BBC iPlayer vs Paramount+
BBC iPlayer
British Broadcasting Corporation
Google Play
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 35.5M installs
VS
Paramount+
ViacomCBS Streaming
Google Play
$1.96M/mo
~$23.50M/yr · 89.8M installs
Revenue winner
Paramount+ wins
+195873100% vs other
Installs winner
Paramount+ wins
+153% vs other
MAU winner
Paramount+ wins
+156% vs other
Rating winner
Paramount+ wins
+4% vs other
Why Paramount+ is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Paramount+ earns roughly 1958731× more per month than BBC iPlayer - $1.96M vs $0.
- Subscription model. Paramount+ runs a $12.23/mo subscription that compounds; BBC iPlayer relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Paramount+ has ~89.8M lifetime installs vs BBC iPlayer's ~35.5M - 2.5× the funnel top.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
BBC iPlayer
vs
Paramount+
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
▶
$1.96M
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
▶
$23.50M
Lifetime installs (est.)
35.5M
▶
89.8M
Monthly active users (est.)?
2.9M
▶
7.5M
App Store rating
3.86★
▶
4.02★
Total ratings
161K
▶
451K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$12.23
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
=
0 tiers
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- -
- Last updated
- May 5, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Teen
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- -
- Last updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Teen
- Version
- 16.11.0
- Languages
- -
BBC iPlayer trajectory
Paramount+ trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, BBC iPlayer or Paramount+? v
Paramount+ earns about $1.96M per month, while BBC iPlayer earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$1.96M more per month for Paramount+). Annual revenue: BBC iPlayer ≈ $0/year, Paramount+ ≈ $23.50M/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, BBC iPlayer or Paramount+? v
Paramount+ leads with about 89.8M estimated downloads vs 35.5M for BBC iPlayer - a 2.5× gap. BBC iPlayer reports 10,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Paramount+ reports 50,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are BBC iPlayer and Paramount+ in the same Google Play category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Entertainment category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do BBC iPlayer and Paramount+ offer? v
BBC iPlayer: no IAP detected on the public listing. Paramount+: IAP range $2.99 - $49.99 per item. BBC iPlayer runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; Paramount+ runs "Subscription (~$12.23/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, BBC iPlayer or Paramount+? v
Paramount+ edges ahead with ★ 4.0 vs ★ 3.9 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: BBC iPlayer 1K ratings, Paramount+ 76 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these BBC iPlayer vs Paramount+ revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for BBC iPlayer and $1.96M for Paramount+ are derived from Google Play grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Entertainment) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare BBC iPlayer or Paramount+ to a different Google Play app? v
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