The number of pay TV and OTT subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa is forecast to steadily increase and surpass 60 million by 2027, with pay TV being the most popular video format among both. In 2021, 1.3 million people subscribed to OTT services, while the number of pay TV subscribers was 39.5 million that year.
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Dataxis. (February 16, 2023). Number of pay TV and over-the-top (OTT) subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2021 to 2027 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307354/pay-tv-ott-subscribers-sub-saharan-africa/
Dataxis. "Number of pay TV and over-the-top (OTT) subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2021 to 2027 (in millions)." Chart. February 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307354/pay-tv-ott-subscribers-sub-saharan-africa/
Dataxis. (2023). Number of pay TV and over-the-top (OTT) subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2021 to 2027 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307354/pay-tv-ott-subscribers-sub-saharan-africa/
Dataxis. "Number of Pay Tv and Over-the-top (Ott) Subscribers in Sub-saharan Africa from 2021 to 2027 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307354/pay-tv-ott-subscribers-sub-saharan-africa/
Dataxis, Number of pay TV and over-the-top (OTT) subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2021 to 2027 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307354/pay-tv-ott-subscribers-sub-saharan-africa/ (last visited September 09, 2024)
Number of pay TV and over-the-top (OTT) subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2021 to 2027 (in millions) [Graph], Dataxis, February 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307354/pay-tv-ott-subscribers-sub-saharan-africa/
