Netflix sign-ups astronimical surge by  housebound people

Netflix’s subscription numbers surged this year as coronavirus lockdowns roufn the world keep people at home where they want to be entertained.

16 million people created new accounts in the first three months of the year , almost double the new sign-ups saw in the final months of 2019

Europe , the Middle East and Africa accounted for the largest number of new members with almost 7 million new subscribers. Growth in the US and Canada also leaped with 2.3 million new members joining the service compared to 550, 000 in the final months of 2019.

Netflix now has more than 182 million subscribers worldwide.

Netflix revenje also increased to $5.76billion, up more than 27 per cent compared to the same period in 2019. Profits almost doubled from $344 million in the first quarter of 2019 to $709 million.