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One-Third of Adults Prefer Subtitles While Watching

9/29/2025

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One-third of adults regularly use subtitles when watching TV or movies.
Younger adults under 45 use subtitles for multitasking or in noisy environments; adults 45+ use them to understand accents or due to hearing impairments.
About 55% want to catch every word; 40% use subtitles for foreign films. The survey included 1,182 adults with a margin of error of ±3.8%.

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Story summary

One-third of adults regularly use subtitles when watching TV or movies.
Younger adults under 45 use subtitles for multitasking or in noisy environments; adults 45+ use them to understand accents or due to hearing impairments.
About 55% want to catch every word; 40% use subtitles for foreign films. The survey included 1,182 adults with a margin of error of ±3.8%.