As of 2020, China was the largest pay TV market worldwide, based on number of subscribers, at around 327 million. However, while the amount is forecast to decrease by 2026, the number of pay TV households in the second biggest pay TV country, India, will grow.
Number of pay TV subscribers worldwide from 2010 to 2026, by country
(in millions)
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Digital TV Research. (May 10, 2021). Number of pay TV subscribers worldwide from 2010 to 2026, by country (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/260535/countries-with-largest-number-of-pay-tv-households-worldwide/
Digital TV Research. "Number of pay TV subscribers worldwide from 2010 to 2026, by country (in millions)." Chart. May 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/260535/countries-with-largest-number-of-pay-tv-households-worldwide/
Digital TV Research. (2021). Number of pay TV subscribers worldwide from 2010 to 2026, by country (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/260535/countries-with-largest-number-of-pay-tv-households-worldwide/
Digital TV Research. "Number of Pay Tv Subscribers Worldwide from 2010 to 2026, by Country (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/260535/countries-with-largest-number-of-pay-tv-households-worldwide/
Digital TV Research, Number of pay TV subscribers worldwide from 2010 to 2026, by country (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/260535/countries-with-largest-number-of-pay-tv-households-worldwide/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of pay TV subscribers worldwide from 2010 to 2026, by country (in millions) [Graph], Digital TV Research, May 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/260535/countries-with-largest-number-of-pay-tv-households-worldwide/