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Apple TV+’s Focus on Quality Programming Gave It the Most Popular Streaming Originals in the Second Quarter of 2023

Prime Video said in 2021 that it had over 200 million paying customers, and at the end of last year, market intelligence firm Parks Associates reported that it had the largest American subscriber base, marking the first time that any service had eclipsed Netflix in the United States. 

From the article, "Apple TV+’s Focus on Quality Programming Gave It the Most Popular Streaming Originals in the Second Quarter of 2023" by Matt Tamanini.

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