Ten years ago, Netflix went from entertaining audiences in about 60 countries to more than 190 in a single day. We said we were “looking forward to bringing great stories from all over the world to people all over the world.”
At the time, there were plenty of headlines about how Netflix was going global. But we knew, even back then, that the best way to be global was to start off intensely local.
In 2015 we produced our first original series outside of the U.S., Club De Cuervos in Mexico. We produce our shows and movies in more than 4,500 cities and towns in more than 50 countries around the world. Every Netflix production is a local production, creating jobs and growing businesses wherever it’s made. And they’re having an impact far beyond the screen.
Today we’re launching the Netflix Effect — a comprehensive look at the economic, cultural and social impact of our films and series, and how it ripples out across economies, industries and everyday life, day after day, week after week.
Of course there are the big numbers. Over the past decade, Netflix has invested more than $135B in films and series, contributing over $325B to the global economy. We’ve created more than 425,000 jobs on our productions alone.
