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Parks Associates Releases "Top 10 List of US SVOD Services," with Netflix Holding the Top Position for the Second Year in a Row; HBO Max Pushes Past Paramount+

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NFLX Netflix holds the top position for the second year in a row, indicating continued market leadership in the US SVOD services. AMZN Prime Video is ranked second, maintaining its position behind Netflix, suggesting a strong but not leading presence in the US SVOD market. WBD HBO Max, a WBD service, jumped ahead of Paramount+ in rankings. The article notes WBD's attractiveness to Skydance and the upcoming focus on content strategy, bundling, pricing, and streaming growth investment amidst acquisition debt. PARA Paramount+ has fallen behind HBO Max in the US SVOD rankings, indicating a slight decline in its relative market position.

Parks Associates Releases "Top 10 List of US SVOD Services," with Netflix Holding the Top Position for the Second Year in a Row; HBO Max Pushes Past Paramount+ Research firm hosts ninth annual Future of Video, November 17-18 in Marina del Rey

PLANO, Texas, Nov. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Parks Associates today released its annual "Top 10 List of US SVOD Services," based on estimated numbers of subscribers through September 2026 from the firm's Streaming Video Tracker. The top five streaming services held the same positions, with Netflix holding the top position ahead of Prime Video for the second year in a row, while HBO Max jumped ahead of Paramount+ to lead the bottom five.

Parks Associates' Streaming Video Tracker identifies 275 subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services, 141 advertising-based video-on-demand (AVOD) services, and 60 FAST platforms in the US market, highlighting the growing diversity of business models competing for consumer attention and advertising revenue. The firm also identifies 243 premium SVOD services, 85 transactional video-on-demand (TVOD) services, 110 FAST channels, 55 ad-supported SVOD services, and eight virtual multichannel video programming distributors (vMVPDs).

"HBO Max couples a deep library of legacy titles, including The Sopranos, The Wire, Game of Thrones, and Friends, with hit new originals such as The Pitt and House of the Dragons," said Michael Goodman, Director, Entertainment Research, Parks Associates. "Gaining access to HBO Max's award-winning content library is one of the things that made Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) attractive to Skydance. Now that the acquisition is complete, the focus shifts to content strategy, bundling, and pricing, as well as how much the company can invest in streaming growth while managing significant acquisition debt."

2026 Top 10 List of US SVOD (Subscription Streaming Video) Services

Additional insights into the streaming video services market:

"The next phase of SVOD competition will be defined by how effectively providers balance subscription pricing, advertising revenue, and customer retention," Goodman said. "Our research shows that 54% of US internet households subscribe to five or more SVOD services, yet household video spending is relatively stable. Consumers are willing to maintain multiple subscriptions, but providers cannot assume that more subscriptions will translate into more spending."

Parks Associates will share this data and more at the ninth annual Future of Video: Business of Streaming, November 17-18, Marina del Rey, California. Event sponsors are Adeia, InterDigital, OTT.X, Streaming Women in Media, and TheDesk.net.

Parks Associates' Streaming Video Tracker includes access to an online platform providing data and insights regularly updated regarding more than 300 North American streaming services. To request data, a service demo, or an interview, contact Mindi Sue Sternblitz-Rubenstein, 972-490-1113.

About Parks Associates

Parks Associates, a woman-founded and certified business, is an internationally recognized market research and consulting company specializing in emerging consumer technology products and services. http://www.parksassociates.com

For more information

Mindi Sue Sternblitz-Rubenstein

Parks Associates

972.490.1113

[email protected]

SOURCE Parks Associates