Netflix facts for kids
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| Headquarters | Los Gatos, California, U.S. |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Area served | Worldwide (except China, Crimea, North Korea, Russia, and Syria) |
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| Parent | Netflix, Inc. |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required |
| Users |  260.28 million (as of January 23, 2024[update]) |
| Launched | January 16, 2007 |
| Current status | Active |
Netflix is a very popular online service where you can watch movies and TV shows. It's a type of streaming media service, which means you can watch content over the internet without downloading it. Netflix offers a huge library of films and TV shows. This includes many shows and movies that Netflix makes itself, called "Netflix Originals."
Netflix started on January 16, 2007. Before that, the company used to rent out DVDs by mail. Today, Netflix is the most popular streaming service in the world. As of January 2024, over 260 million people in more than 190 countries pay to watch Netflix. Netflix has also started making mobile games for its subscribers.
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How to Watch Netflix: Devices and Quality
You can watch Netflix on many different devices. You can use a web browser on a computer. There are also Netflix apps for many devices.
What Devices Support Netflix?
Netflix apps work on Blu-ray players, tablet computers, and mobile phones. You can also watch on smart TVs and digital media players. Many video game consoles support Netflix. These include Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5.
In the past, Netflix was also available on older consoles. These included PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, and PlayStation TV. Some cable TV and internet TV services also have Netflix apps built into their boxes. This makes it easy to find Netflix shows alongside regular TV channels.
Video Quality on Different Devices
The best video quality you can get depends on your device and web browser. It also depends on something called a DRM system. This system helps protect the content.
| Operating System | Web Browser | DRM system | Maximum allowed video resolution |
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| Microsoft Windows 7 or later MacOS 10.11 or later Linux |
Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera | Widevine | 720p (with Widevine L1) |
| Microsoft Windows 10 or later | Microsoft Edge | PlayReady | 4K (device must fulfil hardware requirements) |
| MacOS 10.11 through MacOS 10.15 | Apple Safari | FairPlay | |
| MacOS 11 or later | Apple Safari | FairPlay | 4K |
| ChromeOS | Google Chrome | Widevine | |
| Android | mobile app | Widevine | 480p (devices with Widevine L3 only)
1080p (devices with Widevine L1 certification) |
| iOS | mobile app | FairPlay |
What You Can Watch: Netflix Content
Netflix has a huge amount of content for its viewers. This includes shows and movies they make themselves, and also content they get from other companies.
Netflix Original Shows and Movies
"Netflix Originals" are shows and movies that Netflix produces or helps to produce. They also include content that Netflix gets the exclusive rights to show. Netflix often pays for these shows upfront and orders two seasons at once. This is different from how many other TV networks work.
Netflix creates a lot of new shows and movies every year. In 2018, they made 240 new original shows and movies. This number grew to 371 in 2019. This was more than all the original TV shows released by the entire U.S. TV industry in 2005. Netflix spends a lot of money on making content. In 2021, they spent $13.6 billion. By August 2022, half of all the shows and movies on Netflix in the U.S. were Netflix Originals.
Movies and TV Shows from Other Companies
Netflix also has special deals with many film studios and TV companies. These deals give Netflix the exclusive right to stream certain movies and shows. This means you can only watch them on Netflix.
Some of the companies that have licensed content to Netflix include Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, and Sony Pictures Entertainment. Netflix also has rights to TV shows from companies like Walt Disney Television and DreamWorks Classics. They also stream titles from Hasbro Entertainment and Funimation. Netflix even has exclusive streaming rights to most films from Studio Ghibli outside of the U.S. and Japan.
Gaming on Netflix
In 2021, Netflix started to get into mobile games. They hired an executive from Electronic Arts and Facebook to lead this new effort. The plan was to add video games to the service by 2022.
How Netflix Gaming Works
Netflix announced that mobile games would be included with a Netflix subscription. This means subscribers can play games for free through the Netflix mobile app. They first tested this in Poland in August 2021. They offered games based on their popular show Stranger Things.
Netflix officially launched mobile games worldwide on November 2, 2021, for Android users. They started with five games, including two Stranger Things titles. The games became available for iOS users on November 9. Netflix plans to add more games over time. They are also interested in cloud gaming, which lets you play games over the internet without needing a powerful device.
Netflix Acquires Game Studios
To help with their gaming plans, Netflix started buying and creating game studios. In September 2021, they bought Night School Studio, an independent game developer. In March 2022, Netflix bought Next Games for about €65 million. Next Games had made mobile games like Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales. Later that month, Netflix also bought Boss Fight Entertainment, another mobile game developer.
Netflix opened a new mobile game studio in Helsinki, Finland, in September 2022. They also opened a fifth studio in Southern California in October 2022. Around the same time, they acquired Spry Fox in Seattle.
Awards and Recognition for Netflix
Netflix has won many awards for its original shows and movies. This shows how much impact streaming services have had on the entertainment industry.
Early Emmy and Golden Globe Wins
On July 18, 2013, Netflix received its first Primetime Emmy Awards nominations. This was a big moment for streaming shows. Three of its series, Arrested Development, Hemlock Grove, and House of Cards, got a total of 14 nominations. The House of Cards episode "Chapter 1" won an Emmy for Outstanding Cinematography. This was the first Emmy win for a streaming service. David Fincher also won an Emmy for directing House of Cards.
On November 6, 2013, Netflix got its first Grammy nomination. This was for the song "You've Got Time" by Regina Spektor, the theme song for Orange Is the New Black. On December 12, 2013, Netflix received six Golden Globe Awards nominations. Robin Wright won for Best Actress in a TV Series for House of Cards. This made her the first actress to win a Golden Globe for a streaming TV series. Both House of Cards and Orange is the New Black also won Peabody Awards in 2013.
Academy Award Success
On January 16, 2014, Netflix became the first streaming service to get an Academy Award nomination. This was for The Square, which was nominated for Best Documentary Feature.
At the 90th Academy Awards in 2018, the film Icarus, distributed by Netflix, won its first Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. The director, Bryan Fogel, said that Netflix "single-handedly changed the documentary world." In 2019, Netflix films received 15 nominations for the 91st Academy Awards. This included a nomination for Academy Award for Best Picture for Alfonso Cuarón's Roma.
In 2020, Netflix received 24 Academy Award nominations. This was the first time a streaming service led all studios in nominations. In 2021, Netflix films and programs received 35 nominations at the 93rd Academy Awards, winning 7 awards.
Recent Awards and Milestones
In February 2022, The Power of the Dog, a western film distributed by Netflix, received 12 nominations for the 94th annual Academy Awards. Jane Campion won Best Director for the film. At the 50th International Emmy Awards, the Netflix original Sex Education won Best Comedy Series. Later that year, Netflix received 26 Emmy Awards. Six of these were for Squid Game. The Squid Game wins for Outstanding Lead Actor and Outstanding Directing were the first for a non-English language series in those categories.
In March 2023, Netflix won six Academy Awards. Four of these were for All Quiet on the Western Front, making it the most awarded Netflix film ever. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio was the first streaming film to win Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The Elephant Whisperers was the first Indian-produced film to win Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film. Netflix also received 103 Emmy nominations in 2023.
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Marc Randolph, co-founder of Netflix and the first CEO of the company
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Reed Hastings, co-founder and the current chairman and CEO
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Opened Netflix rental envelope containing a DVD copy of Coach Carter (2005)
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Ted Sarandos, longtime CCO and named co-CEO in 2020
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Netflix Los Angeles offices at 5808 W Sunset Blvd
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See also
In Spanish: Netflix para niños
