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World Cup Driving Massive Downloads for Streaming Companies

fuboTV Leading All Streaming Companies in Download Growth

Sensor Tower, an app monitoring company, announced this morning that Live TV Streaming Services have seen massive download growth during the World Cup.

Growth in Live Streaming Service Downloads

The biggest growth has been by fuboTV who has seen a 713% increase in weekly downloads to 309,000 since the start of the World Cup.

How to Stream the World Cup with fuboTV

Growth in App Downloads (per week)

Service Before World Cup During World Cup
fuboTV 38,000 309,000 (+713%) Free Trial
Hulu 413,000 486,000 (+18%) Sign up Now
YouTube TV 113,000 224,000 (+98%) Free Trial
DIRECTV NOW 82,000 118,000 (+44%) Sign up Now
SlingTV 60,000 114,000 (+90%) Free Trial

Growth in Network App Downloads

Additionally, the company saw significant increases to the FOX Sports App and Telemundo Deportes En Vivo App.

Both apps saw downloads grow from thousands per week to millions per week since the start of the World Cup.

Growth in App Downloads (per week)

| Service | Before World Cup | During World Cup |
|——————-|—————————|—————————|—————————-|
| Fox Sports | 12,600 | 1.2 million |
| Telemundo Deportes | 5,400 | 2.4 million |

How to Stream the World Cup without Cable

Click here to read our full Cord-Cutters Guide to the World Cup.

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DIRECTV STREAM Cash Back

Let us know your e-mail address to send your $50 Amazon Gift Card when you sign up for DIRECTV STREAM.

You will receive it ~2 weeks after you complete your first month of service.

Offer Terms

  • Only valid for new DIRECTV STREAM subscribers.
  • Only valid once per household.
  • You must pay and maintain service for at least one month to be eligible.
  • Purchase must be completed on the DIRECTV STREAM website.
  • You’ll receive gift card 4-6 weeks after purchase (~2 weeks after your first month).
  • Cannot be combined with any other promotion and won’t be eligible if you try to use a coupon code or cash back from another site.

Sling TV Cash Back

Let us know your e-mail address to send your $25 Uber Eats Gift Card when you sign up for Sling TV.

You will receive it ~2 weeks after you complete your first month of service.

Offer Terms

  • Only valid for new Sling TV subscribers to Sling Orange, Blue, or Sling Orange + Blue.
  • Only valid once per household.
  • You must pay and maintain service for at least one month to be eligible.
  • You must click from The Streamable and complete your purchase on the Sling TV website.
  • You’ll receive gift card 4-6 weeks after purchase (~2 weeks after your first month).
  • Cannot be combined with any other promotion and won’t be eligible if you try to use a coupon code or cash back from another site.

Hulu Live TV Cash Back

Let us know your e-mail address to send your $35 Amazon Gift Card when you sign up for Hulu Live TV.

You will receive it ~2 weeks after you complete your first month of service.

Offer Terms

  • Only valid for new Hulu Live TV subscribers.
  • Only valid once per household.
  • You must pay and maintain service for at least one month to be eligible.
  • You must click from The Streamable and complete your purchase on the Hulu Live TV website.
  • You’ll receive gift card 4-6 weeks after purchase (~2 weeks after your first month).
  • Cannot be combined with any other promotion and won’t be eligible if you try to use a coupon code or cash back from another site.