Disney Reportedly Lost 1.7 Million Paid Subscribers in the Week After Suspending

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Humble_Novice
09/30/2025
01:41 AM
#1
https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/disney-reportedly-lost-17-million-paid-subscribers-in-the-week-after-suspending-kimmel-201615937.html
M1Astray
09/30/2025
01:55 AM
#2
Is this is true we now know the percent that makes mega corpos start sweating bullets: around 1.5% of the customer base taking action and taking their money out the door.

They have an estimated 127 million subscribers globally.

Put another way only 1 in about 95 people needed to actually do something to effect immediate and panicked change.

Keep that in mind going forward everybody.
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Tyranthraxus
09/30/2025
01:55 AM
#3
That's like half a billion a year in revenue.
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buddah86
09/30/2025
02:36 AM
#4
And watch the vast majority of them resub. Didney will be fine, this won't hurt them in the slightest
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El_Lingo
09/30/2025
02:44 AM
#5
buddah86 posted...
And watch the vast majority of them resub. Didney will be fine, this won't hurt them in the slightest
I'm sure a lot of them were people who forgot they even had a Disney sub lol. I don't think they'll be rushing to resub, Disney plus is pretty underwhelming
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solosnake
09/30/2025
02:46 AM
#6
that reminds me I need to cancel my sub that I got last Black Friday
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Prestoff
09/30/2025
02:48 AM
#7
I was one of those 1.7 million paid subscribers that cancelled my Disney Plus account. They got what they deserved
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ssjevot
09/30/2025
02:59 AM
#8
buddah86 posted...
And watch the vast majority of them resub. Didney will be fine, this won't hurt them in the slightest

If they resub after Disney did what they wanted they didn't lose though. Like this is precisely why Disney capitulated, to stop losing subs and gain some back. This is the process actually working as those who cancelled their subscription intended.
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008Zulu
09/30/2025
03:39 AM
#9
Interesting that it only took losing 1.7 million to get them to do a 180.
How many millions have you made off of AI? Have you even made enough to quit your job? It's not meant to make you rich, but to make the billionaires richer.
MarshMellow
09/30/2025
04:02 AM
#10
I'm sure the protests and bad press in general were also a catalyst for the quick turnaround. The Avenger's cast was vocal about the bullshit and Marvel's their cash cow so they had a lot to lose by kneeling before Trump permanently.

On a positive note, this should have sent a strong message to every big corporation. The American people and the rest of the world are getting fed up with this fascist regime and they're not afraid to take action. Corps need to choose the side that will generate the most revenue since that's all they're in it for.
ZevLoveDOOM
09/30/2025
04:03 AM
#11
this is the price you pay when you give in to bullies like the orange turd...
008Zulu
09/30/2025
06:14 AM
#12
ZevLoveDOOM posted...
this is the price you pay when you give in to bullies like the orange turd...
I wonder what the blowback of Google will be now that they paid $24 million to Trump?
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Cynrascal
09/30/2025
06:30 AM
#13
008Zulu posted...
I wonder what the blowback of Google will be now that they paid $24 million to Trump?
More users with adblockers and jumping ship to another web browser?
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papayapanda
09/30/2025
06:38 AM
#14
lol.

Netflix has like triple that, and Disney's easy to protest because they're primarily a content business. It's the Amazons and Microsofts that are harder to put down because their tentacles are in everything.
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kelemvor
09/30/2025
07:06 AM
#15
El_Lingo posted...
I'm sure a lot of them were people who forgot they even had a Disney sub lol. I don't think they'll be rushing to resub, Disney plus is pretty underwhelming

Not even my kids like Disney+. They would rather just play Roblox or watch streamers.

Now that I'm done watching Andor I have nothing of interest to watch anyway.
ZevLoveDOOM
09/30/2025
07:30 AM
#16
Disney Plus is a good service but it needs more content that's not Star Wars or MCU crap.
Glob
09/30/2025
07:32 AM
#17
El_Lingo posted...
I'm sure a lot of them were people who forgot they even had a Disney sub lol. I don't think they'll be rushing to resub, Disney plus is pretty underwhelming

Disney Plus can be great, depending on your region. I wish it was available here.
Jiggy101011
09/30/2025
07:57 AM
#18
Are we sure its not because of the email that was sent out about the price increase coming in October?
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Hejiru
09/30/2025
08:12 AM
#19
buddah86 posted...
And watch the vast majority of them resub.

Isnt that a good thing though? The whole purpose of a boycott is to force a company to change. In this case, Disney did what the boycotters asked. If people dont resub after the company folds, then in the future the company has no incentive to meet the boycotts demands.

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Hexenherz
09/30/2025
08:14 AM
#20
Jiggy101011 posted...
Are we sure its not because of the email that was sent out about the price increase coming in October?
Pretty sure I got that after the Kimmel drama. I'm fact I wouldn't be surprised if that were to compensate for people dropping out
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JTsyo
09/30/2025
08:27 AM
#21
008Zulu posted...
Interesting that it only took losing 1.7 million to get them to do a 180.
Don't think they did a 180. It was ABC that took action and Disney had to come in and override them. There was also Nexstar and Sinclair.
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TheGoldenEel
09/30/2025
09:33 AM
#22
ZevLoveDOOM posted...
Disney Plus is a good service but it needs more content that's not Star Wars or MCU crap.
Btw Disney owns Hulu (and ABC, and FX) as well so anything on those networks should be included as part of the boycott
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tripleh213
09/30/2025
09:41 AM
#23
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buddah86
09/30/2025
08:58 PM
#24
Hejiru posted...
Isnt that a good thing though? The whole purpose of a boycott is to force a company to change. In this case, Disney did what the boycotters asked. If people dont resub after the company folds, then in the future the company has no incentive to meet the boycotts demands.
Fair point. I guess i feel when a boycott is called, theres usually a lot of vitriolic hate being spewed out that the people calling for it want it to be a lifelong boycott.

I think thats mainly from too much internet and hyperbole.

Also add in the fact people hate megacorps and seemingly want them all to fail, so why would they go crawling back?
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