Netflix had around 269.6 million paid subscribers worldwide as of the first quarter of 2024. This marked an increase of over nine million subscribers compared with the previous quarter. Most Netflix subscribers are based in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), accounting for more than 91 million of Netflix’s total global subscriber base.
Who is Netflix’s audience?
Subscribers are from diverse ethnic backgrounds – data on Netflix subscribers by ethnicity found that more Hispanic and African Americans watch Netflix on a daily basis than their white counterparts. Additionally, openly published data on the gender of Netflix employees in 2022 revealed that the company performs extremely well in terms of achieving an even split. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Netflix appeals to all age groups and a survey showed that the majority of adults aged 18 to 54 years old subscribed to the service.
New business model
Due to losses in its susbcriber base recorded in the first half of 2022, Netflix introduced an ad-supported tier in November 2022 to offset customer and revenue declines. Indeed, recent data showed that nearly one in three sign-ups to Netflix in September 2023 were on the ad-supported plan. Furthermore, while the subscription revenue of the streaming provider is expected to decline in the years to come, the advertising revenue is forecast to increase, showing the high value of hybrid business models to the streaming market these days.
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Netflix. (April 18, 2024). Number of Netflix paid subscribers worldwide from 1st quarter 2013 to 1st quarter 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/250934/quarterly-number-of-netflix-streaming-subscribers-worldwide/
Netflix. "Number of Netflix paid subscribers worldwide from 1st quarter 2013 to 1st quarter 2024 (in millions)." Chart. April 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250934/quarterly-number-of-netflix-streaming-subscribers-worldwide/
Netflix. (2024). Number of Netflix paid subscribers worldwide from 1st quarter 2013 to 1st quarter 2024 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250934/quarterly-number-of-netflix-streaming-subscribers-worldwide/
Netflix. "Number of Netflix Paid Subscribers Worldwide from 1st Quarter 2013 to 1st Quarter 2024 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250934/quarterly-number-of-netflix-streaming-subscribers-worldwide/
Netflix, Number of Netflix paid subscribers worldwide from 1st quarter 2013 to 1st quarter 2024 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250934/quarterly-number-of-netflix-streaming-subscribers-worldwide/ (last visited July 07, 2024)
Number of Netflix paid subscribers worldwide from 1st quarter 2013 to 1st quarter 2024 (in millions) [Graph], Netflix, April 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/250934/quarterly-number-of-netflix-streaming-subscribers-worldwide/