Netflix’s Once-Secret Regional Data Shows Its Strength Overseas
- Streaming giant has a head start compared with U.S. rivals
- Netflix releases the information to investors for first time
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Facing new competition from some of the world’s largest media companies, Netflix Inc. is showcasing its biggest advantage: a head start abroad.
Netflix has more than 90 million customers outside the U.S. and Canada, including 47.4 million in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and 29.4 million in Latin America, according to a regulatory filing on Monday. The company issued the information to prepare investors and analysts for its next earnings report, when it will break out financial data across four regions for the first time.