Viu Downloads & RevenueViu · App Store & Google Play
Viu gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Viu by PCCW OTT (Hong Kong) Limited is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Full timeline · 44 events
- 🌟Viu featured by AppleiOSapps · PH, TH
- 📈Viu new best rank in the overall chart: #36AndroidTop Free · All Apps · TH
- 🌟Viu featured by AppleiOSapps · PH, TH
- 🌟Viu featured by AppleiOSapps · PH, TH
- 📈Viu new best rank in the overall chart: #37AndroidTop Grossing · All Apps · TH
- 🌟Viu featured by AppleiOSapps · PH, TH
- 📈Viu entered the top 10iOSTop Free · All Apps · TH
- 📈Viu new best rank in the overall chart: #6iOSTop Free · All Apps · TH
- 📈Viu entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Entertainment · TH
- 📈Viu new best rank in the overall chart: #38AndroidTop Grossing · All Apps · TH
- 🌟Viu featured by Apple: “ESSENTIALS”iOStoday · PH, TH
- 🌟Viu featured by AppleiOSapps · PH, TH
- 📈Viu new best rank in the overall chart: #40AndroidTop Grossing · All Apps · TH
- 🌟Viu featured by AppleiOSapps · PH, TH
- 📈Viu new best rank in the overall chart: #42AndroidTop Grossing · All Apps · TH
- 🚀Viu: now shown next to mewatch - Video | Movies | TV, TVBAnywhere North America (EN), WeTV Asian & Local DramasiOSthe store's “similar apps” for it changed: who it's seen as competing with
- 🌟Viu featured by AppleiOSapps · PH, TH
- 📈Viu entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · All Apps · TH
- 📈Viu new best rank in the overall chart: #45AndroidTop Grossing · All Apps · TH
- 🌟Viu featured by AppleiOSapps · PH, TH
- 📈Viu new best rank in the overall chart: #12iOSTop Free · All Apps · TH
- 📈Viu entered the top 10 on iPad · Top Free All AppsiOSTH
- 📦Viu updated to version 2.31.0iOSPerformance improvement.
- 📈Viu entered the top 10iOSTop Free · Entertainment · TH
- 📈Viu entered the top 100iOSTop Free · All Apps · TH
- 📈Viu new best rank in the overall chart: #15iOSTop Free · All Apps · TH
- 📈Viu new best rank in the overall chart: #46AndroidTop Grossing · All Apps · TH
- 🆕Viu first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidThailand
- 📈Viu entered the top 100 in 3 chartsiOSTop Grossing · All Apps · PH · Top Free · Entertainment · PH · Top Grossing · Entertainment · PH
- 📈Viu charting in a new countryiOSPhilippines
- 📈Viu new best rank in the overall chart: #47AndroidTop Grossing · All Apps · TH
- 🌟Viu featured by AppleiOSapps · TH
- 🌟Viu featured by AppleiOSapps · TH
- 🌟Viu featured by AppleiOSapps · TH
- 🌟Viu featured by AppleiOSapps · TH
- 📈Viu new best rank in the overall chart: #67iOSTop Grossing · All Apps · TH
- 🌟Viu featured by Apple: “WATCH EVERY EPISODE”iOStoday · TH
- 🌟Viu featured by AppleiOSapps · TH
- 📈Viu new best rank in the overall chart: #71iOSTop Grossing · All Apps · TH
- 🆕Viu first spotted by AppInsideriOS#64 in Top Free · All Apps · Thailand
- 📦Viu version 2.30.0iOSPerformance improvement.
- 📦Viu updated to version 2.29.0Android◎ Performance improvement.
- 📦Viu version 2.30.0Android◎ Performance improvement.
- 🆕Viu released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Entertainment FreeViu at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Viu is a free-to-use streaming platform for Asian entertainment, targeting users in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong who seek localized content with subtitles. The app demonstrates strong regional traction, ranking #6 in Thailand's Entertainment Free category and holding top-30 positions in both Thai and Philippine grossing charts.
Similar apps: iQIYI, WeTV, Netflix
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Viu’s App Store privacy label declares 8 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 8 linked to your identity and 0 collected anonymously.
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v2.6.1, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Viu downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 500+ | – |
| Google Play | 5k+ | 50M+ Measured |
| Total | 5k+ Confidence | 50M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Viu's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Ad-led
How Viu makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #8 Entertainment Free | 3 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #12 Entertainment Free | 1 of 23 countries | – | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisGrowing fastest in Thailand ▲ ×9
New ratings by country (2)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 4.5 | 74% | ▲ ×9 |
 Philippines | 1.6 | 26% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.6 ★ | 117k |
| Google Play | 3.6 ★ | 199k 40 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.0 ★ weighted by ratings | 317k |
What users say about Viu
From recent reviews.
About Viu
Features of Viu
◎ Watch the most up-to-date programmes from Asia, as fast as 4 hours* with subtitles. Content availability will vary from region to region due to content licensing rights.
◎ Viu Premium users have access to Unlimited Downloads for offline viewing!
