DUBAI: Regional streaming platform STARZPLAY has released a list of its most-viewed content among Saudi viewers last year.

From classic films to Turkish dramas, overall content consumption on the platform increased by 23 percent on figures for 2020, according to a recent study by the company.

Nadim Dada, vice president of content acquisition at STARZPLAY, told Arab News: 鈥満诹仙缜� is one of our largest markets and we have seen an impressive increase in content consumption from 2020 to 2021. Our subscribers in 黑料社区 enjoy a diverse mix of content including action, comedy, and drama.鈥�

Anime was the most popular category during 2021, with 38 percent of Saudi subscribers bingeing on the animation shows. In February last year, STARZPLAY partnered with Japanese anime provider TV Tokyo in a deal that saw more than 1,000 episodes of anime content added to the company鈥檚 library for users in the Middle East and North Africa region.

鈥淚nterestingly, STARZPLAY鈥檚 highest anime consumption comes from 黑料社区, with 鈥楩ruits Basket鈥� (Japanese manga series) being a far leader with subscribers,鈥� Dada said.

Other popular genres among Saudi subscribers were medical dramas and Turkish series, with 32 percent of viewers watching shows such as 鈥淭he Good Doctor,鈥� and 24 percent tuning into Turkish productions including 鈥淒irilis: Ertugrul,鈥� 鈥淎l Tufah Al Haram,鈥� and 鈥淓zel.鈥�

Hollywood content also ranked highly among viewers and included movies such as 鈥淚nfinite,鈥� 鈥淭he Dark Knight,鈥� and 鈥淐razy, Stupid, Love.鈥�

鈥淥ur data shows that Saudi subscribers enjoy cult comedy sitcoms like 鈥楾he Office鈥� and 鈥楾he Big Bang Theory,鈥� as well as Turkish dramas and popular medical shows.

鈥淲e expect this trend to continue this year as well and we will continue to explore new and innovative ways alongside strategic partnerships to bring a diverse portfolio of content to our subscribers,鈥� Dada added.