Disney+ Is Coming To SA

Disney+ is coming to South Africa to compete with rivals Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Showmax and DStv Now.

The streaming service from The Walt Disney Company, confirmed that this winter it will launch in 42 countries and 11 new territories*. New countries include South Africa, Turkey, Poland and the United Arab Emirates.

With exclusive original content and thousands of episodes and movies from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic and general entertainment from Star, Disney+ is the streaming home for some of the world’s most beloved stories. 

Full list of countries (in alphabetical order) that Disney+ will launch this winter:

1. Albania
2. Algeria
3. Andorra
4. Bahrain
5. Bosnia and Herzegovina
6. Bulgaria
7. Croatia
8. Czech Republic
9. Egypt
10. Estonia
11. Greece
12. Hungary
13. Iraq
14. Israel
15. Jordan
16. Kosovo
17. Kuwait
18. Latvia
19. Lebanon
20. Libya
21. Liechtenstein
22. Lithuania
23. Malta
24. Montenegro
25. Morocco
26. North Macedonia
27. Oman
28. Palestine
29. Poland
30. Qatar
31. Romania
32. San Marino
33. Saudi Arabia
34. Serbia
35. Slovakia
36. Slovenia
37. South Africa
38. Tunisia
39. Turkey
40. United Arab Emirates
41. Vatican City
42. Yemen

Also read: Is Amazon Prime Video On The Verge Of Overtaking Netflix As SA’s Largest Video Streaming Service

There have been major shifts in the South African subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) market, especially among the larger players.

During Q3 2021, Amazon Prime Video increased its market share by 3%, from 25% to 28%. Netflix and Mubi both decreased by 1% over the last quarter.

This is according to the latest figures from JustWatch, an international streaming guide with more than 20 million users.