 This is a comparable user base to Apple's Final Cut Pro X, which also had 2 million users as of April 2017.This is in comparison to 2011, when reports indicated, "Avid's Media Composer is still the most-used NLE on prime-time TV productions, being employed on up to 90 percent of evening broadcast shows".Globally, the positioning and popularity of once common video editing platforms has since changed as more NLEs exist.