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In Mexico, it is estimated that there are 12.5 million subscribers to the video streamingof which almost four million are on HBO Max.
It is estimated that the last episode of ‘The Last of Us’ had 8.2 million viewers.
There is no doubt that ‘The Last of Us’, the HBO Max series, has been a streaming phenomenon, which is why its second season is already expected, which, according to what was expressed by one of its protagonists, Pedro Pascal, it will take time to arrive.
The streaming video phenomenon continues to expand to the point that several of its contents are seen by millions of people around the world, something very similar to what happened with television decades ago.
And it is that something that we must not forget is the fact that, at present, the video streaming It occupies an important place in people’s habits, especially at a time when the pandemic appeared on the planet, in March 2020, which led to a greater dependence on digital platforms.
It is even estimated that, during said period (between 2020 and 2021), the number of subscribers worldwide reached one billion, of which, at the end of 2022, 12.5 million are located in Mexico.
Starting from this premise, we talk about Netflix being the leading company in the market, both globally and in Mexico. The platform based in Los Gatos, California, has more than 230 million subscribers worldwide and some 10 million are Mexican, according to data from Flix Patrolportal that reveals that, In addition to Netflix, the platforms of streaming The most popular in Latin America are Disney Plus, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and Paramount Plus.
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In Mexico, it is estimated that HBO Max has just under four million subscribers, being one of the platforms that has been growing gradually and that, in its catalogue, has various contents that have become the favorites of a large number of people.
To mention a few, the UEFA Champions League, ‘Chernobyl’, ‘Euphoria’, among others, without forgetting the case of ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Friends’ and more recently ‘The Last of Us’, are some of the most They have gone viral on social media.
On March 12, the day of the Oscar Awards, ‘The Last of Us’ broadcast its last chapter, at least the last of the first season. according to data Variety, episode 9 of the series managed to record a total of 8.2 million viewersa figure that exceeded 7.5 million in episode 4.
Even the one starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey is, right now, the most seen in the history of HBO Max in Europe and Latin Americawith a first episode around 40 million views.
That is why a second season of ‘The Last of Us’ is already expected, but it seems that it will take a long time to arrive, since, in the words of the Bella Ramsey, this would be released “at the end of 2024 or beginning of 2025”, statements that are added to those of Pedro Pascal, who announced that the recordings would begin to be filmed towards the end of 2023.
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