Queue

What Queue does

Queue (legal entity Watch Queue, Inc.) operates a free consumer platform that helps users discover where to watch movies and TV shows across the fragmented streaming landscape. The product is delivered as a native mobile app on iOS and Android and a web platform at queue.co, where users can look up any title, see which streaming services carry it (Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, Paramount+, Peacock, Apple TV+, Tubi, Freevee, FuboTV, etc.), and read or write community reviews. The platform surfaces a proprietary 'Queue Score' that aggregates user-supplied Love/Like/Meh/Dislike reactions, supports personal watchlists and viewing history, and includes social features such as profiles, follower/following relationships, and IQ engagement points.

The underlying technology is built on third-party data and API integrations rather than proprietary infrastructure: Queue consumes movie and TV metadata from the TMDB API, streaming availability data via a JustWatch relationship, and video trailers/clips through YouTube API Services. Bug reporting is handled by Instabug, and analytics and ad targeting are powered by Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Facebook. User-reported integrations additionally allow linking authenticated accounts at AMC+, Apple TV+, Crunchyroll, Max, and Paramount+ so users can see their own catalogues inside Queue. The stack is consumer-grade and replicable rather than defensible, with no disclosed AI/ML models, patents, or proprietary data assets.

Queue monetizes exclusively through advertising on a freemium, product-led model. The Terms of Service permit targeted advertising on the service, and the platform also embeds affiliate free-trial offers within editorial streaming-service review pages (Paramount+, Peacock, Prime Video, Apple TV+). The company is privately held, headquartered in Los Angeles, reports 1–10 employees, and has raised one undisclosed seed round (February 2024) from FJ Labs and Founder Collective, with co-founder and chairperson Spencer Rascoff (co-founder of Zillow) attached to the company.

Name

Queue

Legal name

Watch Queue, Inc.

Website

https://queue.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Queue is a free consumer platform (mobile and web) that helps streaming-content consumers find where to watch movies and TV shows across major services, combining availability search with community reviews and ratings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Streaming Content Discovery

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162)

akta.pro primary industry

On-Demand Music Streaming (Interactive) (MPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Parking & Toll Payment/Reservation Platforms (BPAMAIAL)

Keywords

• Streaming content discovery
• Streaming availability search
• Movie and TV reviews
• Watchlist management
• Streaming aggregation platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Sherman Oaks

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Advertising Revenue: The Services may include advertisements, which may be targeted to the content or information on the Services, queries made through the Services, or other information. Queue monetizes through ad placements on its platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Queue is a free streaming content discovery platform available as a mobile app (iOS and Android) and website. It aggregates streaming availability across services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, Paramount+, Peacock, Apple TV+, and Tubi, and combines this with community-driven reviews, ratings (Queue Score), and personal watchlist management to help consumers find where to watch movies and TV shows.

Product overview

Queue is a streaming content discovery platform offered as a unified mobile and web product. The core offering consists of the Queue mobile app (iOS/Android) and website platform (queue.co), which work together to help users find where to watch movies and TV shows. The platform aggregates streaming availability across major services (Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, Paramount+, Peacock, Apple TV+, Tubi, and others) and provides community-driven content through user reviews, ratings (Queue Scores), and watchlist management. Users create profiles to track their queues (queued and watched titles), earn engagement points, and participate in a social community. The product differentiates through its crowdsourced reviews and comprehensive streaming availability search, rather than hosting content itself.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Queue Mobile App Native iOS and Android application enabling consumers to discover where to watch movies and TV shows, submit reviews, track viewing history, and follow other users. Distributed via the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
• Queue Web Platform Web interface at queue.co that mirrors the mobile app's streaming discovery, review, and watchlist features, allowing users to look up titles, see where to stream them, and access community reviews from a browser.
• Streaming Availability Search Lookup functionality that shows users which streaming services carry a given movie or TV show, with options for streaming, rental, or purchase, across multiple providers.
• Community Reviews and Ratings System that lets Queue members rate titles using emoji reactions (love, like, meh, dislike) and submit optional written reviews, with sortable views for most popular and most recent.
• Streaming Service Reviews Editorial reviews and guides for streaming platforms such as Paramount+, Peacock, Prime Video, and Apple TV+, covering pricing, content libraries, features, and value propositions, often with affiliate links and free trial offers.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• YounifycoreTechnology or Integration · 21 January 2025Queue integrated Younify's Connect SDK to offer Queue Wrapped feature, enhancing the platform's content discovery and personalization capabilities for users.
• TMDB (The Movie Database)coreTechnology or IntegrationQueue uses TMDB API to access movie and TV show metadata, including titles, descriptions, images, and other information. The platform displays 'This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB' as required attribution.
• YouTube (Google)coreTechnology or IntegrationQueue uses YouTube API Services to enable users to search for and interact with publicly available YouTube videos within the Queue platform, including viewing trailers and clips associated with movies and TV shows.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• JustWatch: The dominant global streaming-aggregation platform; lets users search across services to find where a title is available. Most directly comparable to Queue — and notably, appears to be a data partner of Queue as well as its primary competitor.
• Reelgood: US-focused streaming-aggregation service offering universal watchlists and cross-service search. Directly comparable product and target user to Queue.
• Yidio: Streaming aggregator that consolidates availability across services with ratings and recommendations. Closely aligned business model and feature set to Queue.
• TV Time: TV tracking app with social community features, episode check-ins, and crowdsourced ratings. Comparable community/review-driven engagement model to Queue, especially for episodic content.

Emerging players

• Letterboxd: Social movie-tracking and review platform built around a passionate community. Comparable community/reviews mechanism to Queue's social layer, though focused on theatrical/film rather than streaming availability.
• Likewise: Social content-discovery app covering movies, TV, books, and podcasts, built around community recommendations. Comparable social-discovery positioning to Queue, though across broader content verticals.
• Stumbled: Newer streaming-discovery platform helping users find what to watch across services. Closely aligned in product scope and target user to Queue, though smaller and earlier-stage.

Broad incumbents

• Rotten Tomatoes: Fandango-owned review aggregator with broad consumer reach and streaming-availability information. Overlaps with Queue on reviews and where-to-watch functionality at much larger scale.
• IMDb: Amazon-owned comprehensive movie/TV database with streaming-availability data and consumer reviews. Competes for the same discovery-and-decide user intent Queue targets, with vastly greater scale.
• Plex: Personal media platform that has expanded into universal watchlists and cross-service discovery (Plex Discover). Competes for the same cross-service discovery use case as Queue, while also offering a broader media ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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