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Top TV and movie streaming platforms ranked by global subscribers

Battle of the streaming giants
ESPN+ – 24.9 million subscribers
ESPN+ – 24.9 million subscribers
discovery+ – 24 million subscribers
discovery+ – 24 million subscribers
Apple TV+ – 25 million subscribers
Apple TV+ – 25 million subscribers
Hulu – 48 million subscribers
Hulu – 48 million subscribers
Paramount+ – 56 million subscribers
Paramount+ – 56 million subscribers
HBO Max – 81.2 million subscribers
HBO Max – 81.2 million subscribers
iQIYI – 119.7 million subscribers
iQIYI – 119.7 million subscribers
Tencent Video – 122 million subscribers
Tencent Video – 122 million subscribers
Disney+ – 161.8 million subscribers
Disney+ – 161.8 million subscribers
Amazon Prime Video – 200 million subscribers
Amazon Prime Video – 200 million subscribers
Netflix – 231 million subscribers
Netflix – 231 million subscribers
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Battle of the streaming giants

Long gone are the days when we’d venture to the local Blockbuster to rent DVDs or tapes. The downfall of the once mammoth movie rental empire has made way for video-on-demand online streaming services.

The popularity of these platforms was boosted by the pandemic, with people around the globe flocking to the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ for entertainment at home. As subscriber numbers have snowballed, the industry's behemoths have been fighting it out for every last dollar. But some platforms' popularity is starting to decline.

Read on to discover who's winning the streaming wars battle today. All dollar values in US dollars.

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Danielle McAdam

23 February 2023

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