Q3 2024 revenue: $9.83 billion, up 15% YoY.
  • Disney streaming revenue: $6.3 billion in fiscal Q3 2024.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery streaming revenue up 8% to $2.7 billion in Q3 2024.
  • Paramount Global streaming revenue: $1.6 billion in Q3 2024.
  • Comcast Peacock revenue: $1.3 billion in 2023 full year.
  • Global AVOD revenue forecasted at $37 billion in 2024.
  • U.S. SVOD ARPU average: $8.45 in 2023.
  • Ads on streaming platforms generated $18 billion in U.S. 2023.
  • Netflix ad revenue expected to hit $1 billion in 2024.
  • Disney bundle subs contribute 20% to streaming revenue growth.
  • Global FAST revenue: $5.9 billion in 2023.
  • YouTube ad revenue: $31.5 billion in 2023.
  • Prime Video ad revenue launch projected $1.5-3 billion annually.
  • U.S. CTV ad spend: $30 billion in 2024 forecast.
  • Hulu ad revenue: $4.2 billion in 2023.
  • Global pay-per-view revenue from streaming events: $2.1 billion in 2023.
  • Netflix merchandise revenue: $500 million in 2023.
  • U.S. streaming transactions (TVOD) revenue: $5.4 billion in 2023.
  • Roku platform revenue: $3.6 billion in 2023.

Revenue Streams Interpretation

Despite Netflix's quarterly revenue dwarfing a small nation's GDP, the real plot twist is that the streaming wars have become a sprawling, ad-supported soap opera where everyone is desperately trying to be both the premium theater and the commercial-cluttered corner store.

Subscriber Metrics

  • Netflix global paid subscribers reached 260.28 million as of Q3 2024.
  • Disney+ had 153.8 million core subscribers worldwide in Q3 2024.
  • Amazon Prime Video boasts 200 million Prime members globally, many using streaming.
  • Hulu reached 53.1 million paid subscribers in Q3 2024.
  • Max (Warner Bros. Discovery) had 110.5 million global subscribers in Q3 2024.
  • Paramount+ grew to 71 million subscribers worldwide in Q3 2024.
  • Peacock hit 36 million paid subscribers in Q3 2024.
  • Apple TV+ has approximately 25 million subscribers as of 2023 estimates.
  • YouTube Premium and Music had 100 million subscribers in 2024.
  • Spotify video podcast listeners reached 250 million monthly in 2023.
  • U.S. Netflix households: 84.6 million in 2023.
  • Global SVOD penetration rate hit 34% of households in 2023.
  • India Netflix subscribers: 15 million in 2024.
  • Disney+ India subscribers: 10.3 million in 2023.
  • Prime Video India: 20 million paid users in 2023.
  • U.K. Netflix subs: 17.2 million in 2023.
  • Brazil Netflix: 20.1 million subs in 2023.
  • Average U.S. streaming subs per household: 5.1 in Q1 2024.
  • Churn rate for U.S. SVOD services averaged 7.5% in 2023.
  • Global ad-supported SVOD subs reached 340 million in 2023.
  • U.S. average streaming services per user: 4.6 in 2023.
  • Netflix ad-tier subs: 70 million globally by mid-2024.
  • Disney+ ad-tier launch added 2 million U.S. subs in first year.
  • U.S. Netflix ARPU: $11.59 in Q3 2024.
  • Global average SVOD subs per paying household: 2.1 in 2023.

Subscriber Metrics Interpretation

While Netflix still holds the crown, the streaming battlefield has become a crowded game of thrones where everyone is a king of some niche, and the average couch throne now pays tribute to over five separate overlords.

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