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Acquired · Netflix · Numbers

Numbers

Every reported figure in the Netflix file, each carrying its source line and the date the figure was captured. Hover any evidence bullet for the citation link.

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Paid subscribers (2024 Q3)

2 yr

~282M

in 190+ countries; ad-supported tier adds incremental reach at lower price points

[Netflix Q3 2024 earnings] · as of 2024-09

Content spend (2024)

3 yr

~$17B

split between licensed content and Netflix Originals; Originals are amortized over multi-year viewing windows

[Netflix 2024 disclosures] · as of 2024

Netflix offered to Blockbuster for $50M (2000)

27 yr

$50M

Blockbuster's CEO laughed and declined. Blockbuster filed for bankruptcy in 2010.

[Acquired Netflix Part 1] · as of 2000

  • David:Netflix went to Blockbuster in 2000 and offered to sell the company for $50 million. The Blockbuster executives laughed them out of the room. Ten years later Blockbuster was bankrupt.
    [Acquired Netflix Part 1, ch. The Blockbuster meeting]

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