10 facts and curiosities about Netflix that will surprise you

Netflix is an entertainment company and streaming platform from California, United States, it was created on August 29, 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph and since then it has been successful due to its variety of content, although it should be noted that in Its beginnings offered a DVD rental service and it was already in 2008 where it began to introduce itself in intelligent screens.

Likewise, Netflix has a series of curious facts that you probably did not know, since they are not usually revealed by this company but by people who have worked there or those who like to investigate the internet.

1. Until 2021 Netflix had 209 million customers, so it is presumed that so far in 2022 it already has around almost 300 million registered users.

2. It is available in 190 countries.

3. Since they began generating original movies/series/documentaries, they have racked up 43 Emmys and 14 Oscars.

4. More than 50% of Netflix users do not pay the account, due to it being borrowed or shared screens.

5. Although it seems strange, eclipses affect Netflix, because every time this phenomenon happens, its audience decreases by 10%.

6. Netflix has around 75,000 categories, these being the hidden tags that the app uses for its algorithms to organize content.

7. With the arrival of Smart TVs, Netflix began negotiating with the company so that all television remote controls would have the Netflix button to access the platform more easily.

8. 8% of global video consumption corresponds to Netflix.

9. More than 80% of people go to the browser to find movie recommendations before going to Netflix.

10. Netflix is free for employees, although it is not easy to enter to work in this company.