U.S. Demand for Game of Thrones S8 Greater Than Rest of the World

Out of 100-plus markets measured by Parrot Analytics, Game of Thrones season eight was most in-demand in the U.S. on a per capita basis.

U.S. demand was 55 percent ahead of the U.K., 99 percent ahead of France, 106 percent ahead of Canada, 111 percent ahead of Australia, 156 percent ahead of Germany, 251-plus percent ahead of Brazil and 2,100 percent ahead of China.

Samuel Stadler, Parrot Analytics’ VP of marketing, said: “Parrot Analytics has been tracking the unprecedented global demand for Game of Thrones for the past several years and its subsequent year-over-year growth. Season eight has shattered all records, and once again we are seeing clear differences in global audience demand patterns. In markets like Brazil, for example, we are seeing demand that is relatively depressed, whereas in China in particular we are seeing much less demand than expected. This may well be related to HBO’s focused marketing campaigns, which were omnipresent in the U.S., but perhaps less so in Asia and other markets.”

The study also compared the Game of Thrones season eight premiere to the next most in-demand dramas in each market. On the premiere launch day (April 14), Parrot Analytics found that in the U.S., Game of Thrones was 8.6 times more in demand than The Walking Dead; in the U.K., 7.6 times more in demand than Doctor Who; in France, 6.5 times more in demand than The Walking Dead; in Germany, 6.2 times more in demand than The Walking Dead; in Brazil, 3.3 times more in demand than Grey’s Anatomy; and in China, 10 percent more in demand than The Good Fight.