Peacock, the streaming service owned by NBCUniversal -- itself a subsidiary of Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) -- has at times been written off as an also-ran. Arriving as a soft launch in the spring of 2020, Peacock debuted a handful of months after the appearance of Walt Disney's Disney+, and just six weeks before Warner Bros. Discovery's HBO Max.

In the time since, Disney+ has garnered more than 152 million subscribers, while Warner Bros. Discovery has over 92 customers across HBO Max and Discovery+ (the company doesn't offer siloed numbers). Peacock has 30 million accounts, of which 15 million are premium memberships. Despite Peacock's relatively humble growth, there are signs it could soon be rustling feathers in the streaming space.

Peacock has experienced mixed growth this year. The streamer added 4 million paid customers in its fiscal first quarter, but could not increase that figure during its second quarter. However, Peacock has grown in the third quarter, bringing in an additional 2 million premium subscribers.

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