Netflix's global subscriber base has reached an impressive milestone, surpassing *** million paid subscribers worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2024. This marks a significant increase of nearly ** million subscribers compared to the previous quarter, solidifying Netflix's position as a dominant force in the streaming industry. Adapting to customer losses Netflix's growth has not always been consistent. During the first half of 2022, the streaming giant lost over *** million customers. In response to these losses, Netflix introduced an ad-supported tier in November of that same year. This strategic move has paid off, with the lower-cost plan attracting ** million monthly active users globally by November 2024, demonstrating Netflix's ability to adapt to changing market conditions and consumer preferences. Global expansion Netflix continues to focus on international markets, with a forecast suggesting that the Asia Pacific region is expected to see the most substantial growth in the upcoming years, potentially reaching around **** million subscribers by 2029. To correspond to the needs of the non-American target group, the company has heavily invested in international content in recent years, with Korean, Spanish, and Japanese being the most watched non-English content languages on the platform.

Netflix reported approximately 90 million subscribers across the U.S. and Canada in the fourth quarter of 2024, making North America its second-largest global market after Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Netflix reports its first subscriber loss in decades After a decline in the number of paid Netflix subscribers worldwide during the first two quarters of 2022, the streaming giant seems to be back on track, adding over 30 million net subscribers in only one year. The United States and Canada experienced the most substantial combined subscriber loss, which is particularly noteworthy considering that Netflix generates the highest average monthly revenue per user (ARPU) in these countries. When asked about the main reasons for canceling their subscription, many former Netflix users listed the price as their main incentive for leaving. The service’s average monthly fee has increased significantly over the past few years, leading audiences to switch to more affordable (ad-supported) video streaming options or cut down on subscriptions altogether. Expanding global influence and content catalogs Netflix remains the leading subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service worldwide, outperforming all other international streaming powerhouses and local providers by a significant margin. To maintain its global lead, Netflix allocates impressive sums toward marketing while also expanding its regional content. In 2021, for example, the Seattle-based company opened its first office in Stockholm to serve as a hub for the Nordics region. In addition to that, Netflix also produces more original content outside the U.S. to appeal to its diverse international user base.

Netflix reported **** million paid streaming subscribers across the United States and Canada in the fourth quarter of 2024. This marked a growth of over **** million compared with the same quarter of the previous year. Why is Netflix losing subscribers? The EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) region is Netflix's top-performing market in terms of subscribers, surpassing North America in the third quarter of 2022 for the first time. The company reported losing an estimated *** million users worldwide in the second quarter of 2022, with the number of Netflix users standing at approximately *** million that quarter. But why have audiences canceled their subscriptions? One reason for the unprecedented drop in account holders is Netflix's monthly fee, which has been increasing rapidly over the past few years. On top of that, viewers have also voiced criticism over Netflix's cancellation of popular shows and its lack of big movie franchises. What are audiences watching? Netflix's vast content library offers anything from reality TV to Hollywood blockbusters, with shows and movies delivered in many languages. As of mid-2024, European countries such as Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Slovenia boasted the largest content catalogs on Netflix. In the U.S., where audiences could choose from approximately ***** titles, “NCIS” and “Suits” ranked among the most popular streaming series on Netflix in 2023. As of that year, fan favorites “Stranger Things” and “3 Body Problem” were the most expensive Netflix original series, with production costs of ** and ** million U.S. dollars per episode, respectively.

Here is the full breakdown of Netflix subscribers by region.

Here is the full breakdown of Netflix global subscribers by year since 2013.

Netflix's subscription forecast for 2029 reveals significant growth across all regions, with North America expected to reach the highest number of subscribers at **** million. While North America remains Netflix's stronghold, the Asia Pacific region is estimated to see the most substantial growth. Subscriptions are forecast to increase from **** million in 2019 to **** million in 2029, reflecting Netflix's strategic focus on expanding its presence in emerging markets.

Netflix produced more than 2,769 hours of original content in 2019. This was a huge 80.15% increase compared to 2018. Netflix had over 2,000 originals at the beginning of 2021.

Analysis of ‘Netflix subscribers and revenue by country’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from https://www.kaggle.com/pariaagharabi/netflix2020 on 28 January 2022.

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I prepare this dataset for one of my courses to show how Netflix’s subscription figures and Netflix's revenue($) have grown in four different regions: - the United States and Canada, - Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, - Latin America, - Asia-Pacific over the last 2.5 years. According to the final month of the quarter 2020(March) was being the start of the global coronavirus pandemic in many countries, Netflix noted that it added 26 million paid new subscribers in the first two quarters of 2020 alone; in 2019, the company added 28 million subscribers in total.

Dataset Description: This dataset contains four CSV files. 1. DataNetflixRevenue2020_V2.csv: three columns Area, Years, Revenue.

