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59% of Asian Consumers Admit to Piracy. The 23% Subscription Hike Probably Isn't Helping.
What Actually Happened
| # | Claim | Date | Entities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 59% of Asian consumers admitted to digital piracy in 2024. | Asian consumers, digital piracy | Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) — 2024 CAP Consumer Survey (press release) (archived) | |
| 2 | 52% of Asian consumers admitted to digital piracy the year before, in 2023. | Asian consumers, digital piracy | Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) — 2024 CAP Consumer Survey (press release) (archived) | |
| 3 | Subscription costs rose 23% between 2023 and 2024. | subscription services, consumers | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) | |
| 4 | Subscription costs rose even higher in 2025. | subscription services, consumers | Yahoo Finance (archived) | |
| 5 | Content is now spread across a number of different streaming platforms, making it more expensive for consumers to watch what they want. | streaming platforms, consumers | Deloitte Insights — 2025 Digital Media Trends (archived) | |
| 6 | Consumers are not happy with rising subscription costs. | consumers, subscription services | Deloitte Insights — 2025 Digital Media Trends (archived) | |
| 7 | Consumers say they are feeling fatigued by how many parts of their lives are now subscription-based. | consumers, subscription services | Deloitte Insights — 2025 Digital Media Trends (archived) | |
| 8 | Streaming services have been taking down piracy sites, which keep reappearing. | streaming services, piracy sites | TorrentFreak (archived) |