Netflix
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Screenshot Screenshot of Netflix's English website in December 2023, including Stranger Things as its featured media | |
Type of site | OTT streaming platform |
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| Available in | 50 languages |
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| Headquarters | Los Gatos, California, U.S. |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Area served | Worldwide (except China, Crimea, North Korea, Russia, and Syria) |
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| Parent | Netflix, Inc. |
| URL | netflix.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required |
| Users | 301.6 million (as of January 21, 2025) |
| Launched | August 29, 1997 (as a DVD e-commerce) January 16, 2007 (as a streaming service) |
| Current status | Active |
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Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple languages.
Launched in 2007, nearly a decade after Netflix, Inc. began its pioneering DVD-by-mail movie rental service, Netflix is the most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service, with 301.6 million paid memberships in more than 190 countries as of 2025. By 2022, "Netflix Original" productions accounted for half of its library in the United States and the namesake company had ventured into other categories, such as video game publishing of mobile games through its flagship service. As of 2025, Netflix is the 18th most-visited website in the world, with 21.18% of its traffic coming from the United States, followed by the United Kingdom at 6.01%, Canada at 4.94%, and Brazil at 4.24%.