Crunchyroll
Anime streaming
Subscription streaming service for anime fans worldwide, also selling anime films, merchandise, games and events.
Anime streamingSince 2006
How it started
Bought from AT&T for anime.
$1.175Bpaid by Sony in 2020
Sony agreed in December 2020 to buy Crunchyroll from AT&T through Funimation, its anime joint venture of Sony Pictures and Aniplex, closing the deal in August 2021.
How big it is
How big is Crunchyroll?
21MPaid subscribersMar 2026
Its place in Sony
Sony's growth pillar in anime.
Crunchyroll is Sony's direct-to-fan anime platform inside the Pictures segment, linking Aniplex productions with a global paying audience.
Who it competes with
What Sony does not disclose
- Crunchyroll revenue or profit (reported inside Pictures, Media Networks)
- Crunchyroll share of Sony sales
- Free (ad-supported) users
- Subscribers by region
The group behind itSony
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Sources
Every number on this page comes from Sony's own reports.
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