Mapped: The Most Popular Video Streaming Service By Country
In recent years, video streaming has become an integral part of global entertainment. From Netflix and Amazon Prime to HBO Max and Apple TV, consumers today have many choices when it comes to streaming services.
While some prefer services with their favorite shows and movies, others opt for the most affordable or content-packed options. Often, users band together friends and family and subscribe to multiple streaming services, though some services like Netflix have started to clamp down on the practice.
This graphic by theWORLDMAPS uses data from FlixPatrol to highlight the streaming services with the most subscriptions by country in February 2023.
Most Subscribed Streaming Services in 2023
With the highest number of subscribers in 78 countries and over 220 million customers globally, Netflix was the most popular video streaming service in the most countries.
Streaming Service | Top in Number of Countries |
---|---|
Netflix | 78 |
Canal Plus | 17 |
Shahid | 16 |
Showmax | 15 |
Amazon Prime | 5 |
KinoPoisk | 5 |
iFlix | 4 |
GO3 | 3 |
ivi TV | 3 |
Tencent Video | 2 |
Globoplay | 1 |
BluTV | 1 |
Disney+ | 1 |
Viu | 1 |
WatchIT | 1 |
In many countries including the UK, Brazil, Germany, France, and Mexico, Netflix had the most subscribers of any service. That’s more than delivery subscription and streaming service Amazon Prime and its 200 million global subscribers.
Because of its large userbase, however, Prime can claim more subscribers than Netflix in five countries: Afghanistan, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, (Read more...)