Digital Video Forecast and Trends Q1 2026

Streaming Services Are Slowly Reducing Their Reliance on Subscription Revenues

Download
Share
About This Report
Streaming video growth is shifting. Price hikes are slowing subscription revenue gains while ad-supported tiers take on a bigger role. Services must balance consumer fatigue with funding content and unlocking new ad revenues.
Table of Contents

Streaming services are leaning less on subscriptions as price hikes test consumer tolerance and ad-supported viewing grows. This report explains how shifting revenue mixes will shape content funding, bundling, and advertising strategies over the next few years.

Key Question: How will streaming services’ evolving business models affect video advertisers?

Key Stat: US streaming services will continue to reduce their reliance on subscription revenues, but Netflix will still receive 87.6% of its revenues from subscriptions in 2027.

authors

Ross Benes

Contributors

Paul Briggs
Principal Analyst
Rahul Chadha
Director, Report Editing
Matt Torpey
Senior Chart Editor
Jherr Daven Velasco
Researcher
Emman Velasco
Chart Editor
Yoram Wurmser
Principal Analyst
Antonella Yannelli
Ali Young
Senior Copy Editor and Manager of Content Operations
Unlock Unlimited Insights with PRO+