Here are a few of the most interesting HBO statistics and facts I was able to dig up including revenue totals and employee counts. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.
HBO Facts
Here is pretty much everything you ever wanted to know about HBO.
- Website: Official Website
- Year Founded: 1972
- Headquarters: New York, NY
- Founder(s): Charles Dolan
- Current Chief Executive: John K. Billock
- Parent Company: Time Warner
- Subsidiaries / Brands: Cinemax
What is HBO?
It’s HBO America’s most successful premium television company, Home Box Office delivers two 24-hour pay television services—HBO® and Cinemax®. HBO and Cinemax offer the most popular subscription video on demand (SVOD) products—HBO On Demand® and Cinemax On Demand—as well as HBO GO, HD feeds and multiplex channels. Internationally, HBO’s branded television networks, along with the subscription video-on-demand products HBO On Demand and HBO GO, bring HBO services to over 60 countries. HBO programming is sold into over 150 countries worldwide. (source)
HBO Employee Count
HBO subscriber base:
48.6 million subscribers in the US
76.8 million subscribers globally
Last updated 4/21/22
HBO Revenue Totals
HBO revenue for 2016:
HBO revenue for 2015:
HBO revenue for 2014:
Growth in HBO revenue from 2015-2016:
Growth in HBO revenue from 2014-2015:
HBO revenue for Q2 2017:
HBO revenue for H1 2017:
Additional HBO Statistics
How many countries is HBO’s content licensed in:
Last updated 4/7/19
How many people watch Game of Thrones?
26 million average viewers per episode
Last updated 1/1/17
Number of HBO domestic over-the-top (OTT) subscribers:
Last updated 1/1/17
Number of Primetime Emmy Awards HBO received in 2016:
Percentage of Time Warner’s 2016 revenue that came from HBO:
Number of HBO 2017 Primetime Emmy nominations:
HBO has received more Primetime Emmy nominations than any other network for 17 straight years.
Amount HBO reportedly paid for South Park content:
between $500 million and $550 million
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Please note that some of these numbers are easier to find than others. A few of these HBO statistics come from their own reports, but some are based on news reports and not official company tallies. No information contained on DMR should be relied upon to make investment decisions. Basically, this is the best I can find and I don’t guarantee anything to be 100%.
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