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If you rewind ten years, Netflix was simply getting began with their first-ever Netflix Original title, however quick ahead to right now, there are actually over 4,000 Netflix Original films, collection, specials, and video games out there together with your membership for those who’re within the United States.
This 4,000 determine does have a number of caveats.
Firstly, the quantity includes films and TV reveals, however it additionally contains Netflix’s rising array of unique cell video games. At the time of publishing, that sport rely stands at 90 cell and cloud video games. In phrases of simply movies and collection, the quantity is at 3,900.
Secondly, the variety of Originals does depend upon the place you reside on account of regional variations in exclusivity at particular occasions. For instance, within the United States, the BBC collection Bodyguard is taken into account an Original title, whereas within the UK, one thing like Better Call Saul is labeled as an Original. In the UK, Netflix’s Original rely stands at 3,970, and most aren’t far-off both.
Lastly, we must always point out that this merely means distinctive titles. A collection like Grace and Frankie that ran for eight seasons solely counts as one title. You’ve additionally bought making-of documentaries and smaller completely happy birthday titles that occupy a quantity right here, too, so it’s not excellent.
57% of Netflix’s US Library Is Made Up Of Originals
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What share of the Netflix library is now made up of Original film, collection, and specials? We’ve been masking this stat for some time, and it has hit new milestones yearly for the previous few years. In August 2021, it hit 40%; in August 2022, it hit 50%. This summer time, we reported that the proportion hit 55.
As it stands on the time of publishing, that share is now at 56%, so you possibly can see that it’s slowing as we’re shut to 6 months from that report, and 500+ new Originals have been launched since then.
Why is that this share slowing? There’s a bunch of causes.
One is that Netflix is at the moment licensing extra, whether or not TV reveals or films. The Netflix library within the US ballooned within the final yr, with over 600 extra titles streaming now than in December 2022. Netflix US’s whole library rely is now 6959 distinctive titles, together with video games.
It’s additionally the case that Netflix’s pipeline is slowing down, too. We’ll have extra on this within the weeks in our year-end assessment, however that’s right down to a number of causes, not least the Hollywood strikes all through this yr.
How most of the 4,000 Netflix Originals have you ever watched or performed? Let us know within the feedback.