Netflix was launched on August 29, 1997 in Scotts Valley, California by entrepreneurs Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings.1)
Kibble.com was the original name for Netflix.2)
The very first 'Netflix Original' was a brief piece of abstract test film.3)
Employees of Netflix receive a free subscription to the service.4)
The Netflix website went live on April 14, 1998, with 925 titles available for rental.5)
The monthly subscription option was introduced in September 1999.6)
Netflix executives used to call customers and users in the Los Gatos region to find out how they liked the service.7)
Netflix offered Blockbuster, a service provider that rents movies and video games, a $50 million buyout in 2000. Blockbuster refused this offer.8)
Netflix conducted its first public offering (IPO) on May 29, 2002.9)
The number of Netflix customers hit one million in April 2003.10)
Netflix announced the start of video streaming services on January 15, 2007.11)
Netflix sent its billionth DVD in February 2007.12)
In addition, the corporation opted to move away from delivering DVDs and instead create video-on-demand services accessible over the internet.13)
In 2018, Netflix spent around $12 billion on original content creation.14)
Netflix provided 850 original content titles in 2016.15)