Paramount+ vs YouTube TV
Paramount+
CBS Interactive
App Store
$40.53M/mo
~$486.40M/yr · 350.0M installs
VS
YouTube TV
Google
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 6.5M installs
Revenue winner
Paramount+ wins
+4053361100% vs other
Installs winner
Paramount+ wins
+5270% vs other
MAU winner
Paramount+ wins
+822% vs other
Rating winner
Paramount+ wins
+27% vs other
Why Paramount+ is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Paramount+ earns roughly 40533611× more per month than YouTube TV - $40.53M vs $0.
- Subscription model. Paramount+ runs a $8.99/mo subscription that compounds; YouTube TV relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Paramount+ has ~350.0M lifetime installs vs YouTube TV's ~6.5M - 53.7× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. Paramount+ runs 4 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Paramount+
vs
YouTube TV
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$40.53M
◀
$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$486.40M
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$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
350.0M
◀
6.5M
Monthly active users (est.)?
16.1M
◀
1.7M
App Store rating
4.63★
◀
3.64★
Total ratings
884K
◀
59K
US grossing rank
#6
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$8.99
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
4 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Mar 14, 2013
- Last updated
- Jun 29, 2026
- File size
- 202.0 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 15.21.0
- Languages
- English
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Apr 5, 2017
- Last updated
- Jun 24, 2026
- File size
- 145.6 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 10.26
- Languages
- English, Spanish
Paramount+ trajectory
YouTube TV trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Paramount+ or YouTube TV? v
Paramount+ earns about $40.53M per month, while YouTube TV earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$40.53M more per month for Paramount+). Annual revenue: Paramount+ ≈ $486.40M/year, YouTube TV ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Paramount+ or YouTube TV? v
Paramount+ leads with about 350.0M estimated downloads vs 6.5M for YouTube TV - a 53.7× gap. Paramount+'s App Store downloads are estimated from 884K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. YouTube TV's App Store downloads are estimated from 59K ratings.
Are Paramount+ and YouTube TV in the same App Store 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 Paramount+ and YouTube TV offer? v
Paramount+: IAP range 4 tiers detected. YouTube TV: no IAP detected on the public listing. Paramount+ runs a "Subscription (~$8.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #6" monetization model; YouTube TV runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Paramount+ or YouTube TV? v
Paramount+ edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 3.6 (gap of 1.0 stars). Rating volume: Paramount+ 884K ratings, YouTube TV 59K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Paramount+ vs YouTube TV revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $40.53M for Paramount+ and $0 for YouTube TV are derived from App Store 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 Paramount+ or YouTube TV to a different App Store app? v
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