Advert-supported tiers are proving to be common with streaming prospects. New knowledge from subscription analyst agency Antenna reveals that 46 p.c of Discovery Plus, Disney Plus, Hulu, HBO Max, Netflix, Paramount Plus, and Peacock subscribers within the US are paying for ad-supported plans, and that round 75 p.c of subscribers have a minimum of tried them.
Many streaming companies have ad-supported tiers — HBO Max launched its $9.99 advert plan in 2021, adopted by Netflix’s $6.99 and Disney Plus’s $7.99 plans in 2022, for instance. However in its Q2 2025 State of Subscriptions report, Antenna notes that half of the large streaming platforms it analyzed didn’t supply an ad-supported plan two years in the past, and solely a 3rd of subscriptions to companies that did have been for an advert plan. Comparatively, 71 p.c of internet subscriber additions during the last 9 quarters have been pushed by advert plans in keeping with Antenna’s knowledge, with no significant variations in demographic and loyalty in comparison with ad-free subscribers.
It’s a win-win for streaming corporations that may reap the advantages of each extra promoting income and progress from offering extra reasonably priced memberships. Antenna experiences that 65 p.c of customers who had subscribed to ad-supported plans have been utterly new to the streaming service, with customers who had switched from pricer ad-free tiers accounting for under 11 p.c of subscriptions.