Yeah, when you see that uTorrent is still popular[1][2], after their introduction of ads 5 years ago and the removal of important features like streaming, in a population that know how to torrent. Doubtless VLC with ads will still have an important market share for at least 10 years.
[1] https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%205-y&q=...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_BitTorrent_clie...