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How many shows and movies are on the average person’s watch list?

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THE AVERAGE PERSON HAS 13 TV SHOWS AND 16 MOVIES ON THEIR WATCH LIST TO GET THROUGH — AVERAGING A TOTAL OF 104 HOURS.

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ACCORDING TO A RECENT SURVEY OF 2,000 ADULTS, NEARLY SEVEN IN 10 (68%) AMERICANS HAVE A TV SHOW AND MOVIE WATCH LIST SO LONG, IT’S “NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE” FOR THEM TO GET THROUGH IT.

THE STUDY, CONDUCTED BY ONEPOLL ON BEHALF OF GLOBAL STREAMING PLATFORM PLEX, FOUND THAT THREE IN FIVE (58%) STRUGGLE TO KEEP TRACK OF EVERYTHING THEY WANT TO WATCH.

RESULTS SHOW TWO IN FIVE (39%) USE A NOTE IN THEIR PHONE OR A WRITTEN LIST TO TRACK SHOWS AND MOVIES, BUT ABOUT THE SAME NUMBER (40%) RELY ON MEMORY ALONE.

THE AVERAGE PERSON HAS ACCESS TO FOUR DIFFERENT STREAMING PLATFORMS AT ANY GIVEN TIME. 

HALF OF RESPONDENTS AVERAGE 30 MINUTES FLIPPING FROM ONE PLATFORM TO ANOTHER SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING TO WATCH.

TOP TV-SHOWS ON WATCH LISTS

“Stranger Things” - 24% 

“Game of Thrones” - 21%

“The Walking Dead” - 21%

”Breaking Bad” - 19%

“Squid Game” - 19%

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