Today in Data: Big-Name Subscriptions Take the Lead, or Do They?

Today in data, the number of Amazon Prime subscribers dwarfs other retail membership programs by more than a 2-to-1 margin, this at a time when U.K. consumers just scaled back on streaming services in the first quarter.

Data

166M: Amazon Prime members, double the number each of Costco, Sam’s Club and Walmart+ memberships

23%: Decrease in ride-hailing company Didi’s American depositary receipts after announcing its delisting from the New York Stock Exchange

215,000: Drop in the number of U.K. homes with at least one paid subscription streaming service in the first quarter of 2022

15%: Increase in mobile grocery orders, from 4.8% reported use in February to 5.5% use in March