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IHS Markit (INFO) Sees Majority of Netflix (NFLX) Subs Coming from Outside U.S. by 2018

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Majority of Netflix Subscribers to be Outside US by 2018, IHS Markit Says

August 23, 2016 6:20 AM EDT

Territory expansion pushes subscriber numbers towards 100 million mark

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- By 2018, the number of international Netflix subscribers will overtake the number of US domestic subscribers, according to new analysis released today by IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions.

At the moment, Netflix has 79.9 million total paying subscribers, said Irina Kornilova, senior analyst at IHS Technology. By 2018, international subscribers will overtake the number of subscribers in the US for the first time, and by 2020, Netflix will have 75 million international subscribers.

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