Streaming is definitely one of the biggest reasons from what I’ve seen. I started using a VPN during a long work trip because half the shows I normally watched at home suddenly disappeared from my streaming accounts abroad. It wasn’t even about bypassing anything shady, I just wanted access to content I was already paying for. Over time I also noticed it helped on public Wi-Fi and made browsing feel a bit more private overall. I remember reading a few simple explanations about this stuff here https://toggle.org/ because most articles online were either too technical or full of ads. In daily life I think people mostly use VPNs for convenience and privacy together rather than for one single reason.
