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Filimo

MediaSaba Idea ›In the registry
Entity IDIR-CO-023
SectorMedia
Founded2015
HQTehran
VerificationReported
Last reviewed2026-07-29

Iranian SVOD platform; launched Feb 2015

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Decision snapshot
Operating entity
Fanavaran Ideh Pardaz Saba (شرکت فناوران ایده پرداز صبا)
Company disclosed
Filimo terms of service and privacy page (company site) ↗ · retrieved 2026-09-01
Launch date
January to February 2015
January to February 2015Company disclosed
Saba Idea corporate site, company timeline ↗ · retrieved 2026-09-01

Every field carries an explicit evidence state and its source. Self-reported figures are labelled as such; nothing is presented with more certainty than its source supports.

Operating metrics, period-stamped
Data used watching Filimo, single day18 March 2020Company disclosed
Nearly 1.6 million gigabytes
Filimo annual report, November 2019 to December 2020 · retrieved 2026-10-08Two days before Nowruz, which fell on 20 March 2020; the report links the peak to the holiday.
Users satisfied with support responses22 November 2019 to 20 December 2020Company disclosed
93 per cent
Filimo annual report, November 2019 to December 2020 · retrieved 2026-10-08From Filimo's own support survey of nearly 200,000 users; 83.74 per cent said they were completely satisfied.
Content episodes in the catalogue, year-on-year change22 May to 21 June 2019, against 22 May to 21 June 2018Company disclosed
Up 80 per cent
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08
Total minutes of content in the catalogue, year-on-year change22 May to 21 June 2019, against 22 May to 21 June 2018Company disclosed
Up 62 per cent
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08Minutes of content available on Filimo, not minutes watched.
Share of Filimo's monthly bandwidth carried by Irancell22 May 2018 to 21 June 2019Company disclosed
24.67 per cent
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08Filimo's own traffic by internet provider; Hamrah-e Aval carried 21.61 per cent and Telecommunication Company of Iran 18.14 per cent.
Share of viewing on mobile22 May 2018 to 21 June 2019Company disclosed
53 per cent
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08Desktop accounted for 26 per cent and smart TVs for 21 per cent.
Episodes watched per user per month, average22 May 2018 to 21 June 2019Company disclosed
14
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08
Subscribers, year-on-year change22 May to 21 June 2019, against 22 May to 21 June 2018Company disclosed
Up 120 per cent
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08
Share of viewing on smart TVs22 May 2018 to 21 June 2019Company disclosed
21 per cent
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08
Share of viewing that is Iranian content22 May 2018 to 21 June 2019Company disclosed
57 per cent
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08Foreign content made up the other 43 per cent.
Share of Filimo's monthly bandwidth carried by Hamrah-e Aval22 May 2018 to 21 June 2019Company disclosed
21.61 per cent
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08
Cut in users' data use from VP9 video coding22 May 2018 to 21 June 2019Company disclosed
35 per cent
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08
Monthly Filimo subscription price22 May 2018 to 21 June 2019Company disclosed
25,000 toman
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08
Share of viewing that is online streaming22 May 2018 to 21 June 2019Company disclosed
94 per cent
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08The other 6 per cent was downloaded and watched offline.
Watch time, action genre22 May 2018 to 21 June 2019Company disclosed
1 billion minutes
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08The most-watched genre; animation followed with 924 million minutes.
Watch time, record month22 November 2019 to 20 December 2020Company disclosed
More than 3 billion minutes
Filimo annual report, November 2019 to December 2020 · retrieved 2026-10-08A single month's record.
Series in productionAt the report, whose window ends 20 December 2020Company disclosed
More than 30
Filimo annual report, November 2019 to December 2020 · retrieved 2026-10-08
Users, year-on-year change22 November 2019 to 20 December 2020Company disclosed
2.5 times the number a year earlier
Filimo annual report, November 2019 to December 2020 · retrieved 2026-10-08
Watch time, single day18 March 2020Company disclosed
More than 138 million minutes
Filimo annual report, November 2019 to December 2020 · retrieved 2026-10-08
Users who visit at least once a week22 November 2019 to 20 December 2020Company disclosed
82 per cent
Filimo annual report, November 2019 to December 2020 · retrieved 2026-10-08The same page says a quarter of users spend about an hour a day on Filimo.
Video views22 November 2019 to 20 December 2020Company disclosed
More than 684 million
Filimo annual report, November 2019 to December 2020 · retrieved 2026-10-08Times a film or episode was watched; the same page gives more than 1.8 million views a day.
People per subscription, average22 November 2019 to 20 December 2020Company disclosed
2.5
Filimo annual report, November 2019 to December 2020 · retrieved 2026-10-08
Share of online cinema ticket sales paid to content owners22 November 2019 to 20 December 2020Company disclosed
70 per cent
Filimo annual report, November 2019 to December 2020 · retrieved 2026-10-08
Active users21 November to 20 December 2020Company disclosed
More than 1.1 million
Filimo annual report, November 2019 to December 2020 · retrieved 2026-10-08Accounts, not people: the report says each subscription is used by 2.5 people on average.
Business model & group
Geographic access restrictionCompany disclosed
Content is viewable only from Iranian IP addresses; the company states the service may not be used from outside Iran, including via VPN
Filimo terms of service and privacy page (company site) ↗ · retrieved 2026-09-01The same page notes that titles without overseas distribution rights drop out of a subscriber's library if they move abroad. Relevant to any read of Filimo's addressable market: it is domestic by design, not only by sanction.
Monetisation modelCompany disclosed
Subscription SVOD, plus a transactional online-premiere tier with an 8-hour viewing window per purchased film and one concurrent stream; auto-renewing subscriptions billed monthly with 10 percent VAT added
Filimo terms of service and privacy page (company site) ↗ · retrieved 2026-09-01The company also reserves the right to insert advertising into content to hold subscription prices down, and states subscriber traffic is billed by ISPs at the domestic half-tariff by default.
Corporate family
Saba Idea
AparatMediaSaba IdeaMediaSabavisionMedia

