Fans Streamed Franchise for 33 Billion Minutes 2025
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- In 2025, U.S. viewers watched 33 billion minutes (550 million hours) of “Star Wars” content across TV and streaming, with Disney+ as the primary streaming platform after Disney acquired the franchise in 2012.
- Films made up 44.2% of viewing time, live-action shows 38.9%, animated projects 16.8%, and documentaries 0.2%, with “A New Hope” being the most viewed title overall.
- The live-action series “Andor” led with 7.4 billion minutes viewed, boosted by its second season release in April-May 2025, followed by “Skeleton Crew” and “The Mandalorian.”
- On May the 4th, 2025 (“Star Wars” Day), fans watched 637 million minutes of content, with “Andor” as the most viewed title, followed by classic films like “A New Hope” and “The Phantom Menace.”
- Viewing preferences by age group in early 2026 showed “The Mandalorian” favored by Gen Alpha and Baby Boomers, “The Clone Wars” popular among Gen Z, and “Andor” preferred by Millennials and Gen X.
