Video streaming data

The AGF Videoforschung has been working since the 2010s to measure not only traditional TV usage but also video streaming. Since 2017, data has been reported monthly, and since 2019, the figures are available daily with an eight-day delay for the respective date. Since April 2025, real-time reporting of streaming performance at the individual video level on a census basis has been possible.

AGF CENSUS+ reflects the streaming performance (views in millions) of the offerings measured by AGF for the target group "viewers in Germany." The streaming performance is reported at the individual video, publisher, and distribution platform level and is available in the system by 3 PM on the following day. Since April 2025, the monthly streaming hitlists – the Top 25 across all providers – are published based on AGF CENSUS+, replacing the previous convergence hitlists.

Monthly hit lists

The Top-25 Streaming hit list provide an overview of the highest-performing videos, sorted by the number of views (in millions), across all providers for the past month.

Only videos from offerings under AGF measurement are included in the charts. All individual videos, i.e., VOD and event livestreams (including web-only formats), are considered, provided they meet a usage threshold of 1,000 views in the respective month.
Data source: AGF census data from technical measurement with Nielsen.

Top 25: Individual streaming videos*

Month: March 2025

RankProviderVideo titleViews (mio.)
1DAZN-GruppeUEFA Champions League: FC Bayern München - Bayer Leverkusen2.194
2DAZN-GruppeUEFA Champions League: Lille - Borussia Dortmund1.615
3RTL-GruppeDas Sommerhaus der Normalos | Folge 2 - Staffel 1 - Folge 21.509
4DAZN-GruppeUEFA Champions League: Atletico Madrid - Real Madrid1.403
5RTL-GruppeDas Sommerhaus der Normalos | Folge 3 - Staffel 1 - Folge 31.364
6Joyn-GruppePromis unter Palmen - Für Geld mache ich alles! | Offene Rechnungen und ein unerwartetes Liebesgeständnis1.232
7ZDF-GruppeFrühling | Mein Geheimnis, dein Geheimnis1.221
8ARD-GruppeEventlivestreams | Sportschau - Italien gegen Deutschland, am 20.03. ab 20.15 Uhr | 20.03.2025 19:151.212
9Joyn-GruppeGermany's Next Topmodel | Das große Umstyling1.160
10DAZN-GruppeBundesliga: VfB Stuttgart - Bayer Leverkusen1.155
11DAZN-GruppeBundesliga: Borussia Dortmund - 1. FSV Mainz 051.136
12RTL-GruppeDas Sommerhaus der Normalos | Folge 4 - Staffel 1 - Folge 41.131
13Joyn-GruppePromis unter Palmen - Für Geld mache ich alles! | Stress, Streit und Strategie1.120
14RTL-Gruppe#CoupleChallenge - Das stärkste Team gewinnt | Teil 2 - Staffel 4 - Folge 1021.049
15ZDF-Gruppeheute-show vom 21. März 20251.044
16RTL-GruppeAre You The One? | Folge 10 - Staffel 6 - Folge 101.018
17ZDF-Gruppeheute-show vom 14. März 20251.015
18RTL-GruppeDas Sommerhaus der Normalos | Folge 5 - Staffel 1 - Folge 51.001
19RTL-GruppeDas Sommerhaus der Normalos | Folge 1 - Staffel 1 - Folge 11.000
20RTL-GruppeMake Love, Fake Love | Folge 10 - Staffel 3 - Folge 100.980
21RTL-GruppeAre You The One? | Folge 9 - Staffel 6 - Folge 90.974
22ZDF-GruppeDer Bergdoktor | Herzschmerzen0.966
23ZDF-Gruppeheute-show vom 7. März 20250.965
24ARD-GruppeTatort | Borowski und das Haupt der Medusa | 16.03.2025 19:150.965
25Joyn-GruppePromis unter Palmen - Für Geld mache ich alles! | Ein Fiebertraum: Liebeskrisen, Eifersucht und heftige Auseinandersetzungen0.960

Source: AGF, AGF CENSUS+ 1.5, Auswertungstyp: Streaming Videos, Zensusdaten aus technischer Messung, Angebote unter AGF-Messung, bis 31.03.2025

Provider: ARD-Gruppe, ZDF-Gruppe, RTL-Gruppe, ARD/ZDF-Gruppe, Sport1-Gruppe, Joyn-Gruppe, Sky-Gruppe, Axel Springer-Gruppe, DAZN-Gruppe, Red Bull-Gruppe

* contains only VoD and event livestream.
Views: Number of video views used

AGF Smart Meter

AGF Videoforschung is expanding its measurement with its “AGF Smart Meter” project: Using measurement router technology developed by GfK on behalf of AGF, AGF is measuring the use of streaming services on smart TVs in its own panel. This way, the average daily watch times of selected video platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video on big screens can be determined. A future monthly report based on this measurement will show the usage times for seven target groups, initially. Additional target groups, video offers and devices will be added later.

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