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2,800,000

2,800,000 -- subscriber loss for MultiChoice (DStv) (FY2025)

Name: Subscriber Loss Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-09-29

FY2025 · Groupe Canal+

MultiChoice lost 2.8 million subscribers between March 31, 2023 and FY2025.

Calculated from peak on 31 March 2023 over a two-year period

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Last verified: 2026-09-29 · How we verify data →

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2,800,000

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Data Vintage

FY2025

Entity

MultiChoice (DStv)

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60/100 confidence

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Groupe Canal+ Primary Tier B

https://news.broadcastmediaafrica.com/2025/12/02/south-africa-multichoice-faces-major-subscriber-dec… ↗

Confidence: 53/100 Vintage: FY2025 Channel: Deep Crawl

Source Article

South Africa: MultiChoice Faces Major Subscriber Decline As Groupe Canal+ Outlines Strategic Plan For Recovery - Broadcast Media Africa

DStv operator MultiChoice has experienced a significant decline, losing 2.8 million subscribers since its peak on 31 March 2023, dropping from 17.3 million to 14.5 million—an overall decrease of more than 16% in just two years. Recently, MultiChoice’s new owner, French media conglomerate Groupe Cana…

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Groupe Canal+ · Original study ↗

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Company investor presentation by Groupe Canal+

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Industrymarketing

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MultiChoice (DStv): 2,800,000 subscriber loss. Source: Groupe Canal+ (FY2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/multichoice-subscriber-loss-2-8m

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