Share of pay TV subscribers in the U.S. 2015-2018, by type

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Petroc Taylor,
Jan 18, 2023
The statistic depicts the share of pay TV subscribers in the United States from 2015 to 2018, sorted by type. In 2018, the share of cord cutters amounted to 25 percent, an increase of six percent from 2017. The share of traditional pay TV subscribers also decreased, and as of 2018 has dropped by more than twenty percent in three years.

Share of pay TV subscribers in the United States from 2015 to 2018, by type

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Release date

January 2019

Region

United States

Survey time period

2015 to 2018

Number of respondents

2,106 respondents

Age group

18-59 years

Special properties

among those with annual household incomes of over 40,000 U.S. dollars

Supplementary notes

Question: Which of the following best describes your current relationship with pay-TV?

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