Here Are All The Major Statistics You Need To Know About Netflix

Netflix is one of the biggest streaming services in the world and the company keeps bringing new users everyday with its thrilling content.

The number of Netflix streaming subscribers has been constantly increasing over the years, steadily moving towards the 100 million mark in the first quarter of 2017.

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Netflix has been making major leaps this year and the company has only one plan and that is to keep getting bigger.

Thanks to sites like Statista, research site HSI, Decider and more, we know exactly how well the company has done in the past year and more.

Scroll down to see the major statistics about Netflix:

The Netflix Market

The U.S. is the most important regional market for Netflix. The streaming provider is a leader in the American market, with a strong presence in major cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and New York. Netflix’s main competitors in the U.S. are Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus.

Netflix had over 50 million streaming subscribers in the U.S. alone as of the first quarter of 2017. About 37 percent of consumers in the U.S. stated that they streamed content from Netflix on a weekly basis in 2016.

In line with the growth in number of users, Netflix’s streaming revenues in the U.S. have been increasing over the years, showing optimistic projections for the coming years. Revenue of streaming in the U.S. is projected to pass the seven billion U.S. dollar mark by 2020.

Although over half of Netflix’s streaming subscribers are located in the U.S., the company’s presence is growing worldwide. Some of the most important markets for Netflix include Mexico, Canada and Brazil.

Netflix’s penetration in these markets stood at around 50 percent in the second quarter of 2016. Netflix’s global expansion has a direct impact on its earnings, as the company’s annual revenue increased more than tenfold between 2005 and 2016.

Netflix’s Growth & Money

Projections predict Netflix will host 75 million international subscribers by 2020, which is 5 million more than the service’s current total user base.

Behind the U.S. in subscriber totals are Canada, Ireland, Australia and the United Kingdom. New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Denmark and Norway trail shortly behind.

Business Insider reports that the mentioned European countries will be leading the growth charge. The U.K. will reach soon reach $6 million users, which is about 24 percent of households in the country.

An average Swiss subscription costs $12.13 when converted to USD. The average worldwide is only $8.

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The cheapest place for a monthly Netflix subscription is Columbia, where access only costs $5.37.

These numbers are representative of an overall trend across the globe. Rates tend to be cheaper in South American countries, but are more expensive in Europe. This is mainly due to the vastly different average incomes in each area.

The stats also shed some enlightening information what the most popular Netflix series in the world are. Among them is House of Cards, which is set to return for its fifth season on May 30.

Netflix’s Shows

Original programming has helped Netflix secure its place in the industry amongst television giants such as HBO, NBC and Showtime. 

Netflix has made a move into the distribution of original TV series in 2013 with the political drama House of Cards starring Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright. The series, watched by 4.9 million viewers aged 18 to 49 within the first 35 days of its Netflix premiere date, is one of Netflix’s biggest successes in original programming. 

The female-prison based drama Orange Is the New Black, the documentary Making a Murderer, and the series Fuller House are some examples of well-received original programs distributed by Netflix. Orange Is the New Black and Fuller House are particularly popular in the U.S. amongst consumers aged between 18 and 34 years old.

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Thanks to some new data compiled by Highspeedinternet.com, we know exactly where some of these Netflix Original Series are being watched.

What is surprising is that House of Cards, the network’s first true must-see show, only takes the top spot in two states (Colorado and Virginia).

Shows like OITNB and Making A Murderer are much more expansive across the map, and Bloodline is all over the east coast. The biggest winner happens to be the incredibly addictive ABC political drama Scandal, which carves a path down the midwest and holds places all along the southern and eastern borders.

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And if you’re looking for the reason Fuller House keeps getting renewed, look no further than Wisconsin. Also noteworthy is just how unsurprising it is that Texas and Nevada claim Narcos as their most-watched show on the service.

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