Tracked entities in the same corporate family. Ownership percentages appear in Ownership & capital only when disclosed.

Ownership & capital
Parent groupCompany disclosed
Product of Saba Idea, which the group dates to 2004-05 and which also operates Aparat, Saba Vision, Aparat Music and Cinematicket
Saba Idea corporate site, company timeline ↗ · retrieved 2026-09-01Group states it grew from a three-person team in 1383 to several hundred staff. No ownership percentages are disclosed.
Signals & timeline, Filimo mentions
2026-09-12320,000 students answered 170 million questions on Filimo Madreseh2026-08-19Filimo leads Iran's home video streaming app installs with 43.2M

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Source ledger, every field, its evidence
Data used watching Filimo, single dayCompany disclosed18 March 2020
Nearly 1.6 million gigabytes
Filimo annual report, November 2019 to December 2020 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Users satisfied with support responsesCompany disclosed22 November 2019 to 20 December 2020
93 per cent
Filimo annual report, November 2019 to December 2020 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Content episodes in the catalogue, year-on-year changeCompany disclosed22 May to 21 June 2019, against 22 May to 21 June 2018
Up 80 per cent
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Total minutes of content in the catalogue, year-on-year changeCompany disclosed22 May to 21 June 2019, against 22 May to 21 June 2018
Up 62 per cent
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Share of Filimo's monthly bandwidth carried by IrancellCompany disclosed22 May 2018 to 21 June 2019
24.67 per cent
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Share of viewing on mobileCompany disclosed22 May 2018 to 21 June 2019
53 per cent
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Episodes watched per user per month, averageCompany disclosed22 May 2018 to 21 June 2019
14
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Subscribers, year-on-year changeCompany disclosed22 May to 21 June 2019, against 22 May to 21 June 2018
Up 120 per cent
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Share of viewing on smart TVsCompany disclosed22 May 2018 to 21 June 2019
21 per cent
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Share of viewing that is Iranian contentCompany disclosed22 May 2018 to 21 June 2019
57 per cent
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Share of Filimo's monthly bandwidth carried by Hamrah-e AvalCompany disclosed22 May 2018 to 21 June 2019
21.61 per cent
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Cut in users' data use from VP9 video codingCompany disclosed22 May 2018 to 21 June 2019
35 per cent
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Monthly Filimo subscription priceCompany disclosed22 May 2018 to 21 June 2019
25,000 toman
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Share of viewing that is online streamingCompany disclosed22 May 2018 to 21 June 2019
94 per cent
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Watch time, action genreCompany disclosed22 May 2018 to 21 June 2019
1 billion minutes
Filimo statistics report, May 2018 to June 2019 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Watch time, record monthCompany disclosed22 November 2019 to 20 December 2020
More than 3 billion minutes
Filimo annual report, November 2019 to December 2020 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Series in productionCompany disclosedAt the report, whose window ends 20 December 2020
More than 30
Filimo annual report, November 2019 to December 2020 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Users, year-on-year changeCompany disclosed22 November 2019 to 20 December 2020
2.5 times the number a year earlier
