The country with the most pay TV subscribers worldwide is China, with over 343 million pay TV subscribers in 2019, more than double the amount of subscribers in India. Growth will continue in both countries in the coming years and be at their highest by 2024, however the number of paid television service subscriptions in the United States, Germany, and Russia are all forecast to fall during the same time period.
Number of pay TV subscribers worldwide from 2017 to 2024, by country
(in millions)
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Digital TV Research. (September 10, 2019). Number of pay TV subscribers worldwide from 2017 to 2024, by country (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 09, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/250373/number-of-pay-tv-subscribers-worldwide/
Digital TV Research. "Number of pay TV subscribers worldwide from 2017 to 2024, by country (in millions)." Chart. September 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250373/number-of-pay-tv-subscribers-worldwide/
Digital TV Research. (2019). Number of pay TV subscribers worldwide from 2017 to 2024, by country (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250373/number-of-pay-tv-subscribers-worldwide/
Digital TV Research. "Number of Pay Tv Subscribers Worldwide from 2017 to 2024, by Country (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250373/number-of-pay-tv-subscribers-worldwide/
Digital TV Research, Number of pay TV subscribers worldwide from 2017 to 2024, by country (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250373/number-of-pay-tv-subscribers-worldwide/ (last visited July 09, 2020)
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