Nearly one third of Romanians (31%) prefer YouTube Premium as their choice of social networks, according to a survey published on Thursday.According to United Media Services, opinions on the usefulness of premium subscriptions are divided, with people rather believing that it is not worth paying for some premium benefits and features of the social media platforms they use. Thus, the vast majority (87%) of Facebook and/or Instagram users, for example, are not interested in paying for a premium (ad-free) subscription to Meta.According to the source, three out of ten social network users said they currently pay for some premium subscriptions, with YouTube Premium being the most used (one in five YouTube users). One in ten Facebook/Instagram users also mentioned that they have already subscribed to Meta Premium.The research reveals, according to the data analysed, that YouTube has the most attractive premium services for social media users (31% are interested in YouTube Premium), followed by Meta Premium (Facebook & Instagram) - with 11%, Spotify Premium (10%) and LinkedIn Premium (8%).The study was conducted in the form of online interviews by United Media Services agency, between 9 and 14 November 2023, on a target group of active Romanians, aged 18-55, from urban areas, and focused on how they use social media platforms and their paid content, attitudes and interests in premium subscriptions.
Aluminium producer ALRO, a subsidiary of Vimetco PLC from Cyprus, celebrated 28 years on the Romanian stock exchange (BVB) and 60 years of uninterrupted industrial activity. Its market capitalization has increased nearly 21 times since its listing and now exceeds RON 1 billion. The company’s history began with the first batch of Romanian aluminium, on June […]
Something is quietly shifting in Romania. In places where paperwork, patchy Wi-Fi, and long queues once ruled, change is starting to show. Towns are more connected, cities are getting smarter, and essential services are beginning to live online, not in line. A tidal wave of digitisation is common to other areas of the globe, that’s […]
Several segments in Romania's A7 and A8 highway projects have lost funding from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) due to project delays, the minister of investments and European projects, Dragoș Pîslaru, announced on Tuesday, July 15, as reported by Biziday.ro. He did not specify which segments of these highways were affected. The statement […]
Real estate developer Redport and businessman Dan Șucu officially inaugurated the showroom for their latest residential project, Vitality Est, and announced the start of construction work on the site near Pantelimon Park and Lake in eastern Bucharest. The project, estimated at EUR 50 million, will include 500 apartments and 400 square meters of commercial space. […]
According to an analysis from real estate consultant Colliers based on National Bank of Romania data, Romanians spent more than EUR 3 billion on international travel in the first four months of 2025, 15% more than in the same period of 2024. If the current pace continues, Romanians’ spending on foreign holidays and business travel […]
Around 3.1 million Romanians lived outside the country in 2024, making Romania first among European Union countries in terms of the number of its citizens living abroad, in another EU member state, according to an infographic presented by the European Parliament. Roughly 16% of Romanians lived abroad last year, most in Italy (1.07 million), Germany […]
