▶️ Online Video Streaming Market Growth Slows

The Russian online video streaming market experienced a sharp cooling trend in the second quarter of 2026.

According to a study by the TelecomDaily research agency, which surveyed 10,000 users, the total subscriber base across the nine largest services reached 72.3 million people, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.8%. Meanwhile, the number of paying subscribers grew by just 2.6%, reaching 53.1 million.

The structure of the Russian online cinema market by players

These figures fall significantly short of the growth recorded between the second half of 2024 and the second half of 2025, when total subscriptions expanded by 26% and the paying audience surged by 44%.

Availability of a valid subscription to online cinemas by player

The segment remains highly consolidated, with the top five players controlling 87.1% of the total user base and 87.7% of paying subscribers. Kinopoisk retains the lead with a 26.9% share of total subscribers (19.1 million people, 15.1 million of whom are paying). Okko holds second place with 18.7% (13.3 million total / 10.1 million paying), followed by Ivi in third with 16.8% (11.9 million / 7.2 million). Rounding out the top five are Wink with 13.3% (9.4 million / 7.3 million) and Kion with 11.4% (9.1 million / 6.8 million). Outside the top five are Premier (5.6%), Start (3.8%), Tricolor TV Online (1.9%), and Amediateka (1.7%).

Spontaneous and induced recognition of online cinemas

Looking exclusively at paying users, platform shares shift slightly: Kinopoisk’s share rises to 28.4%, Okko’s to 19%, Wink’s to 13.8%, and Kion’s to 12.8%. Amediateka boasts the highest conversion rate to paying subscribers, at 83% of its total user base.

Satisfaction with the quality of the online cinema

In terms of brand awareness, Okko leads the market with 68.5% unaided awareness and 92.1% aided awareness. Okko also topped the user satisfaction ranking, scoring 4.31 out of 5 points. The highest Net Promoter Score (NPS) was recorded by Premier at 43.1%, followed closely by Okko (42.3%) and Kinopoisk (42.0%).

The NPS indicator for players

Source: Telecom Daily