Distribution of online TV consumption in France 2018-2021, by device used

Online television has gained popularity over the past years thanks to the viewing flexibility it offers to its viewers. In 2021, more than 40 percent of online television consumption went through a mobile phone in France.

Online television

In 2021, 15 percent of the French population claim to watch online television every day or almost every day. This new way of consuming television content spread quickly among the French population, so much so that around 70 percent have watched a catch-up TV program over the last year, mostly on their television set.

Emergence of streaming platforms

The ever-increasing use of streaming and video-on-demand (or VOD) platforms has played a huge role on the popularity of online television. A majority of viewers watches a replay television program at least once a week and more than a third of them uses Netflix, followed by VOD platforms such as Amazon Prime Video or Disney+.