In its short lifespan, the entertainment mogul, Netflix, has been able to accomplish a great deal. They’ve twice drug themselves out from the doldrums, created their very own type of entertainment viewing platform, and now the company even accounts for a large portion of online traffic.
In the process of creating this well-loved monster, they’ve reunited (or introduced) customers with thousands of films and TV shows. Without it we wouldn’t have terms like “Netflix bomb,” we might never know what it’s like to finish an entire season in two days, and there may never have been a House of Cards.
So, what makes this rental company stand out from the competition?
10. Netflix has nearly 30 million customers.
As of mid-2013, stats sat at 29.2 million subscribers and/or renters. That’s more people who live in the entire state of Texas.
9. Half of users stream via a game console.
While the other half is used by smartphones (6%), tablets, computers (42%), computers hooked to TVs (14%), smart TVs, and Internet-capable DVD players.
8. As much as 30% of Internet traffic in the U.S. can be attributed to Netflix.
7. Netflix turned 16 last year.
Though it wasn’t on consumer radars until early 2000s, the company was founded back in 1997.
6. Customers can sign up for streaming internationally.
Including North and South America, the Caribbean, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Northern Europe, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. However, DVD rental is only available in the U.S. (likely due to storage center fees and compliance of pre-marked postage envelopes.)
5. There are 58 Netflix distribution centers for DVDs, the locations of which are top-secret.
Employees are even sworn to secrecy (and probably the U.S. Postal Service).
4. Netflix’s DVD rental side accounts for 35% of all disc-rental expenditures.
3. The Average customers spends two hours streaming each day.
2. Only 36% of users view both TV shows and movies via their streaming/rental account.
1. Netflix made $1 billion in the first quarter of 2013, $3 million of which was profit.
Not bad for a company that almost split services just two years ago.
From subscribers to titles on hand, it’s safe to say that Netflix has some impressive stats. Whether you’ve jumped on the bandwagon or are standing safely on the sidelines, they’re continuing to take on the way we watch TV single-handedly.
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