The Steady Rise of Roku

Streaming device company Roku floated on the stock market today with an opening price of $14, valuing the company at $1.3 billion. As our infographic shows, since the beginning of 2014, the number of active accounts - those that have streamed content on the platform in the last 30 days - has risen by 243% from 4.4 million to 15.1 million in Q2 this year. According to a company press release, this strong and steady rise has led to Roku being the number one streaming platform in the U.S. when measured by the total number of hours streamed.