TV shows and movies were by far the most watched content types on streaming services worldwide. As of May 2024, TV shows accounted for 33 and movies for 29 percent of the overall streaming time. Live sports came third with a share of viewing time amounting to nine percent.
Distribution of time spent watching content via streaming services worldwide as of May 2024, by content type
Original question: “Thinking about the type of content you like to watch, how would you estimate your time spent watching content via streaming is split between the following types of content?”
The question was asked in the following countries: China, Japan, Singapore, the U.S., Brazil, Mexico, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and Australia.
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Simon-Kucher & Partners. (October 14, 2024). Distribution of time spent watching content via streaming services worldwide as of May 2024, by content type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1537530/streaming-time-distribution-worldwide-by-type/
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