REVEALED: Percentage of Irish people who use TV subtitles might surprise you!
Over a quarter of the Irish population opt for subtitles to accompany their daily TV viewing
A new survey has revealed that 30% of Irish people now watch TV, films, or social media content with subtitles (closed captions).
Over a quarter of a population opt for the subtitles option while consuming TV, typically because of difficult-to-understand accents being the number one reason.
With the 96th Academy Awards just days away, taking place on March 10, language learning platform Preply set out to reveal which actors Irish people struggle to understand the most.
Oscar-winning actor Jackie Chan was ranked as the hardest to follow in terms of accent, coming out on top with 20%.
Additionally, four Irish TV shows were ranked in the top 19 hardest to understand without the use of subtitles.
Derry Girls was ranked second on the list as most popular use of subtitles while watching. Other shows included Normal People, Kin and Mrs Brown's Boys.
The online survey had 1,504 Irish residents aged 16 to 55+ take part and was conducted by Censuswide on behalf of Preply, to uncover how and why they use subtitles.
The survey found that subtitles were most commonly used with the ages 55+ at 43%, followed closely behind by those in their 40's and early 50's at 42%.