[이코노믹리뷰=최진홍 기자] When Netflix announced its fourth quarter results on the 19th (local time), sales increased by 24% year-on-year to $25 billion (about 27,562.5 billion won), and operating profit increased by 76% to $4.6 billion (about 5,715 billion won). I said I did.
Above all, the number of paid-subscription households increased by about 8.5 million QoQ, exceeding 200 million for the first time ever. With Corona 19, the number of’Zipcocks’ is increasing, and Netflix’s growth is regaining momentum.
APAC (Asia-Pacific) continues to grow. It was found to be the second-largest region to drive Netflix’s growth after EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), which recorded a net increase of 14.9 million paid-subscribed households, with a net increase of 9.3 million paid-subscribed households during the last quarter. The cumulative number of subscriptions is 25.49 million, a whopping 57.1% increase from the same period last year.
By region, UCAN (North America) is still overwhelming at 73.94 million, but APAC’s presence is growing in terms of growth. As the number of U.S.-China outside the U.S. gradually increases, Netflix’s global strategy with Corona 19 is becoming more clear.
It is also eye-catching that Netflix focuses on fostering original content produced in countries other than the United States and is also expanding investment in Korean and Korean content. Netflix has invested about 770 billion won in Korean content since 2015 and is pursuing mutual growth with the creative ecosystem. Last year, it showed its willingness to produce more Korean content and expand investment by establishing’Netflix Entertainment Ltd’, a new corporation that fully supports Netflix’s Korean content-related business. Earlier this year, it signed a multi-year lease agreement with content studios located in Paju-si and Yeoncheon-gun, Gyeonggi-do to lay the foundation for long-term production of Korean original content.
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Min-young Kim, VP of content for Netflix Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, said, “Over 22 million Netflix paid subscription households are the original series created by Korean creators. <스위트홈>We are pleased to convey the news that we have enjoyed the joy and thrill of the game.” He said, “The entertainment company Netflix is striving to ensure that members enjoy the best entertainment experience anytime, anywhere, the way they want.