On-Demand streaming Titan – Netflix transcends 200 Million Subscribers

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Despite increasing competition, Netflix has managed to maintain its leading position in the SVOD market.

The streaming giant announced Tuesday it had added 8.5 million subscribers in 2020’s fourth quarter, which pushed it past the 200 million subscriber mark for the first time since its inception. According to CNN, Netflix earned $542.2 million in profits between October and December of last year, and racked in $6.64 billion in revenue. The company also confirmed it had attracted 37 million paid subscribers in 2020—marking a 31 percent jump from the prior year—and “achieved $25 billion in annual revenue.”

Netflix Statistics in 2020: The Status of the Internet Streaming Giant
Netflix had close to 168 Million subscribers as of the year 2020’s ending (Picture: Courtesy)

Netflix reported a positive cash flow of $1.9 billion in 2020—a major achievement for a company that posted a negative cash flow of $3.3 billion in the previous year. A big factor for the increase was the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced studios to halt production, and the spending that came with it, throughout most of the year.

The company projects “free cash flow to be around break-even,” meaning it won’t have to raise external financing for its day-to-day operations. Netflix said it was exploring a stock-buyback program that would return cash to its investors. CNN reports the company’s stock increased as much as 12 percent following its Q4 earnings announcement.

“2020 was an incredibly difficult year with extraordinary loss for so many families, new restrictions that none of us have ever had to live with before and great uncertainty,” Netflix said Tuesday. “We’re enormously grateful that in these uniquely challenging times we’ve been able to provide our members around the world with a source of escape, connection and joy while continuing to build our business.”

Source: Yahoo Sports

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Mugibson Mugisha
Mugibson Mugishahttp://mugibson.com
Mugibson Mugisha Patrick is a freelance digital influencer/ marketer and blogger. He is currently pursuing a Bachelors in Marketing at Makerere University Business school. He previously attended Bishop Cypriano Kihangire SS where he served as Information Prefect, and contributed a couple of articles for the school magazine and at school assemblies between 2014 -2015. Entertainment, arts, and culture chose Mugibson at an early age, and his love for the industry bundled with his passion for writing and journalism birthed his desire to put out publications about entertainment and happenings in his home country Uganda, and selected international content, for cross-boarder readers.

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