Global Streaming Subscription Revenue Tripled In Five Years, Poised to Top $200 Billion by 2030

Global streaming subscription revenue **jumped 14 percent in 2025** to reach a total of $157.1 billion. That amounts to a **tripling over the past five years** from $50 billion in 2020.

> The international expansion of global streaming services, the rollout of ad-supported tiers, and consistent price increases across major platforms have contributed to the increase.

Pay everyone less, charge customers more, create few content that’s actually worth watching, create shit ton of bad content, triple revenue.

Repeat.