Filimo annual report, November 2019 to December 2020 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Watch time, single dayCompany disclosed18 March 2020
More than 138 million minutes
Filimo annual report, November 2019 to December 2020 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Users who visit at least once a weekCompany disclosed22 November 2019 to 20 December 2020
82 per cent
Filimo annual report, November 2019 to December 2020 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Video viewsCompany disclosed22 November 2019 to 20 December 2020
More than 684 million
Filimo annual report, November 2019 to December 2020 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
People per subscription, averageCompany disclosed22 November 2019 to 20 December 2020
2.5
Filimo annual report, November 2019 to December 2020 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Share of online cinema ticket sales paid to content ownersCompany disclosed22 November 2019 to 20 December 2020
70 per cent
Filimo annual report, November 2019 to December 2020 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Active usersCompany disclosed21 November to 20 December 2020
More than 1.1 million
Filimo annual report, November 2019 to December 2020 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Operating entityCompany disclosed
Fanavaran Ideh Pardaz Saba (شرکت فناوران ایده پرداز صبا)
Filimo terms of service and privacy page (company site) ↗ · retrieved 2026-09-01retrieved 2026-09-01
Launch dateCompany disclosedJanuary to February 2015
January to February 2015
Saba Idea corporate site, company timeline ↗ · retrieved 2026-09-01retrieved 2026-09-01
Parent groupCompany disclosed
Product of Saba Idea, which the group dates to 2004-05 and which also operates Aparat, Saba Vision, Aparat Music and Cinematicket
Saba Idea corporate site, company timeline ↗ · retrieved 2026-09-01retrieved 2026-09-01
Geographic access restrictionCompany disclosed
Content is viewable only from Iranian IP addresses; the company states the service may not be used from outside Iran, including via VPN
Filimo terms of service and privacy page (company site) ↗ · retrieved 2026-09-01retrieved 2026-09-01
Monetisation modelCompany disclosed
Subscription SVOD, plus a transactional online-premiere tier with an 8-hour viewing window per purchased film and one concurrent stream; auto-renewing subscriptions billed monthly with 10 percent VAT added
Filimo terms of service and privacy page (company site) ↗ · retrieved 2026-09-01retrieved 2026-09-01

Last full review: 2026-07-29 · Tehran Index research desk · corrections: desk@tehranindex.com

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Registered entity
Legal entityFanavaran Ideh Pardaz Saba
Entity typegroup
StatusActive
Registered18 May 2013
Registered capital3.5 trillion IRR
Board & shareholders
Mohammad Javad Shakouri MoghaddamCEO & Vice Chairman
Mohammad Mehdi Shakouri MoghaddamChairman
Amir Hossein Shakouri Moghaddammember
Entity notesBrand of Saba Idea group, no separate legal registration

Registered capital is the share capital recorded in the official gazette. Increases are real corporate events, but they are commonly funded from retained earnings or converted receivables and are also driven by inflation and regulatory minimums. It is not a valuation, and Tehran Index does not present it as one.

Official contact
Registered addressBlock 11, Unit 3, Floor 2, Science & Tech Complex, No. 42, Shahid Hossein Molavi Blvd, Telkhabi St, Pardisan, Qom, Iran
Postal code3749113881
Evidence & verification
Verification tierReported, single public source
Primary evidencefa.wikipedia.org
Registry identifiersWithheld for compliance

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Quick facts
Tehran, Iran
Founded 2015
www.filimo.comLinkedIn
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