New insights reveal that searches for “cancel Netflix" spiked 100 percent worldwide following reports that the streaming service is raising its prices again.
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To justify the latest price hikes, the second round in just over a year, Netflix promises a slate of new content in 2025. “When you’re going to ask for a price increase, you better make sure you have the goods and the engagement to back it up,
Netflix writes that the price hikes are so that it can continue to invest further in programming and deliver more value for its subscribers. The latter is a number that continues to grow, with Netflix adding 18.9 million new subscribers in quarter four of 2024, for a total of 302 million paid subscribers globally.
Most of the time, Netflix releases new shows and movies at 12am PT/3am ET. For other time zones, check out the list below: There are only two big exceptions to Netflix’s release time rule: live events and anime shows.
Netflix raised its prices for all subscriptions and extra users in January of 2025. It's now possible to pay more than $40 for one Netflix account.
Netflix's overall revenue grew 16% to $10.2 billion last year thanks to subscriber and ad revenue growth, with operating margins up 27%.
Netflix has announced price increase for both standard and premium plans in the US, Canada, Portugal, and Argentina.
The earnings report solidified Netflix's dominance in the market, with hits such as "Squid Game" and a boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson.
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