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Streaming TV: October 2026 report
Key numbers
81.6MParamount+ (Q2 2026)
Paramount Skydance Ex. 99
Paramount Skydance Ex. 99
48MPeacock (Q2 2026)
Comcast release
Comcast release
>140MHBO Max (Q1 2026)
WBD letter
WBD letter
5.75MFubo N. America (Jun 30, 2026)
Fubo SEC Ex. 99.2
Fubo SEC Ex. 99.2
131.6MDisney+ (last reported, Sep 2025)
Disney FQ4 2025
Disney FQ4 2025
64.1MHulu (last reported, Sep 2025)
Disney FQ4 2025
Disney FQ4 2025
301.63MNetflix (last reported, Q4 2024)
Netflix Q4 2024 letter
Netflix Q4 2024 letter
Peacock paid subscribers (M)
Comcast; Q2 2025 and Q1 2026 via Streaming Better citing Comcast.
Paramount+ subscribers (M)
Paramount Skydance Q2 2026 Ex. 99; Q1 via Reuters.
HBO Max global subscribers (M)
WBD Q1 2026 letter (>140M); company target >150M by end of 2026.
Fubo North America paid subscribers (M)
Fubo FQ2 and FQ3 2026 releases.
Projections (frozen) and projected vs. actual
| Metric | Target | Projected | Actual | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HBO Max global subscribers (millions) | quarter ending Dec 26 | 150 | — | pending |
| HBO Max global subscribers (millions) | quarter ending Mar 27 | 153.33 | — | pending |
| HBO Max global subscribers (millions) | quarter ending Jun 27 | 156.67 | — | pending |
| HBO Max global subscribers (millions) | quarter ending Sep 27 | 160 | — | pending |
| Paramount+ subscribers (millions) | quarter ending Dec 26 | 85.6 | — | pending |
| Paramount+ subscribers (millions) | quarter ending Mar 27 | 87.6 | — | pending |
| Paramount+ subscribers (millions) | quarter ending Jun 27 | 89.6 | — | pending |
| Paramount+ subscribers (millions) | quarter ending Sep 27 | 91.6 | — | pending |
| Peacock paid subscribers (millions) | quarter ending Dec 26 | 51.46 | — | pending |
| Peacock paid subscribers (millions) | quarter ending Mar 27 | 53.19 | — | pending |
| Peacock paid subscribers (millions) | quarter ending Jun 27 | 54.92 | — | pending |
| Peacock paid subscribers (millions) | quarter ending Sep 27 | 56.65 | — | pending |
| Fubo North America paid subscribers (millions) | quarter ending Dec 26 | 5.68 | — | pending |
| Fubo North America paid subscribers (millions) | quarter ending Mar 27 | 5.64 | — | pending |
| Fubo North America paid subscribers (millions) | quarter ending Jun 27 | 5.61 | — | pending |
| Fubo North America paid subscribers (millions) | quarter ending Sep 27 | 5.57 | — | pending |
Frozen 2026-10-19T20:45:00-05:00 in projections_ledger.json. Scoring rule: hit if within ±3% of first reported actual.
Methodology
Companies report subscribers quarterly at most; no live counts exist. ABA projections are simple linear fits through reported points (HBO Max follows the company's year-end target), frozen on Oct 19, 2026 and scored when the next quarter is reported.
Not charted
- Netflix: stopped reporting subscribers after Q4 2024 (last: 301.63M).
- Disney+ and Hulu: Disney stopped reporting from FQ1 2026; shown as last reported only.
- Amazon Prime Video and YouTube TV: no company-reported subscriber counts.
- Calendar Q3 2026: not yet reported by Comcast, Paramount Skydance or WBD as of Oct 19, 2026.
Sources
- Netflix Q4 2024 shareholder letter (Jan 21, 2025)
- Disney FY2025 Q4 earnings release (Nov 2025)
- WBD Q1 2026 shareholder letter, SEC (May 6, 2026)
- Paramount Skydance Q2 2026 Ex. 99, SEC
- Comcast Q2 2026 results (Jul 2026)
- FuboTV FQ3 2026 release, SEC Ex. 99.2 (Aug 5, 2026)