I would presume that most people know the basic information about Netflix. It is the single most popular video streaming service with many award-winning shows and movies. Heck, you can even watch some Netflix movies in a local theater.
But, there is more to know and that’s the point of this article — to highlight some of the less known facts about Netflix. Chances are you haven’t heard them all and you may find a few rather interesting. Even better, perhaps they help you “push the button” and finally sign-up for Netflix if you still haven’t done so. Let’s get started, shall we?
Netflix facts you may haven’t heard before
- Netflix started as a DVD rental business when its founder Reed Hastings had it enough of paying late return fees to Blockbuster.
- Netflix’s streaming service started in 2007 with 1,000 titles.
- Netflix users spend almost 1 billion hours watching movies every week.
- An average Netflix user watches 60 movies annually, which makes 5 movies per month.
- Every day, 23% of US adults access Netflix.
- During the eclipse, there was a 19% drop in Netflix streaming.
- The most-watched show on U.S Netflix is Stranger Things.
- The most-watched movie on U.S Netflix is Birdbox.
- Netflix accounts for around 15% of the total downstream volume of traffic across the globe.
- Compared with Hulu and Amazon, which have less than 2% of the internet traffic in peak hours, Netflix is accounting for almost 37% in peak hours in North America.
- The U.S. Netflix library has around 8,000 titles so it’s not surprising that users across the world want to watch American “version” of Netflix.
- Globally, Netflix has 15,400 titles in different regional libraries.
- From the age group of 18 to 29 years, 75% of the video streaming users are subscribed to Netflix, 78% from the age group of 30 to 49 years, and 74% from the age group of 50 to 64.
- Netflix has 139 million paid subscribers in almost 190 countries.
- 81% of the Netflix users have subscribed to Netflix on their home televisions.
- In 2018, Netflix got 112 Emmy Award nominations.
- 46% of the couples around the world watch a TV show before their significant other — this practice is known as “binge cheating.”
- At the moment, Netflix has 65 original TV shows, with plans to have 700 original TV shows and almost 80 original movies.
- Netflix has paid Chris Rock $40 million to produce two comedy TV shows.
- Revenue-wise, Netflix is the 10th largest internet company.
- Netflix filed for an IPO (Initial Public Offering) in 2002 by selling 5.4 million shares for $15 each share.
- Netflix was the best-performing stock of the decade, delivering a 4,181% return to its investors.
Conclusion
There is a reason why Netflix is the most popular streaming service in the world. And yes, we understand why you want to join the US Netflix which has the largest catalog of movies and TV shows on the planet. You can do that even if you don’t live in the U.S. — just get a good VPN and take it from there.
Once you have a VPN running on your computer, smartphone and/or tablet, you will have to connect to a US-based server, sign-up for the service, sit back and relax. Suddenly, all of the Netflix shows you wanted to watch are there, patiently waiting for you to press the “play” button. Start by visiting our page with Best VPNs for Netflix. 😉