1. DataNetflixSubscriber2020_V2.csv: three columns Area, Years, Subscribers.

2. NetflixSubscribersbyCountryfrom2018toQ2_2020.csv: eleven columns Area, Q1 - 2018, Q2 - 2018, Q3 - 2018, Q4 - 2018, Q1 - 2019, Q2 - 2019, Q3 - 2019, Q4 - 2019, Q1 - 2020, Q2 - 2020

3. Netflix'sRevenue2018toQ2_2020.csv: eleven columns Area, Q1 - 2018, Q2 - 2018, Q3 - 2018, Q4 - 2018, Q1 - 2019, Q2 - 2019, Q3 - 2019, Q4 - 2019, Q1 - 2020, Q2 - 2020

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Netflix is distinctly more popular with younger consumers in the United States than with older generations. According to the findings of a recent survey, around ** percent of respondents aged 18 to 34 subscribed to Netflix as of mid-2021, compared to just ** percent of those aged 65 or above. Netflix predicts further subscriber loss Netflix is the most popular subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service worldwide. Millions of viewers from various demographics access the platform each day, but despite its availability in over *** countries and its ever-expanding content catalog, Netflix reported a subscriber loss of around *** thousand in the first quarter of 2022. It was the first time in over a decade that the streamer experienced a drop in user numbers, but according to the company, this downward trend might very well continue in the second quarter of the year. According to company reports, Netflix expects to lose an additional * million subscribers by mid-2022. Cracking down on password sharing Credential sharing has become an essential part of the video-on-demand (VOD) experience. Companies can stand out in today’s crowded streaming space by offering viewers to create multiple profiles and split subscription costs with other people in their household – which might be particularly appealing to younger audiences. Netflix is one of the first services to have provided multiple subscription options at various price tiers, but even so, the company has also acknowledged that millions of people share their login data without paying for additional accounts. In 2021, Netflix was estimated to have lost over **** billion U.S. dollars in revenue due to password sharing. In 2022, the company reacted by announcing to charge additional sub-account fees for people streaming content outside the primary account holder’s household.

Netflix has been met with tons of competition from major multinational companies. These are the key Netflix Statistics you need to know.

In this post, you'll see how the Netflix platform is evolving, how many users Netflix has and how they perform against the growing competition.

Here is the breakdown of Netflix’s revenue earnings year over year from 2011.

In July 2024, users in the United States were asked about their plans for Netflix, with the majority planning to not make any changes to their current subscriptions. More than **** of ad-free Netflix customers were likely to keep their subscription for the next three months, while the same was the case for ** percent of subscribers using the ad-based Netflix plan. Only *** percent of ad-free and *** percent of ad-supported Netflix users plan to cancel.

1) Data Introduction • The Netflix Users Dataset World Wide is a user-analyzed dataset that summarizes various attributes such as subscription types, countries, subscription dates, viewing patterns, and device information of Netflix users around the world.

2) Data Utilization (1) Netflix Users Dataset World Wide has characteristics that: • Each row contains a variety of user and behavior data, including User ID, Subscription Type (Basic/Standard/Premium), Country, Subscription Date, Latest Payment Date, Account Status (Active/Disactive), Key View Devices, Monthly View Time, Preferred Genre, Average Session Length, and Monthly Subscription Sales. • Data is designed to enable various analyses such as regional trends, usage behaviors, churn rates, and viewing preferences. (2) Netflix Users Dataset World Wide can be used to: • User Segmentation and Marketing Strategy: Data such as subscription type, country, viewing pattern, etc. can be used to define customer groups and to establish customized marketing and recommendation strategies. • Service improvement and departure prediction: Based on behavioral data such as device, viewing time, and account status, it can be applied to service improvement, departure risk prediction, and development of new features.

The average Netflix user spends 3.2 hours per day streaming content on Netflix.

As of March 2024, the streaming platform Netflix was available in Portugal in three plan modalities, whose prices went from almost eight euros a month to almost 16 euros a month, each offering different possibilities in terms of the usage of the service.

By 2026, around ** million Europeans are forecast to have a Netflix subscription. In 2020 this figure stood at just below ** million Netflix subscribers in Europe. As of the first quarter of 2021, Netflix had almost *** million paying subscribers worldwide. History of Netflix Netflix was founded in the United States in 1997, offering media through online streams or through a DVD-by-mail service. Now, the service is available across more than *** countries globally and boasts revenues of almost ** billion U.S. dollars. As of the first quarter of 2020, its leading markets included the U.S., Brazil, and the UK, although it is popular across many European countries. Video-on-Demand Despite some European countries having access to as many as around *** legal options for Video-on-Demand services, in terms of use there are two clear front runners. As of 2020, Netflix held a market share of almost ** percent of the Subscription Video-on-Demand services in the EU, while Amazon came second with about a third of the market.

These are the top 10 countries for Netflix in terms of penetration rate.

The company reported that its users are 49% women and 51% men.

Analysis of ‘Netflix subscription fee in different countries’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from https://www.kaggle.com/prasertk/netflix-subscription-price-in-different-countries on 28 January 2022.

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Context

Which countries pay the most and least for Netflix in 2021?

Acknowledgements

Data source: https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/countries-netflix-cost/ Cover image credit: https://www.pexels.com/photo/light-man-people-woman-5112410/

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