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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.
Reported figures
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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