Thursday, September 24, 2026
Boku, a global payments company specializing in local payment methods and subscription bundling, reported strong growth in its bundling business Wednesday.
The company processed $8.6 billion in payment volume during the first half of 2026 and generated $66.5 million in revenue. Bundling revenue rose 39% to $9.2 million, while merchants using Boku's bundling platform served 51 million subscribers, up from 42 million a year earlier.
The numbers were released September 23 as part of Boku's interim results for the six months ended June 30.
Boku works largely behind the scenes, connecting major digital businesses to the payment methods people already use in different markets. Its network supports more than 200 local payment methods, including digital wallets, bank payments and direct carrier billing, across more than 60 countries.
Companies using Boku's payment services include Netflix, Spotify, Meta, Microsoft and Tencent.
Boku also helps subscription companies reach customers through telecom companies, banks, wallets and other partners. Instead of building a separate connection with every distributor in every market, subscription companies can use Boku's platform to manage those relationships across multiple partners.
For a subscription company, the appeal is straightforward. A partner may already have the customer, the billing relationship and a way to put the subscription in front of millions of people.
Bundling Is Growing Faster Than Boku Overall
Boku's total revenue increased 5% from a year earlier. Bundling revenue grew 39%.Bundling revenue increased from $6.6 million in the first half of 2025 to $9.2 million this year.
At the same time, the number of subscribers Boku said its merchants served through the platform increased from 42 million to 51 million. Boku isn't selling those subscriptions itself. It is helping subscription companies sell through other businesses. A streaming service, for example, might offer its subscription through a wireless provider, bank or digital wallet instead of relying only on customers signing up directly.
Bundling now accounts for 13.8% of Boku's revenue, up from 11% a year earlier.
Insider Take
Boku's own size isn't the most interesting part of these results. The scale of the subscription business running through its bundling platform is.
Boku generated $66.5 million in revenue during the first half of the year. Merchants using its bundling platform served 51 million subscribers during the same period. That doesn't mean Boku has 51 million subscribers. The company doesn't say how many are unique subscribers or how subscribers coming through bundles perform compared with customers acquired directly. But 51 million shows the scale this kind of partner distribution has already reached.
Boku and other bundling providers give subscription companies another route to customers through telecom companies, wallets, banks and other partners around the world.
For millions of subscribers, those partner relationships are already part of how subscriptions are bought and delivered.
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Boku’s 51 million subscriber figure shows the scale partner bundling can reach. But subscriber volume alone does not tell an operator whether a bundle is producing valuable, durable revenue.
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