This statistic shows the results of a survey regarding whether respondents would stop watching Netflix if commercials were introduced to the service in the United Kingdom (UK) in November 2018. According to the survey, close to 60 percent of British respondents stated that they would stop watching the video on-demand streaming service if it introduced commercials.
If Netflix introduced commercials, would you stop watching using the service?*
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If Netflix introduced commercials, would you stop watching using the service?*
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* The source does not provide the original wording of the question posed during the survey. The wording of the question chosen for this statistic may therefore differ slightly from the original.
** The source does not specify the number of respondents for the UK. Figure incl. respondents from the US, Germany and Nordics.
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AudienceProject. (January 17, 2019). If Netflix introduced commercials, would you stop watching using the service?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/961578/netflix-opinion-in-introduction-of-commercials-uk/
AudienceProject. "If Netflix introduced commercials, would you stop watching using the service?*." Chart. January 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/961578/netflix-opinion-in-introduction-of-commercials-uk/
AudienceProject. (2019). If Netflix introduced commercials, would you stop watching using the service?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/961578/netflix-opinion-in-introduction-of-commercials-uk/
AudienceProject. "If Netflix Introduced Commercials, Would You Stop Watching Using The Service?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/961578/netflix-opinion-in-introduction-of-commercials-uk/
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