Streaming services now receive more subscription revenues than traditional TV
Sources
Media Gallery
Cord-cutting, bundling, and price increases are all contributing to streaming services increasing their subscription revenues. While advertising is receiving growing attention, subscriptions still account for most streaming revenues.
Key Question: How do streaming services' subscription revenues stack up compared with their advertising revenues?
Traditional TV Now Accounts for Less Than Half of Video Subscription Revenues (% of US video subscription revenues, by video distribution method, 2021-2027)
Traditional TV Now Accounts for Less Than Half of Video Subscription Revenues (% of US video subscription revenues, by video distribution method, 2021-2027)
Streaming Price Increases Have Greatly Outpaced Inflation and Pay TV Increases Since 2023 (% change YoY in US consumer price index and price of pay TV vs. streaming video subscriptions, 2020-2024)
It's Becoming Far More Expensive to Avoid Ads on Streaming Services (dollars in US monthly cost of cheapest ad-free video streaming plan, by platform, 2020–2024)
Digital Pay TV Will Replace Traditional TV for Only About a Third of Cord-Cutting Households in 2028 (millions of US digital pay TV households vs. change in traditional pay TV households, 2015-2028)
Subscriptions Will Account for Almost Two-Thirds of Streaming Revenues in 2025 (billions of US OTT video subscription* vs. connected TV (CTV) ad revenues**, 2023-2027)
Subscriptions Will Account for About Three-Fifths of Linear TV Revenues (billions of US total pay TV subscription* vs. linear TV ad revenues**, 2023-2027)
Traditional TV Now Accounts for Less Than Half of Video Subscription Revenues (% of US video subscription revenues, by video distribution method, 2021-2027)
Streaming Price Increases Have Greatly Outpaced Inflation and Pay TV Increases Since 2023 (% change YoY in US consumer price index and price of pay TV vs. streaming video subscriptions, 2020-2024)
Digital Pay TV Will Replace Traditional TV for Only About a Third of Cord-Cutting Households in 2028 (millions of US digital pay TV households vs. change in traditional pay TV households, 2015-2028)
Subscriptions Will Account for Almost Two-Thirds of Streaming Revenues in 2025 (billions of US OTT video subscription* vs. connected TV (CTV) ad revenues**, 2023-2027)
Subscriptions Will Account for About Three-Fifths of Linear TV Revenues (billions of US total pay TV subscription* vs. linear TV ad revenues**, 2023-2027)
Gain access to reliable data presented in clear and intelligible displays for quick understanding and decision making on the most important topics related to your industry