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We asked, you told us: You’re split over sharing your digital/streaming logins
August 14, 2025
For those who can’t bear to miss a thing, subscribing to all the digital and streaming services available is a dream. While some can probably afford to do this, others have to cherry-pick to keep their finances and sanity in check. Some get around the financial burden by sharing their digital login details for these services with others. But how many really do this?
In arecent poll, we asked our users if they partake in the practice of account sharing with others, be it video/music streaming platforms or other digital services. Here’s what they told us.
Do you share your digital/streaming service login with others?
We shared this poll across our social channels and our site. Interestingly, readers voting onAndroid Authoritywere most open about sharing their login details with others. Some 63% of respondents answered yes to the question, a marked difference when looking at data garnered from social channels.
Only Instagram skewed with voters on our site. 56% of respondents on Stories said that they also share their service login details with others.
YouTube garnered the most responses across platforms and the closest set of results. Of the 30,000 users who voted on the poll, 48% said that they do share their service logins with others. Just over 2,600 users voted onTwitter, but it mirrored the results onYouTube— 47.1% of voters also answered yes. Facebook also garnered similar results. Of the 1,100 voters, 48.3% of users nodded.
A stroll through the comments suggests users tend to share digital streaming platforms more than gaming memberships or productivity tools.Netflix,Hulu, andAmazon Primeare just some of the services mentioned.
Here’s what you had to say
That’s it for this poll. Thanks to everyone who voted across our various platforms and site. If you have any additional thoughts about account sharing or the results, drop them in the comments section below.
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