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$17 -- average monthly wasted subscription spend for US consumers (2025)
Subscribers waste an average of $17 per month on unused subscriptions according to CNET's 2025 survey.
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$17
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2025
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CNET
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https://envelopebudgeting.com/articles/flexible-expenses ↗
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CNET 2025 subscription survey
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US consumers: $17 average monthly wasted subscription spend. Source: CNET (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/wasted-subscription-spend-2025
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