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1/5/2006
SIRIUS Satellite Radio Ends 2005 With More Than 3.3 Million SubscribersSIRIUS Satellite Radio |
SIRIUS Satellite Radio today announced that its subscriber base increased 190% in 2005 to 3,316,560 at year end. SIRIUS added a record 2,173,302 subscribers during the year. For the fourth quarter, SIRIUS was the market share leader in terms of new satellite radio subscriber additions, adding 1,142,640 net new subscribers during the quarter. This was an increase of 138% over the year-ago quarter and the company's best ever quarterly gain.
Satellite radio is very hot and is continuing on pace to be one of the fastest growing products in consumer electronics history. The industry has over 9 million subscribers today and added nearly 5 million new subscribers in 2005," said Mel Karmazin, CEO of SIRIUS. "SIRIUS continues to be the fastest growing provider in the category. We are experiencing a strong start to the new year and we expect to end 2006 with over 6 million subscribers. We also look forward to the rollout of SIRIUS in an increasing number of automobiles during the year," added Karmazin.
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