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Pixalate Releases Global Top 25 Most Popular Connected TV (CTV) Virtual Multichannel Video Programming Distribution (vMVPD) Apps Reports for Q4 2025: ‘Plex’ No. 1 on Apple TV, Tubi Leads on Roku

Mar 18, 2026 9:00:00 AM

According to Pixalate’s global open programmatic vMVPD apps research, ‘Samsung TV Plus’ was No. 1 on Samsung Smart TV (App Store ID G15147002586); on Amazon Fire TV, ‘Pluto TV’ was top-ranked (App Store ID B00KDSGIPK)

LONDON, March 18, 2026 --  Pixalate, the leading global platform for ad fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics, today released the Q4 2025 Virtual Multichannel Video Programming Distribution (vMVPD) Bundle ID App Rankings for the Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Amazon Fire TV 

Connected TV (CTV) app stores. The list ranks the top 25 most popular vMVPD Bundle IDs based on global open programmatic advertising volume across Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Amazon Fire TV, as measured by Pixalate. The apps are ranked after invalid traffic (IVT) is removed, as measured by Pixalate.

vMVPD applications bundle TV channels into cost-effective “skinny bundles,” a concept derived from traditional MVPDs like Comcast and Dish TV.

To compile this research, Pixalate’s data science team analyzed over 4 billion global open programmatic advertising transactions across over 6,800 unique CTV apps in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Most Popular Virtual Multichannel Video Programming Distribution (vMVPD) Apps

Apple TV

Rank

Platform

App Name

App Store ID

1

Apple TV

Plex: Stream Live TV Channels

383457673

2

Apple TV

Fubo: Watch Live TV & Sports

905401434

3

Apple TV

Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies

376510438

4

Apple TV

Peacock TV: Stream TV & Movies

1508186374

5

Apple TV

Pluto TV: Stream Movies/Shows

751712884

 

See the full list of the top 25 most popular FAST apps on Apple TV:

Apple TV

Samsung Smart TV

Rank

Platform

App Name

App Store ID

1

Samsung Smart TV

SAMSUNG TV PLUS

G15147002586

2

Samsung Smart TV

Sling TV

G17198010041

3

Samsung Smart TV

Fubo: Watch Live TV & Sports

G19068012619

4

Samsung Smart TV

Tubi - Free Movies & TV

G15115002089

5

Samsung Smart TV

Plex

G00002687241

 

See the full list of the top 25 most popular FAST apps on Samsung Smart TV:

Samsung Smart TV

Roku

Rank

Platform

App Name

App Store ID

1

Roku

Tubi - Free Movies & TV

41468

2

Roku

The Roku Channel

151908

3

Roku

Fubo: Watch Live TV & Sports

43465

4

Roku

NewsON - Local News & Weather

71845

5

Roku

Pluto TV - Free Movies/Shows

74519

 

See the full list of the top 25 most popular FAST apps on Roku:

Roku

Amazon Fire TV

Rank

Platform

App Name

App Store ID

1

Amazon Fire TV

Pluto TV - Watch Free Movies, Shows & Live TV

B00KDSGIPK

2

Amazon Fire TV

Tubi: Watch Free Movies & TV Shows

B075NTHVJW

3

Amazon Fire TV

Plex: Stream Movies & TV

B004Y1WCDE

4

Amazon Fire TV

DIRECTV: Live TV, Sports & Holiday Streaming

B01J62Q632

5

Amazon Fire TV

Sling TV

B00ODC5N80

 

See the full list of the top 25 most popular FAST apps on Amazon Fire TV:

Fire TV

 

Download the full Q4 2025 vMVPD Traffic Analysis Reports:

Samsung Smart TV     Apple TV

Fire TV     Roku


About Pixalate

Pixalate is a global platform specializing in privacy compliance, ad fraud prevention, and digital ad supply chain data intelligence. Founded in 2012, Pixalate is trusted by regulators, data researchers, advertisers, publishers, ad tech platforms, and financial analysts across the Connected TV (CTV), mobile app, and website ecosystems. Pixalate is accredited by the MRC for the detection and filtration of Sophisticated Invalid Traffic (SIVT).  pixalate.com

Disclaimer

The content of this press release, and the global vMVPD Bundle ID App Rankings Reports (the ‘Reports’), reflect Pixalate's opinions with respect to factors that Pixalate believes may be useful to the digital media industry. Any data shared is grounded in Pixalate’s proprietary technology and analytics, which Pixalate is continuously evaluating and updating. Any references to outside sources should not be construed as endorsements. Pixalate's opinions are just that, opinions, which means that they are neither facts nor guarantees. Pixalate's opinions are just that, opinions, which means that they are neither facts nor guarantees. Pixalate is sharing this data not to impugn the standing or reputation of any entity, person or app, but, instead, to report findings and trends pertaining to programmatic advertising activity across in the time period studied. Per the Media Rating Council (MRC), “‘Invalid Traffic’ is defined generally as traffic that does not meet certain ad serving quality or completeness criteria, or otherwise does not represent legitimate ad traffic that should be included in measurement counts. Among the reasons why ad traffic may be deemed invalid is it is a result of non-human traffic (spiders, bots, etc.), or activity designed to produce fraudulent traffic.” Where the traffic characteristics are suggestive of deliberate intent to mislead, such IVT is often referred to as “ad fraud.” Also per the MRC, “'Fraud' is not intended to represent fraud as defined in various laws, statutes and ordinances or as conventionally used in U.S. Court or other legal proceedings, but rather a custom definition strictly for advertising measurement purposes.”

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