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Netflix to shift focus from membership growth to revenue and engagement metrics
- Netflix will no longer report quarterly membership data starting next year.
- The company will instead prioritize revenue, operating margin, and engagement to assess its performance.
- Netflix states that membership growth was a strong indicator of potential in its early days when revenue and profit were low.
Netflix's Shift in Reporting and Focus on Engagement
- Netflix has stopped providing quarterly paid membership guidance and will no longer report quarterly membership numbers and average revenue per member.
- Engagement is now seen as the best indicator of customer satisfaction, with happy members watching more and sticking around longer.
- Netflix plans to build on its biannual engagement report to track progress on engagement more effectively.
- In the first quarter of 2024, Netflix saw a 16% year-on-year growth in paid memberships, reaching a total of 269.60 million users.
- In the APAC region, Netflix added 2.16 million new users from January to March, compared to 1.46 million in the same period last year.
- Several high-performing titles on Netflix include Griselda, 3 Body Problem, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Love Is Blind season six, American Nightmare, and stand-up with Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer.
Netflix shifts focus towards engagement and stops reporting quarterly membership numbers.
- Netflix has halted its practice of providing quarterly paid membership guidance, signaling a shift towards focusing on the business impacts of each membership under its multi-tiered pricing strategy.
- Starting from Q1'25 earnings, Netflix will no longer report quarterly membership numbers and average revenue per member.
- Co-CEO Ted Sarandos emphasizes that engagement is now the best indicator of customer satisfaction, crucial for retaining and attracting subscribers.
- Netflix plans to build on the granularity of its biannual engagement report to track progress on engagement more effectively.
- In Q1 2024, Netflix saw a 16% growth year-on-year in paid memberships, reaching a total of 269.60 million users.
Netflix to Stop Reporting Quarterly Membership Data, Prioritizes Revenue and Engagement
- Netflix will no longer report quarterly membership data starting next year.
- The company will focus on revenue, operating margin, and engagement to assess its performance.
- Membership growth used to be a strong indicator in the early days when revenue and profit were low.
- With substantial profit and free cash flow, Netflix is now prioritizing developing new revenue streams like advertising.
- Netflix will no longer provide quarterly paid membership guidance and report quarterly membership numbers and average revenue per member.
- Engagement is now seen as the best indicator of customer satisfaction, with happy members watching more and staying longer.