According to a recent report on free ad-supported streaming TV services conducted in June 2023, there were over 1,400 FAST channels worldwide. More than 1,000 FAST channels were broadcast in the United States. The UK and Germany followed, completing the top three in terms of the highest amount of FAST channels worldwide.
Number of unique free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels worldwide as of June 2023, by country
Characteristic
Number of FAST channels
U.S.
1,073
UK
206
Germany
118
Other
37
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