◎ Unlimited Video Streaming
◎ Local language interface
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For feedback and enquiries, please send email to (Hong Kong)[email protected]; or (Singapore)[email protected]; (The Philippines) [email protected] or (Thailand) [email protected]
Viu T&C (Hong Kong)
https://www.viu.com/ott/hk/zh-hk/copyright-statement/terms-and-conditions
Viu T&C (Singapore English)
http://www.viu.com/ott/sg/en-us/copyright-statement/terms-and-conditions
Viu T&C (Singapore Chinese)
http://www.viu.com/ott/sg/zh-cn/copyright-statement/terms-and-conditions
Viu T&C (The Philippines English)
http://www.viu.com/ott/ph/en-us/copyright-statement/terms-and-conditions
Viu T&C (Thai Thai)
https://www.viu.com/ott/th/th/copyright-statement/terms-and-conditions
This version of Viu App only supports devices with iOS 14 or above
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Viu App Store
Viu gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Viu is #17 in All Apps Free in Thailand and charting in 3 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
25 Sep 2026 All Apps FreeViu at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Viu is a free-to-use streaming platform for Asian entertainment, targeting users in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong who seek localized content with subtitles. The app demonstrates strong regional traction, ranking #6 in Thailand's Entertainment Free category and holding top-30 positions in both Thai and Philippine grossing charts.
Similar apps: iQIYI, WeTV, Netflix
Viu on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Viu’s App Store privacy label declares 8 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 8 linked to your identity and 0 collected anonymously.
Viu downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Viu's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Viu before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How Viu makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand | All AppsFree | #17 |
| Thailand | EntertainmentFree | #8 |
| Thailand | EntertainmentGrossing | #20 |
| Thailand | All AppsGrossing | #72 |
| Philippines | EntertainmentGrossing | #24 |
| Philippines | All AppsGrossing | #84 |
| Philippines | EntertainmentFree | #33 |
 Australia | EntertainmentFree | #197 |
Apps near Viu on the chart
All Apps Free, around #17.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisGrowing fastest in Thailand ▲ ×9
New ratings by country (2)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 4.5 | 74% | ▲ ×9 |
| Philippines | 1.6 | 26% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Viu
From recent reviews.
About Viu
Features of Viu
◎ Watch the most up-to-date programmes from Asia, as fast as 4 hours* with subtitles. Content availability will vary from region to region due to content licensing rights.
◎ Viu Premium users have access to Unlimited Downloads for offline viewing!
◎ Unlimited Video Streaming
◎ Local language interface
-------------------------------------------------
For feedback and enquiries, please send email to (Hong Kong)[email protected]; or (Singapore)[email protected]; (The Philippines) [email protected] or (Thailand) [email protected]
Viu T&C (Hong Kong)
https://www.viu.com/ott/hk/zh-hk/copyright-statement/terms-and-conditions
Viu T&C (Singapore English)
http://www.viu.com/ott/sg/en-us/copyright-statement/terms-and-conditions
Viu T&C (Singapore Chinese)
http://www.viu.com/ott/sg/zh-cn/copyright-statement/terms-and-conditions
Viu T&C (The Philippines English)
http://www.viu.com/ott/ph/en-us/copyright-statement/terms-and-conditions
Viu T&C (Thai Thai)
https://www.viu.com/ott/th/th/copyright-statement/terms-and-conditions
This version of Viu App only supports devices with iOS 14 or above
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Latest updates
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Viu : Korean & Asian content Android
Viu : Korean & Asian content gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Viu : Korean & Asian content is #12 in Entertainment Free on Google Play in Thailand and charting in 1 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Entertainment FreeViu : Korean & Asian content on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v2.6.1, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Viu : Korean & Asian content downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Viu : Korean & Asian content's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Viu : Korean & Asian content before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How Viu : Korean & Asian content makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand | EntertainmentFree | #12 |
| Thailand | All AppsGrossing | #40 |
| Thailand | All AppsFree | #38 |
| Thailand | EntertainmentGrossing | #18 |
Apps near Viu : Korean & Asian content on the chart
Entertainment Free, around #12.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Viu : Korean & Asian content
From the 60 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users overwhelmingly complain about excessive and intrusive advertising, even for premium subscribers, alongside technical issues like playback errors and login failures. There is also significant frustration regarding the removal of free content, limited library availability, and difficulties in canceling subscriptions.
Mostly negative (25% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for regular updates. The main complaints are about ads, and price and subscriptions. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Updates: “super cool and instant update with lots of subtle”
Common complaints
- Ads: “may subscription pero panay ads”
- Price & subscription: “now you need to pay to watch”
- Login & account: “it been continuously debiting my wallet account”
- Features & content: “Unable to find option to cancel subscription”
About Viu : Korean & Asian content
◎ Performance improvement.
This version of Viu App is dedicated for Android users.
Viu brings you the best of Asian Entertainment anytime anywhere for free! Enjoy as free users or upgrade to Viu Premium* for more enhanced features.
Features of Viu
◎ Watch the most up-to-date programmes from Asia, as fast as 4 hours* with subtitles. Content availability will vary from region to region due to content licensing rights.
◎ Unlimited Video Streaming
◎ Free Member Registration. Registered members can bookmark their favourite shows and multi- synchronization across devices for more hassle-free viewing
◎ Local language interface
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For feedback and enquiries, please send email to (Hong Kong)[email protected]; or (Singapore)[email protected]; (The Philippines) [email protected] or (Thailand) [email protected]
Viu T&C (Hong Kong)
https://www.viu.com/ott/hk/zh-hk/copyright-statement/terms-and-conditions
Viu T&C (Singapore English)
http://www.viu.com/ott/sg/en-us/copyright-statement/terms-and-conditions
Viu T&C (Singapore Chinese)
http://www.viu.com/ott/sg/zh-cn/copyright-statement/terms-and-conditions
Viu T&C (The Philippines English)
http://www.viu.com/ott/ph/en-us/copyright-statement/terms-and-conditions
Viu T&C (Thai Thai)
https://www.viu.com/ott/th/th/copyright-statement/terms-and-conditions
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