New Zealand has the Highest Adoption of Streaming Services, The US Ranks Sixth – Cord Cutters News

A new survey from Finder reveals that more than half of respondents subscribe to at least one streaming service. Of the 28,547 adults across 18 countries surveyed, 56% say they have at least one streaming service subscription, with the highest adopting country being New Zealand where 65% of respondents subscribe to streaming.

The U.S. ranked sixth in terms of streaming service adoption, with 59% reporting to have at least one subscription. Canada ranked just ahead of the U.S. with 61%, while the lowest of the 18 countries was Pakistan at 45%,

According to the survey, Netflix is the most popular streaming service in the U.S. with 45% of Americans saying they have a subscription. The second most popular service is Amazon Prime Video with 33%, and Hulu which is in 22% of U.S. homes according to survey results.

Over the last decade weve seen a real boom in streaming services and the COVID-19 pandemic seems to have only accelerated the trend, Dampney said. With people spending more time at home during the pandemic, its no surprise these providers are so popular.

Tmera studied journalism at Utah State University where her career began as Senior News Writer for the campus publication. After a few stops along the way, her love of writing and media led her to Cord Cutters News where she reports on breaking headlines, device updates, programming highlights, and more. Before joining the CCN team, Tmera worked in broadcast news, freelance writing, and radio.

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