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Binge-watching dominated the decade. These were the apps where people spent the most money over the last 10 years.

10. Chinese app Kwai is a platform where creators share videos about small-town life in China, and it has expanded to over a dozen countries including South Korea and Vietnam. Kwai is backed by Tencent, the world's largest gaming company, which also backs League of Legends, Fortnite, and other games. Consumers spent $700 million on the app over the decade.

Binge-watching dominated the decade. These were the apps where people spent the most money over the last 10 years.

9. HBO Now's inclusion on this list is unsurprising, with $800 million in consumer spending. HBO reportedly has around 8 million paying subscribers for popular shows like "Succession" and "Game of Thrones," which ended this year.

9. HBO Now

Source: Statista

8. YouTube came in at number 8, with $900 million spent this decade. The company now offers subscriptions to YouTube Music and YouTube Premium, which produces original content like "Cobra Kai."

8. YouTube came in at number 8, with $900 million spent this decade. The company now offers subscriptions to YouTube Music and YouTube Premium, which produces original content like "Cobra Kai."

7. Consumers spent $900 million on Spotify, with its $10 per month premium subscription for streaming music. The company passed 100 million paid subscribers this year.

7. Consumers spent $900 million on Spotify, with its $10 per month premium subscription for streaming music. The company passed 100 million paid subscribers this year.

Source: Spotify

6. iQiyi is a TV and movie service operating in China, and it signed a licensing deal with Netflix in 2017. It passed $1.3 billion in consumer spending.

6. iQiyi is a TV and movie service operating in China, and it signed a licensing deal with Netflix in 2017. It passed $1.3 billion in consumer spending.

6. LINE is a Japanese messaging app that started after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami destroyed much of the country's phone system. The app has only grown since, making it the number six entry at $1.5 billion.

6. LINE is a Japanese messaging app that started after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami destroyed much of the country

4. Tencent Video, another Tencent entry, is a Chinese video platform with paid subscriptions. It produces original content like "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace," and consumers spent $1.5 billion on the app this decade.

4. Tencent Video, another Tencent entry, is a Chinese video platform with paid subscriptions. It produces original content like "Ruyi

Source: Asia One

3. Pandora had the highest ranking for a music service. Even though Spotify passed it in revenue and downloads in 2015. Pandora came out of the decade with $1.5 billion in consumer spending.

3. Pandora had the highest ranking for a music service. Even though Spotify passed it in revenue and downloads in 2015. Pandora came out of the decade with $1.5 billion in consumer spending.

2. Users spent $2 billion on Tinder, which launched in 2012, more than on any other dating app this decade.

2. Users spent $2 billion on Tinder, which launched in 2012, more than on any other dating app this decade.

1. Netflix, with hits like "Stranger Things" and "Orange is the New Black," has been popular throughout the decade, so it's no surprise it nabbed the top spot with $2.2 billion in consumer spending.

1. Netflix, with hits like "Stranger Things" and "Orange is the New Black," has been popular throughout the decade, so it
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