B
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70%
70% -- share paying for unused subscription for US consumers (2025)
Nearly 70% of people continue paying for at least one unused subscription service every month.
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Value
70%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Consumer Reports
Primary
Tier C
https://www.billshark.com/blogs/the-true-cost-of-monthly-subscriptions ↗
Source Article
Monthly Subscription Costs: Smart Ways to Save Money
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Consumer Reports
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Methodology
2025 Consumer Reports survey
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Industrymarketing
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US consumers: 70% share paying for unused subscription. Source: Consumer Reports (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/unused-subscription-payments-70
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