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Amazon Prime Video named the most cost-effective streaming service

Amazon Prime Video homepage (Image source: Amazon)
Amazon Prime Video homepage (Image source: Amazon)
With over 1,440 titles per USD and a catalog of over 17,000 items, Amazon's Prime Video provides the best value currently available in a video streaming service. Since its introduction, Prime Video has had an average yearly price increase of 3.8%, while Crunchyroll is the only one in the top 10 with the same price since its release.

A recent study by digital marketing agency Searchbloom revealed a few interesting facts about the top 10 streaming services available in the US at this time, though Amazon Prime Video is the clear winner, followed by Netflix. The study (no link available) sourced the subscription prices from Kaggle alongside the total number of titles available on each platform (data collected from justwatch.com), although the number and popularity of exclusive shows would have also been interesting to take into account.

Without any further ado, here are the top 5 streaming services in the US right now, alongside the starting and ending price (from launch to 2024), catalog size, and titles per USD:

  • Prime Video: $8.99, $11.99, 17,265, 1,440.
  • Netflix: $7.99, $15.49, 8,023, 518.
  • Peacock: $9.99, $11.99, 5,403, 450.
  • Disney+: $6.99, $13.99, 2,742, 196.
  • Crunchyroll: $7.99, $7.99, 1,524, 191.

The last half of the top 10 accommodates Hulu, HBO Max, Paramount+, Shudder, and Apple TV+, which gets 10th place with a catalog size of just 238 titles and 23.8 titles per USD, based on the current subscription cost of $9.99. On their way to subscribing to a streaming service, those looking to get rid of classic TV stations might want to check out Cord Cutting For Dummies, by Paul McFedries. This book is available for $10 in Kindle format and starts at $13.02 in paperback form.

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Codrut Nistor, 2024-09-12 (Update: 2024-09-12)