PlatformTrack Research
Data-led briefs on streaming platform reach, regional catalog dynamics and methodology — written for journalists, academics and analysts. All findings are citation-ready and built from the underlying PlatformTrack index.
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№ 01 Regional briefs
Streaming across Asia: catalogue depth in eight markets
Japan’s catalogue dwarfs Pakistan’s by more than six times, while a uniform 17-platform roster masks vast differences in title depth across the region.
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№ 02 Platform analysis
The exclusivity premium: which streamers bet on originals over breadth
Exclusive share inverts the breadth ranking, with niche and prestige services leading while mass-market platforms hover near zero.
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№ 03 Platform analysis
Platform power rankings: breadth, depth and the transactional-vs-subscription divide
Apple iTunes leads the PlatformTrack index with 793,452 title-availability records, more than 1.6 times its nearest rival, but its vast catalogue is almost entirely movies, revealing a fundamental split between transactional and subscription models.
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№ 04 Platform briefs
Netflix global footprint: smaller markets carry the deepest catalogs
The United States ranks 35th of 56 Netflix markets by catalog size. The Netherlands, Slovakia and Bulgaria carry the deepest Netflix catalogs in the world — here's why.
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№ 05 Market analysis
Streaming fragmentation in Europe: how 24 markets compare
Europe's streaming landscape is functionally three markets — the UK in its own tier, a broad middle band, and a Balkans cluster running half the catalog depth. This brief maps the cliff-edges.
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№ 06 Regional briefs
Streaming in the GCC: catalog depth across the Gulf in 2026
How the six Gulf Cooperation Council markets stack up by streaming-platform supply — and why Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman cluster inside a 290-title band.
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№ 07 Methodology
A data dictionary for streaming availability research
A field-by-field reference for every figure PlatformTrack publishes — what each count includes, what it deliberately excludes, and how to cite it.
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№ 08 Methodology
Measuring streaming availability: the PlatformTrack methodology
A reference brief documenting PlatformTrack's data sources, sampling design, sync cadence, definitional choices and known limitations — the citable methodology document behind every figure on the index.
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Reference sites and data indexes from the same publisher.
- Nereden İzlenirTurkish-language streaming & sports schedule guide
- StreamWatchHub APIReal-time movies, series & sports availability data
- HistorySaidWhat history said, by country and era
- AssetVSInvestment-return comparisons by asset & country
- BeverageIndexDrink prices across cities and countries
- GDP IndexCountry-level GDP and macro indicators
Access this data programmatically via the StreamWatchHub API on RapidAPI — real-time catalog state for any platform × country.
RapidAPI