Roku active accounts topped 27 million, up roughly 40% year-over-year

Roku yesterday disclosed preliminary Q4 2018 data for two key operating metrics, active accounts and streaming hours. Q4 2018 active accounts topped 27 million, up roughly 40% year-over-year.

Q4 streaming hours were an estimated 7.3 billion hours, up about 68% year-over-year, bringing full year 2018 streaming hours to about 24 billion, up about 61% from 2017.

“Strong active account growth and accelerating streaming hours point to consumers’ growing enthusiasm for streaming, making Roku America’s largest and fastest growing TV streaming distribution platform,” said Roku CEO Anthony Wood. “In 2018, we maintained our leadership in streaming players, licensed smart TVs and TV streaming hours. Roku continues to bring viewers more choice, great value, a compelling user experience – and lots of TV fun.”