And so I found some stats based off of life expectancies in the UK where Marcus is from. So everything I'm about to tell you is based off of how long you live when you're in the UK, which is roughly 79.5 years or around 950 months and a bit under 700,000 hours. So the average person spends five years waiting in lines or queues, about a third of their life-. Marcus Johnson:.
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| Feb 9, 2024
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| Jan 17, 2024
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| Oct 18, 2023
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| Jun 7, 2023
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| May 25, 2023
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| Mar 29, 2023
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| Apr 2, 2024
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Source: Microsoft; GroupM; Ampere Analysis
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Source: Office of Communications (Ofcom) - UK
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Source: Office of Communications (Ofcom) - UK; Ipsos
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| Aug 3, 2023
Source: Office of Communications (Ofcom) - UK
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| Aug 3, 2023
Source: Office of Communications (Ofcom) - UK
Based on our penetration figures, sub OTT appears to be entirely mainstream in China, the US, the UK, Canada, and Australia. Meanwhile, in countries as disparate as Italy, India, and Argentina, barely more than a third of the online population is using the medium. And in Japan, Indonesia, and South Korea, sub OTT seems almost rare.
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Source: Matillion