Last week: Nielsen’s Gauge

This week: Comscore’s 2022 State of Streaming

Flashback: 2021, 2019 and 2018

Big question #1: How many streaming households are in the U.S.?

Streaming households (YoY growth) according to Comscore:
1) 2021 – 80.0M
2) 2022 – 85.7M (↑ 7%)

Monthly hours viewed per streaming household:
1) 2021 – 103
2) 2022 – 122 (↑ 19%)

Monthly days spent streaming per household:
1) 2021 – 18.1
2) 2022 – 21.3 (↑ 18%)

Share of U.S. TV households who stream daily according to Leichtman Research Group:
1) 2012 – 4%
2) 2017 – 25%
3) 2020 – 40%
4) 2022 – 46%

Big question #2: What share of households still have traditional pay-TV?

Share of U.S. households with traditional pay-TV:
1) 2018 – 66%
2) 2019 – 64%
3) 2020 – 56%
4) 2021 – 51%
5) 2022 – 50%

Pay-TV status for U.S. TV households:
1) Traditional pay-TV – 50%
2) Cord-cutter – 38%
3) Cord-never – 12%

Big question #3: How many streaming devices are in the U.S.?

Streaming devices in the U.S., according to Leichtman Research Group:
1) 2017 – 300M
2) 2022 – 500M (↑ 66%)

YoY growth rate for streaming devices by type:
1) Smart TVs – ↑ 48%
2) Streaming boxes/sticks – ↑ 14%
3) All streaming devices – ↑ 21%
4) Gaming consoles – ↓ 20%

Big question #4: Which smart TV manufacturers account for the largest share?

Top smart TV manufacturers:
1) Samsung – 26%
2) TCL – 15%
3) Vizio – 14%
4) LG – 11%
5) Hisense – 6%

Big question #5: Which streaming services account for largest share of viewing time?

Streaming share of time spent by network:
1) Netflix – 29%
2) YouTube – 21%
3) Hulu – 12%
4) Amazon Prime Video – 9%
5) Disney+ – 4%

Monthly hours watched per subscribed household:
1) Netflix – 43
2) YouTube – 39
3) Hulu – 33
4) Amazon Prime Video – 17
5) Disney+ – 13

Big question #6: Are ad-free households still growing faster than ad-supported?

Quick answer: No.  Ad-supported households should surpass ad-free this year.

% change in reach by revenue model:
1) Ad-supported – ↑ 29%
2) Subscription – ↑ 21%

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